Intermountain Press Release

Murray, UT—The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (TOSH) is hosting a public open house on Saturday, February 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to show off the newly expanded orthopedic, physical therapy, and sports medicine center.

TOSH Open House
5848 S. Fashion Blvd.
Murray, Utah
Saturday, February 4, 2006
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The open house includes tours of the facility and up-close looks at the latest in orthopedic and sports medicine equipment and technology, including TOSH's state-of-the-art motion analysis, nutrition, bone density, sports training, pool therapy, surgical services, and human performance testing programs. You can also meet some of Utah's local sports celebrities and enjoy some light refreshments.

TOSH recently added more than 13,000 square feet of physical therapy, surgical, and physician office space to their 55,000 square-foot facility. TOSH has also added a comprehensive spine treatment program that offers back and neck care seminars, life and stress management courses, a back-to-golf program designed to correct swing mechanics, and functional testing and restoration for patients with back pain.

TOSH, which is the premier orthopedic and sports medicine center in Utah, has also enhanced its sports training, sport science, nutrition, and research capabilities, and added two more surgical suites to better serve the community.

"Our main goal throughout the expansion was to be able to provide every orthopedic service possible in one location," said Bryan Johnson, TOSH's administrator. "We're focused on providing sports training services to the community, no matter what level of athlete."

TOSH Facts

• More than 13,000 additional square feet added to TOSH this past year.
• TOSH serves more than 60,000 patients a year
• Staffed by more than 200 employees
• More than 60 medical staff members with a world-wide reputation for excellence in orthopedics and sports medicine
• Training Room provides access to athletic trainers and physical therapists to facilitate quick and easy access to medical care related to orthopedic injuries, including free injury assessments
• Free community education courses throughout the year, including nutrition, and specific sports seminars
• Supports 10 local high schools by providing an athletic trainer to cover all varsity sports
• Physical therapy services:
  • Hand
  • Shoulder
  • Knee
  • Hip
  • Ankle
  • Elbow
  • Spine
• Spine services:
  • Free Back and Neck School
  • Life/stress management
  • Functional testing and restoration
  • Back to Golf program, including swing analysis and body mechanics
  • Physical therapy related to the spine
  • Clinical research
• Acceleration Sports Training – sports training for athletes of all levels and sports designed to increase speed, strength and coordination
• Sport science – exercise science/physiology lab and research center
• Sport nutrition
• Onsite pool therapy including prenatal, arthritis, and fibromyalgia classes available for the public
• Surgical services; 6 surgery rooms and access to a 14-bed inpatient unit at Cottonwood Hospital
• Official sports medicine providers for the US Ski and Snowboarding Association and the US Speedskating Association and involved in numerous projects to improve the performance of winter Olympic athletes