Locations

Clinic Information

Clinic Director

Staff

Address

  • TAI at The Athletic Club of Bend
  • 61615 Athletic Club Dr.
  • Bend, OR 97702

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Hours

  • Mon-Fri 7:00am-6:30pm

Facility

  • Total Practice 1400 sq. ft.; Reception Area 100 sq. ft.; Therapeutic Pool and access to 80,000 sq. ft. athletic club

TAI at The Athletic Club of Bend

About the Clinic

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TAI Physical Therapy is located inside the Athletic Club of Bend in Bend, Oregon and provides exceptional orthopedic physical therapy for patients of all ages. Our goal is to get you better faster so that you can get back to enjoying the activities Central Oregon has to offer. Our specialities include aquatic physical therapy, golf fitness/performance/rehabilitation, therapeutic yoga, women’s health, pediatic orthopedic physical therapy, and ASTYM™. We focus on manual therapy and functional strength and conditioning that is specific to you in order to enhance your recovery and experience.

Offering Custom Golf Fitness Programs

Physical Therapist Chris Cooper, PT, DPT, CSCS is a Certified Golf Fitness Instructor Level 2 Fitness Professional through The Titleist Performance Institute. This certification allows Chris to develop a golf-specific fitness program to address imbalances in mobility and stability as they relate to an efficient and powerful golf swing. Chris works with numerous local PGA Golf Professionals to create body-specific programs.

 

TAI at The Athletic Club of Bend

 


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Specialty Programs & Services

  • Orthopedic Pediatrics
  • Strength & Conditioning Therapy
  • Therapeutic Yoga
  • Women's Health

News & Events

ASTYM on Good Morning Central Oregon


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Our physical therapists, Chris and Laura Cooper, recently spoke with Kristi Miller on Good Morning Central Oregon (on Bend Broadband Cable TV) about the benefits of the ASTYM™ system for soft tissue treatment. You can view their spot online at www.ASTYM.com.

 

Golf Performance on “Fit Over 50″


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Chris Cooper recently talked about his Golf Performance Program on "Good Morning Central Oregon" on COTV (Central Oregon Television). Click here to watch the segment of Chris discussing golf fitness and rehabilitation with host Peter Gilmore of "Fit Over 50."

 

Audio – From ESPN “Out of Bounds the Golf Show”


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Chris talks about Golf health and fitness on ESPN. Discussing ASTYM Discussing How to Prevent Low Back Pain Right-click and "Save Link As..." to download these MP3 files to your computer.

 

The Metabolic Cost of Carrying a Single- Versus Double-Strap Golf Bag


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You can download Director Laura Cooper's graduate school research project, "The Metabolic Cost of Carrying a Single- Versus Double-Strap Golf Bag," published in the National Strength and Conditioning Association's research publication, The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

 

Using ASTYM Techniques to Help Runners


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  Chris and Laura Cooper were featured in Trail Runner Magazine's November 2006 article about using ASTYM to treat chronic running injuries, "Here's the Rub."