To all our clients at Pinnacle Performance,

We are upgrading our business systems to a member management system called Pike13. This includes our website and the online tools that are available for you to manage your schedule with Pinnacle Performance.

Please claim your account at https://pinnacle4performance.pike13.com/accounts/sign_in. You will need to enter in your email address. Then, check your email for a confirmation email. Click the “confirm your email address” button in your email. You will be redirected to your account and prompted to create a password and enter any other information you wish to add. There are no preset or temporary passwords. Input the password you wish to use.

With Pike13 you can log in to see your account details, update credit card information, sign our electronic waiver, and manage how you want to be notified about appointments, classes, courses, and events.

To sign our electronic waiver:

• Tap the alert at the top of your dashboard that says “Complete a waiver before your next visit”
• Then tap “Sign Now”
• Our waiver will be emailed to you via DocuSign, just open your email to sign.

To add your credit card information, please take the following steps:

• Tap on “Payment Methods”
• Tap on “+ Add New Card”
• Please add your billing information, then click “Save”.

To opt-in to notifications by text message: (standard rates may apply)

• Tap on “Notifications”
• Tap on “Settings”
• Tap “Edit” next to an available notification

Make sure the “Text” box is checked, then click “Save”.

You can also upload a photo of yourself if you would like!

We’re excited about these changes—especially that the tools are mobile so you can check your schedule of services and manage your membership anywhere, anytime.

Please let us know how you like our new Pike13 website, and thank you!

If you’ve been wondering what all the fuss is with our new favorite piece of equipment– the Oov– check out this article by its creator Daniel Vladeta, DO.

The Oov: Optimal Axial Elongation

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A Feldenkrais Method class
Breathe Again
Mondays 7-8 PM for 8 weeks

After the inversions and red air days, our lungs are hurting. Shallower breath leads to anxiety and lower energy. Get your full energy back, and feel more energized. Start off your Spring with more focus, more resilience, better health, and more mental clarity. Feel smarter, more athletic, calmer, and sleep better.

This is a Feldenkrais Method class. It will be very gentle, fun and effective. If you can make it into the building to class, you are strong enough to benefit. Bring a large towel or small blanket. Dress in soft, warm clothes- we will not be working outso you can be comfortable resting quietly or moving.

Dan Schmidt is a Feldenkrais practitioner. He has been teaching and doing hands on work with people for over 20 years.  Healthy breathing is a passion for him.

You can see video of him teaching by clicking on the link below  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s35au-pURHk

You can learn more about his approach by visiting  http://somadan.com/

Class is $150 prepaid for 8 weeks or $25 drop in (if space permits)

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http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Giving-Tuesday-Thanks-for-Giving

Our very own Tessa Hale, DPT talked to Halli from KSL’s Studio 5 last week about the benefits of Pilates. Way to go Tessa! You were great!

Also, thank you to everybody who agreed to be filmed in class that day. We appreciate it.

See the video here.

A study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented this week by its author to a conference of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that physical therapy can be as effective in treating a torn meniscus (a cartilage disc in the knee) as arthroscopic surgery when comparing results after a 6-month period. It should go without saying that PT is considerably less expensive than surgery, as well. If the medical journal is a little dense for you, here’s a summary from the AP by way of the Salt Lake Tribune.

The AP article quotes Rachelle Buchbinder, an expert on preventative medicine at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, as saying she  feels that the study should prompt a change in practice for physicians. She is further quoted as saying that PT should be the first approach for an injury to the meniscus, with invasive surgery reserved for the minority of patients who do not respond to therapy.

This study backs up the experience of the clinicians at Pinnacle, but it’s always nice to have the data on your side.