Annual School Supply Giveaway

The National City Police Department will be hosting this year’s School Supply Giveaway event on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 from 8:30am-12pm. This year’s annual event is made possible because of generous contributions and involvement from our community partners: Walmart, Costco, and the Lions Club in National City. Over the years, our valuable community partnerships have helped to give our police officers and professional staff members the means to share basic learning supplies with students in our elementary schools at the beginning of each school year.

Each year, two elementary schools within the National School District are selected to participate in this event.

Palmer Way Elementary and Lincoln Acres Elementary were selected this year. Participating police officers and professional staff members will meet at Palmer Way Elementary School to kick off the event.

After the school supplies are delivered to the students there, team members will rejoin at Lincoln Acres Elementary School to begin distributing school supplies to the students there.

It is estimated that we will be at each school location during these times:

Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2023

08:30am to 10:00am

Palmer Way Elementary School

2900 Palmer Street National City, CA 91950

10:00am to 1200pm

Lincoln Acres Elementary School

2200 S. Lanoitan Avenue National City, CA 91950

Physical Therapists Help People of All Ages.

NATIONAL CITY, CA -- Physical

therapists are experts in human movement who are trained to evaluate and treat all kinds of musculoskeletal issues. They are highly trained in prescribing and progressing exercise to help people move and feel better. Because everyone moves and everyone can benefit from exercise, physical therapists can help people through their entire lives.

Some people see a physical therapist shortly after birth. The most common reasons a baby would need to see a PT would be something like torticollis or cerebral palsy. Torticollis is a postural issue that causes babies to hold their heads tipped to one side. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that causes difficulty with movement and coordination.

As children continue to grow, some have trouble hitting their motor milestones - like rolling, crawling, or walking. Physical therapists can use their expertise to help encourage development of motor skills and coordination to get these children back on track.

Sports injuries become more common in adolescents. Whether it's an ankle sprain, or an ACL surgery, a PT can help. Some adolescents have issues from the rapid growth their bodies go through. Things like growth plate fractures, growing pains, Osgood-Schlatter's disease, and Sever's disease are all common in adolescence.

As adults, a lot of us will have back pain - studies say up to 80% of us. Physical therapy is one of the first treatments recommended for back pain. Physical therapists also see injured adults. It could be from weekend warrior type sports injuries, overuse, or from an accident at work. Some adults also start to show symptoms of diseases like multiple sclerosis, or myositis which also benefit from physical therapy.

Later in life, people tend to accumulate more health issues that impact their ability to move. Issues like arthritis, joint replacements, strokes, and heart attacks are all things a PT can help with. Physical therapists also help people age better - keeping them moving with exercise programs that help reduce falls, or helping them make adaptations and modifications to keep them in their homes safely. Movement is a constant in life. As movement experts, PTs can help people of any age. Some specialize in treating pediatric patients, and some specialize in treating geriatric patients, but all PTs have the expertise to help people move better.

About The Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association

Founded in 1956, the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association champions the success of physical therapist-owned businesses. Our members are leaders and innovators in the healthcare system. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) represents more than 85,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants and students of physical therapy nationwide. For more information, please visit www.ppsapta.org.