2017 was a whirlwind of activity, benchmarks, and growth at Granite Sports Medicine (GSM). We celebrated our 5 Year Anniversary and this year’s activities reflect the growth and breadth of our services and community involvement. We’ve really hit our stride with an amazing team of dedicated professionals who work together like champs to provide personalized and specialized physical therapy to our clients. We’ve upgraded our front desk process and restructured our administration to provide even better service and efficiency. Thanks to everyone who’s been part of this year’s celebrations, support, wellness, and learning. 

Highlights from 2017 include:

- At the 2017 Prospera Business Network’s annual Business Excellence Awards we were honored to receive Montana Women’s Business Center’s Start-Up of the Year. 

- GSM sponsored various teams and activities throughout the year, including the Western Sustainability Exchange’s Farmer’s Market, Livingston Parks and Recreation youth basketball team and Ultimate Frisbee with GSM’s Alison Shannon-Lier. You’ll recognize Alison and her family participating in nearly every public athletic activity in the community!

- Darcy Cook, in her ninth year of giving injury prevention workshops to fire and trail crews, worked with crews at Grand Teton Park, Yellowstone Park, Gallatin Forest service, and Zion National Park employees.

- For our 5^th Anniversary, we celebrated for a full month with giveaways and contests and capped it off with a fun Cinco de Mayo party. Thanks to all of you who showed up to celebrate!  

Building on this year's successes, we look forward to continuing our momentum. After hosting our first continuing education class 2017, we will offer more classes in 2018 including the popular new Mobility|WOD; a guide to resolving pain, preventing injury, and optimizing athletic performance and a Level 2 KinetaCore Dry Needling. We will create an online registration and payment system on our website in the coming year further streamlining the registration and payment process, and continue to offer a Prompt Pay Discount, increasingly necessary for the uninsured and underinsured with high deductibles.

GSM’s Darcy Cook is a popular annual presenter at Park High’s Trades Day and will go to Bozeman High in January this year and share some physical therapy inspiration with students interested in the medical field. Physical therapist Max Bartlett is working with Cross Fit coaches to help their athletes prevent injury, and Pelvic Floor specialist Alison Shannon-Lier is furthering her education with male-specific pelvic floor classes and is seeing more people of all genders and ages benefit from her services.

Remind your friends, family, and coworkers that physical therapy is your first line of defense for muscular/skeletal health care needs - no referral needed - as the American Medical Association recommends: choose physical therapy first. Learn more and make your appointment online at granitesportsmedicine.com.

Thanks to all the wonderful people we have had the honor of helping on their healing journey, our active community, and inspiring peers. Cheers to a fantastic 2018!