Blog Posts

GyroStim - Research Facts & Fallacies

5/31/2018

There has been a rise in misinformation and controversy surrounding the use of GyroStim as an effetive treatment tool for vestibular disorders. Dr. Fox has written an article that points out the facts vs fallacies being discussed in using GyroStim for the treatment of vestibular disorders. The article is titled The Ebb & Flow of GyroStim AMARC with VTS by Kim Fox, DPT 5/28/2018.

WLOS Live Well Virtual Magazine

3/21/2018

http://www.epageflip.net/i/952056-2018-livewell-expo

Fitbit Charge 2 Prize Drawing

3/18/2018

Enter your name at the AVORA Health booth #308 during the WLOS Live Well Expo 2018 for a chance to win a Fitbit Charge 2 Activity Tracker & Heart Rate (Large) Black Silver $119.95 retail value!

AVORA in WLOS Carolina Spotlight

3/15/2018

http://wlos.com/community/carolina-spotlight/avora-health

Live Well Ticket Contest

2/26/2018

AVORA Health is giving away Beats by Dr. Dre - Powerbeats3 Wireless Earphones $199.99 retail value! All you have to do is get a LiveWell program when you arrive. Then you will go to at least 10 participating booths including AVORA HEALTH in Booth #308, where you will get a stamp for stopping by the booth. You will then fill out basic information & return it to the Ticket to LiveWell booth near the main entrance for a chance to win cool prizes! The WLOS Live Well Expo will be at the WNC Ag Center on Saturday, March 24, 2018. See you there!

2018 AVORA Patient Booklets

2/16/2018

The 2018 AVORA Patient Education Booklets are here! 48 pages of problems and conditions that we commonly diagnose & treat. Stop by to pickup a copy in person or download online for free!

WLOS Live Well Expo

2/12/2018

Join AVORA Health at the WLOS Live Well Expo March 24, 2018 in the WNC Ag Center for free balance screenings and gait analysis. Runners welcome!

2017 Holiday Party

12/15/2017

The 2017 AVORA Employee Holiday Party is tonight at 6:00pm at the AVORA Health Center. Catering provided by The Colorful Palate. Great food, friends, a raffle with some awesome prizes, and this year an ugly holiday sweater competition and guess the employee from baby photos! It's the one time of the year that we get to see some of the spouses & guests and everyone has a good time. I hope to see you there!

Veterans Day 2017

11/11/2017

Happy Veterans Day to all who served. Veterans Day is a holiday held on November 11th to honor all military personnel who have served in the U.S. armed forces. It originated as “Armistice Day” Nov. 11, 1919, marking the first anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1938 it became a national holiday.

MdDS & GyroStim Seminar

11/10/2017

November 11-12 2017
MdDS & GyroStim
Asheville, NC

Learn about MdDS and how to address variations in symptoms. Understand the road to diagnosis and available treatment options. Establish clinical guidelines in your practice to safely manage MdDS patients. Learn latest techniques to teach patients as part of an effective MdDS treatment program. Work with the latest GyroStim technology and strategies. The Do’s and Don’ts of using GyroStim with MdDS patients. Understand how to modify GyroStim treatment to manage complicated cases. All participants (individuals and clinics) who have completed the course will be placed on a publicly shared list of practitioners trained to apply GyroStim in the management of MdDS. Participants will also have the opportunity to connect through an on-line forum following course completion.

Registration: Call (828) 505-2664 or send an email to info@avorahealth.com

This seminar is now available for purchase as a professionally recorded, high definition, 6 part series. Add value and validity to your practice by learning proper techniques for treating MdDS. For details, go to www.avorahealth.com/avora-blog/mdds-gyrostim-seminar-video

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Dr. Kim Fox, DPT is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine at Baltimore and the University of Montana School of Physical Therapy.

She has opened 4 successful physical therapy clinics since 2009 and is the founder and Clinical Director of AVORA.

Kim spends most of her time at the AVORA Health Center, a multi-discipline balance & vestibular center specializing in common and uncommon vestibular conditions. The center has recently received international attention for it's good preliminary results in using a GyroStim to treat patients suffering from MdDS.

Dr. Fox also travels nationally while teaching for Education Resources, a well respected professional seminar company, where she teaches other health care professionals about balance & vestibular disorders.

Kim is on the editorial review board for the Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA) and a has recently begun sharing her professional knowledge and experience through social media. Welcome to her blog.