"We see patients for physical therapy on the rehab side, and then anybody from the general public can join the fitness center," co-owner Joe Isaac said.
Isaac opened the first location in Ironton with partner Paul Castle in 1997. Both Isaac and Castle previously worked for King's Daughters Medical Center, and their business initially only catered to physical therapy patients.
"We had a lot of exercise equipment in our facility, and a lot of our patients — after they finished with their physical therapy — wanted to continue at our facility to maintain the level of function they gained during their physical therapy," Isaac said.
After a while, those patients also wanted to bring in friends and family, so Isaac and Castle decided to open the facility to the public. Since then, they have opened additional locations in Louisa and Ashland, Ky., and in Huntington, W.Va.
New Boston marks their fifth and newest location.
"We saw that there was a need," Isaac said. "That is a growing area there with a lot of schools and a lot of athletic programs, and that's one of our areas of expertise."
The center already has contract agreements with three Scioto County schools and is working with others through non-contract agreements.
"We have a Saturday morning sports rehabilitation clinic. Basically any athlete injured on Friday night can come in and they get a free screening. If they're under our contracts and work with our program, we can treat them right there on the spot. If they're an athlete that we don't have a formal contract with their school, we can refer them on to a physician," Isaac said.
The center offers many types of rehab services following orthopedic surgeries, such as knee replacements and rotator cuff repairs. They also treat back and neck pain and other chronic injuries and diseases, such as fibromyalgia.
Isaac said his company has done this program in each of their offices for many years, and said it is not part of Southern Ohio Medical Center's similar Saturday Sports Clinic.
"We're also at the games on Friday night. We have athletic trainers at the games on Friday night, so if they're injured we're there to take care of the kids," he said.
On the public fitness center side, the New Boston business has a full line of aerobic classes, personal trainers, full locker and shower rooms, elliptical machines, incline treadmills, bikes and free weights. They also offer a Function Agility Strength Training (FAST) program to athletes of all ages.
"What that allows us to do is train them to sport-specific needs," Isaac said. "It's more based on flexibility, agility, coordination, things of that nature. Instead of just straight weight lifting. It's much more functionally oriented."
Tri-State Rehabilitation and Preferred Fitness Center is at 4643 Gallia St., in Village Mall near the Walmart Supercenter. Their rehab hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and special times by appointment. The public fitness center hours are 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday; Friday 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Public fitness rates are available by visiting or calling the New Boston location. The rehab center phone number is (740) 456-6666; the fitness center is at (740) 456-5348. They are also online at www.tristaterehab.com.
RYAN SCOTT OTTNEY can be reached at (740) 353-3101, ext. 235, or e-mail rottney@heartlandpublications.com.
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