The Town of Fountain Hills Activity Center is offering a series of wellness programs starting today, Wednesday, Jan. 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Community Center.

The first program (course #4002) will discuss management of Lymphedema with Dr. Norma Ford, PT, DPT.

Ford will talk about the lymphatic system and what happens when it gets backed up, how to keep it functioning properly and how she treats lymphatic disorders.

Dr. Ford, who will present in all four sessions, has been providing pain relief, physical therapy and wellness for over a decade and believes in an integrative approach to patient care that considers the mind, body, spirit connection.

Dr. Ford earned a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Texas Health Science Center in 2004 and obtained her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Montana in 2016. She is certified in Dr. Ma’s Integrative Dry Needling and in Complete Lymphedema Therapy by the Academy of Lymphatic Studies.

Additional presentations will be Wednesday, Feb. 13, Resolve Vertigo (course #4003); Wednesday, March 13, Eliminate Chronic Pain (course #4004); and Wednesday, April 10, Restore Function (course #4005).

Pre-registration is required for each presentation. Free for Community Center 2019 members and $5 fee non-members. Contact the Fountain Hills Activity Center at 480-816-5226 to register.