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Dr. Ken Seaman, PT, MA, DPT
Dr. Ken Seaman began working with individuals diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1983 and has since become one of the country’s groundbreaking physical therapists in MS, earning an induction into the National MS Society’s Volunteer Hall of Fame in 2003.
He joined the respected Jimmie Heuga MS Center in 1990, where he is a medical staff member, and in 1999 founded a unique multi-disciplinary MS Assessment Clinic. This pro-bono clinic, which he still directs today, trains future physical therapists with an MS-specific program--nearly 100 now-practicing physical therapists have trained for at least one year in this clinic. In 2006 Dr. Seaman, a full-time faculty member for the University of Delaware physical therapy program for over 20 years, received approval to be able to offer this clinic as the first ever doctoral-level course in the world (and perhaps the only college-level course) that specifically deals with multiple sclerosis as the only subject matter.
An active member in the MS community, Dr. Seaman has been volunteering with his local Delaware Chapter of the National MS Society for the past 17 years (7 years as a board member), earning numerous awards for service in the MS field. He credits much of his MS Assessment Clinic’s success to the Delaware Chapter, and hopes other MS chapters around the country use it as a model.
Dr. Seaman received his Bachelor of Science in physical therapy (1982) and a Master’s in exercise physiology with a concentration on exercise and disability (1994) from the University of Delaware. He developed a CEU-approved, pro-bono seminar on MS that he has presented to over 1,000 individuals in the healthcare field throughout the country. In January of 2006, Dr. Seaman received his doctorate in physical therapy from Temple University.
Ripe, a high-end Albuquerque graphic design studio, put together the ActiveMSers logo at no cost. Dave has worked with the creative team, headed by Donna and Len Romano, for many years as a freelance copywriter. Since Dave's best work in his portfolio is laden with Ripe designs, it was fitting and quite generous that Ripe volunteered to prepare the logo for ActiveMSers.
Logo design is notoriously difficult. Donna and her team had the challenge of building an image that would convey a proper message for ActiveMSers. Fun, but not too cheery (we are talking about dealing with a disease here). Inclusive, but not so inclusive that the message was muddied. And the logo, ideally, would have different meanings for different MSers. Ripe put it all together.
The entire ActiveMSers logo has a feeling of action and being active. The mountain bike wheel (or is it a wheelchair wheel?) for one foot is speeding. On the other foot is a hiking boot (or a snow boot?). In one hand is a trekking pole (or a ski pole?). Binoculars hang around the neck for a sense of travel and adventure. The visor could be for tennis (or golf?). This is ActiveMSers. Even the words spill over the MSer dude like Class III rapids.
Thanks Ripe!
Ripe, a high-end Albuquerque graphic design studio, created the logo, at no cost, for ActiveMSers.
