Patient Spotlights What our patients have to say! “I’m deeply grateful to Ida and the staff at PTS for helping me regain my full activity level without surgery.”
“I’m a 63-year-old male with an active lifestyle. Several months ago, I found myself unable to swim or paddle because I couldn’t make my right arm rotate up and forward. I was diagnosedwith partial tears of my rotator cuff and biceps tendon and was referred to an orthopedic surgeon to get them repaired. While waiting for a surgery date, I was prescribed physical therapy at Physical Therapy Specialties. The combination of physical therapy and daily exercises has made surgery unnecessary. I’m swimming, paddling, surfing and cycling again. I’m deeply grateful to Ida and the staff at PTS for helping me regain my full activity level without surgery.” - Brian B.
“I’m amazed at the progress we’ve made, and I am so thankful.”
““In January, I experienced severe cervical and right shoulder pain, radiating down my right arm and into my hand. I started working with Ida and Dina in February. When I first started therapy, the pain was so intense I couldn’t sleep at night and barely got off the couch during the day. I couldn’t hold my head up for more than a few minutes. The pain was unlike anything I’ve experienced before, and meds helped very little. In working with both Ida and Dina for the last few months, I have found both of them to be incredibly professional, knowledgeable, and compassionate. My goals were to reduce pain, eliminate pain meds, improve range of motion, gain back my strength, get back to the gym, resume walking, hiking, and working in my garden. When COVID-19 began, I had made headway on those goals but had a long way to go. I’d learned before PT that I might need surgery, but the pandemic meant it wasn’t a good time to be in the hospital. Ida continued working with me twice a week to keep me on the road to improvement and out of the hospital. I’m amazed at the progress we’ve made, and I am so thankful. One thing I’ll never forget: At the beginning of my treatment, the pain in my neck was so severe I laid on my back, and Dina immediately knew the exact position to hold my head/neck. She asked how the pain was, and I felt so much relief I didn’t speak for a moment. Then I asked if she could hold that position forever!” -Kit L.
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