Pursuit Physical Therapy

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Jessica Stevens

What brought you in to Pursuit Physical Therapy? I started seeing Cathy after fracturing both bones in my leg during a skiing accident in December. I had to have a rod placed in my tibia and multiple pins at my knee and ankle. Why did you choose Pursuit Physical Therapy? I came to Pursuit because I still needed help with my recovery, and because I was dissatisfied with the therapist I had been seeing. It was important to me to find a therapist with positive reviews from previous clients. I chose Pursuit after reading multiple positive reviews online (on Yelp). How is the care you received different from normal/ previous care? The care that Cathy provided was exactly what I was looking for. Most importantly, she was able to work one on one with me. My previous therapist was often forced to see 3-4 patients at once, but with Cathy I never once had to share my appointment. I appreciated the fact that she was always available for my questions/concerns in between appointments. I didn’t feel comfortable reaching out to my previous therapist, but always received a prompt and thoughtful reply from Cathy. In the past I felt that my treatment plan was designed to treat my injury rather than my personal complaints and expectations. For example, I have always struggled with low back pain. When I mentioned this to my prior therapist I felt that it was brushed aside. When I brought this up with Cathy she worked hard to integrate exercises that could address my recent injury as well as my chronic back issues. Cathy worked with me to develop a custom made treatment plan, rather than simply putting me through the motions. Finally, I really appreciated the extra time that Cathy spent explaining her thought process to me. She helped me understand the goal of each exercise, and what the intended outcome would be. This helped me to stay motivated and work towards goals that we had mutually agreed on. How fast did you experience results? My injury was very traumatic. When I came to Cathy I was unable to walk down stairs normally, or stand on my right leg only. I had also begun to develop lateral knee pain that was consistently getting worse. Cathy had me walking up and down stairs within 2 weeks, and had begun to eliminate my knee pain by week 3! A month after starting with Cathy I was able to tolerate walking an entire day at a theme park. I was, and continue to be very impressed with how quickly my life is getting back to normal. What can you do now pain free that you had difficulty before? Fortunately, pain has not really been my biggest problem. My issues were more related to getting back to a normal range of motion, and increasing my strength. I live on a 3rd floor walk up, and was in the midst of a six-week rotation in the ER when I started at Pursuit. I simply needed to be able to get up to my apartment, and make it through my grueling ER shifts. Cathy made all of this possible for me. We talked about ways to keep myself lose throughout the day, and fight inflammation. Would you recommend others to go to Pursuit Physical Therapy? Absolutely! My injury is the kind that requires prolonged physical therapy. The ONLY reason I am reluctantly leaving Cathy is because I have to move for school. My experience at Pursuit was exactly what I was hoping for. Cathy’s positive energy and encouragement made me actually eager to come to my appointments. I would recommend Pursuit to anyone who might be losing hope, dealing with complex issues or are simply sick of not getting the individualized care they deserve. Thank you Pursuit Physical Therapy!

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Jerilyn Toubman

A little over three years ago I had a biking accident while training for a triathlon. I thought nothing of it until minor back pain became excruciating pain shooting down my leg. Over the next few months I saw a chiropractor who told me it was my piriformis, and an orthopedic surgeon who told me it was my sciatic nerve, all while I wasnt getting any better. After two months of PT, an injection, and another six weeks of PT, I came to terms with the fact that I was always going to have this pain down my leg. Fast forward to this past October, I was starting to train for my first half marathon, pushing through the normal pain down my leg, when similar back pain started on the other side- I couldnt have pain down both of my legs! Recently starting PT school, I knew I had direct access to PT, and could bypass all the referrals and seek immediate relief. I contacted Pursuit because I knew Dr. Miller guaranteed faster results then traditional PT, but I had no idea how much he was going to be able to truly help me. By the end of my evaluation, Dr. Miller reassured me that the new pain was minor, and that he could ALSO resolve the pain that I had had now for almost three years, because it wasnt my piriformis or sciatic! Finally someone thought outside the box; I was ready to start treatment right then and there! My new back pain was resolved in two visits, and Dr. Miller gave me exercises to do if I ever had a flare up again. As for the long-term pain, Dr. Millers diagnosis was ischial-gluteal tendinopathy, stemming from trauma to the sciatic nerve and my SI joint during my biking accident. Now, the naming process of my diagnosis may have been a funny learning process for Dr. Miller and I, but no one up to that point had taken the time to truly find the source of my pain. Decreasing my pain was no easy chore, but Dr. Miller continually thought of new techniques to address the source of my pain. One visit, where a classmate joined me to observe, Dr. Miller capitalized on the fact that he had an extra pair of hands, and created an exercise that combined SI joint and nerve tension exercises- I had immediate results. What was even more astonishing in comparison to my previous experiences, was the fact that Dr. Miller always believed in what I was feeling and reassured me that he would fix the problem when I became discouraged over a flare-up. One time, he had me try an inflatable donut, because sitting in class was flaring me up and setting back my progress; I didnt think an inflatable donut was going to work, but I trusted his expertise and the pain dissipated within a few weeks! Three years of scarring was fixed by January, just in time for me to run my first half marathon, and I beat my ideal time by almost twenty-five minutes! Ive never felt this good running, and Im still in the process of regaining my strength and nerve endurance. I cant wait to run the same half marathon next year, full strength and full nerve endurance! Dr. Miller is truly a miracle worker, but it is not because of luck- he is an expert at his profession, and honestly cares about his patients. Words cannot explain how appreciative I am that someone finally listened to me and my body, not just the script that a doctor wrote after spending five minutes with me. Dr. Miller went above and beyond in his diagnosis and intervention, and for that I will forever be grateful, and running faster then before my injury!

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Zunaira Islam MD

Im a medical doctor and Ive spent years of my life studying over a desk writing for long hours which was not good for my upper body posture. In addition, Ive managed to injure my shoulder at the gym. As much as one tries, its difficult to keep a good posture all the time. Most people dont even know what good relaxed posture really is. Shoulder problems are very common, and I realized the depth of my shoulder issue when I couldnt do exercises I wanted to at the gym. Also, if I had stressful nights at work my shoulder would flare up in pain the next day. Similarly, working out my legs doing squats etc was causing scaro-iliac pain because my glute muscles were weak and imbalanced. This is another very common issue. Ive tried a couple of therapists before but was not satisfied. I tried "certified" personal trainers who are supposed to know how to work with injured athletes but was not satisfied. I was simply told to do certain exercises while the therapist may or may not have been watching me closely enough to see if my form was correct. There was never any sort of specific muscle release done. Dr Ron gives one-on-one time to each person. He has a very scientific approach. He is patient and thorough making his diagnosis, taking his time to make sure we know what were dealing with. He explains what needs to be done and what to expect , and will go step by step teaching simple safe exercises, that we can later do at home as "homework". EVEN BETTER, he knows techniques for releasing muscles that I have not seen other therapists use - Ive only seen videos about them on youtube put up by the rare therapist in other countries or states. I was very happy to find that Dr Ron knew about these release techniques and even had one for my shoulder! No other physical therapist, massage therapist, or chiropractor ever tried this. His method can make a huge difference in just one visit. I now have a better idea of how to deal with my body- when to be patient with it, and when to work out and push it safely. I have an understanding of where my weak spots are, and he has provided me with the tools of how to strengthen them. I am a strong believer in the fact that we have to put in our hard work and thought to get the results we want. If you continue to abuse your body and expect someone else to fix it - thats not going to work as you age and get older! And with aches caused by poor form and mis-use its important to understand that your work is cut out for you. But I have peace of mind that when I do over-use my body, Dr Ron is there for the regular repair and maintenance that I need for this single most important machine life has given me! I absolutely recommend him to my patients, my friends and my family. I would even say: he is worth every penny, even if you can only afford to see him only once! Thank you Ron for putting your heart and mind into what you do.