My name is Jim Miller and I felt the need to write about my experiences with Strait Physical Therapy. I would like to give you a little back ground about myself. I have torn my ACL, MCL in my right knee, requiring surgery. I have torn all of the tendons in the base of my left thumb, requiring surgery. I dislocated my left elbow in a work accident that, so far, has required six surgeries, four of which were performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. Before surgery number three, the doctors ask me to consider amputation above my left elbow if the surgery and procedure was not successful…thank God it was successful!! I have broken two transverse processes in my back, no surgery required! With all of that stated, I feel pretty confident in explaining my experiences with therapy and rehabilitation facilities to friends, colleagues, and family.
My first experience with Donna and her team was for Plantar Fasciitis. I accepted a job where I had to walk 10-12 miles a day in duty boots. At first, my feet seemed to be fine with the amount of walking and I even bought expensive duty boots for better support. After I left that position for another, I started to develop pain in the heel of my right foot. After seeing the podiatrist, I was referred to Donna and her team.
I never imagined a therapy and rehabilitation facility taking the time, and making the effort to make me feel so important, and that my injury was the single most important injury they are working on!! The staff will do anything and everything possible to accommodate your schedule, your needs and your requirements. I appreciate the time Donna and her team takes to sit down and listen to what is wrong and plan a course of action and best treatment options. Usually when you think of a physical therapy facility, you think of machines and people telling you what exercise you are going to do next. They get you started and then leave…not at Strait Physical Therapy!! Donna and her team stay with you while you perform the exercise to make sure you are doing it correctly and to make sure you do not have any discomfort while you exercise. One of the amazing aspects of Donna’s facility is that you may see one of four therapists, and they all treat you exactly the same!! That shows me how careful she is when hiring someone to be on her staff to help treat her patients!
I have had to go back to Donna because my left foot has developed the same symptoms as my right and I am in therapy as I write this. I was cautiously optimistic going back, wondering if the “feel” and “atmosphere” would be the same…and I am happy to report is even better this time around!!!
I have been to numerous physical therapy facilities across the country, for different reasons and different ailments, but I have never been to a facility where the staff is so caring and so devoted to getting you back to 100% so you can continue on with your life!! They don’t just see you as their job, they see you as a friend and take a lot of pride in watching you walk out that door completely healed! I am very active playing tennis, golf, softball and I bike 20 miles on the weekend. I can’t imagine where I would be if I was unable to participate in these activities. Thanks to Donna and her staff, I will be back on the tennis court, the golf course and the softball field by the end of July…thanks Donna!!!!!!!
With Sincere Appreciation,
Jim “MILLER TIME” Miller
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