I am so thankful that I was able to be seen at Cardio Flex for physical therapy. I recently had brain and spine surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston Florida for a further decompression of my Arnold Chiari one malformation and drainage of a cystic lesion formation. This is the second time having this type of surgery. The first surgery was in 2011, and a small piece of the back part of my skull and the C1 of my spine was removed, and the C2 was shaved down. This time more of my skull was removed and the full C2. The neurosurgeon was unable to remove the cyst due to it being in a very risky area on my spinal cord but was able to drain it. Surgery went very well but three days afterwards I lost feeling in my left leg from the knee down. We do not live in the area but my doctor wanted me to stay close to the Cleveland Clinic for a week in case of any complications and start physical therapy immediately after being discharged. The things the neurosurgeon wanted me to work/ force on at physical therapy are to increase my mobility and stability, increase my grip strength, increase my dexterity, increase my fine motor skills of bilateral hands, Gait training, balance training, and increased my upper and lower extremity strength. I found Cardio Flex Therapy through my insurance. I called to set up an appointment and the receptionist was very friendly, helpful and scheduled me in for an appointment the next day! Unfortunately I was unable to make this appointment because that night the building next to us collapse! We we're staying at the Solara Bluegreen vacations on Surfside and the building that was adjacent to us was the Champlain Towers South. We had to evacuate our Hotel in the middle of the night leaving only with our pajamas on. Our hotel was deemed unsafe and we were unable to access any of our belongings including our car. I had to reschedule my appointment and they were very kind and understanding. We were able to get clothes and toiletries from the American red cross and our hotel was able to get us another room at a different hotel and a rental car. I already had pain from the type of surgery I had but not having physical therapy for four days and all the ordeal with evacuating/running out of the building and staying in a Red Cross Shelter on a beach chair left me in a lot of added pain! When I came in for my rescheduled appointment I had nothing, I didn't have my Drivers license, my script that the neurosurgeon gave me for physical therapy, and I was almost an hour late! Cardio Flex was very understanding and took me on as a patient with not having any of this. They did my evaluation and even started my therapy session! Everyone that I encountered there were overly kind, knowledgeable, and ready to help me improve my condition. I did four sessions of physical therapy at Cardio Flex then I was cleared to go home by my neurosurgeon and continue physical therapy where I live. I wish there was a Cardio Flex closer to where I live because I would definitely continue to go. They are absolutely amazing ! read more