An avid runner since age 10, I've struggled with various injuries and have seen a range of specialists from orthopedic surgeons to chiropractors and everything in between. Recently hampered by lower back pain resulting from the limited running I was doing in combination with my commute and desk job where I sit for much of the day, I struggled to achieve a pain-free existence. My wife had seen Robert Purslow a few months earlier to address abdominal muscle separation from her pregnancy and had such a great experience AND successful recovery, that I had to give Rob a shot. Immediately, I was impressed with his professionalism and knowledge: he anticipated most of my questions and had isolated the factors that lead to my injury. From my very first treatment, I noticed a profound difference. Rob is different from many healthcare practitioners that I've seen in the past for the following reasons:
1) He's doesn't take more patients than he can adequately serve: my time slot was for 45 minutes, but there was always an opportunity to learn another exercise or ask another question. So many of these places look to get you in and out . .. .not Rob.
2) In addition to treating the pain, Rob provided exercises and stretching techniques to strengthen the muscles that would enable my body to prevent the issue/pain from resurfacing when I left Rob's care.
3) Rob was always very attentive. He wanted to confirm that the treatment was working. He is not stuck in his ways and very much open to the possibility that a different treatment or an additional treatment might be the better course.
4) If something unrelated to my initial injury flared up, Rob immediately addressed that as well, providing a comprehensive solution.
Before seeing Rob, I was lucky to run once or twice a week. During those runs, I would inevitably have to stop and stretch AND I was in pain afterwards. Now, I run as much as I want for as long as I want and am pain free. Rob has given me the exercises ranging from basic stretches to advanced Pilates techniques to help maintain this level of activity.
Robert Purslow has a gift in this field and I strongly recommend for anyone with any type of bodily pain to see him.
Thanks Rob!
-Mike M. (Norwalk, CT) read more