I LOVE PREMIER REHAB PHYSICAL THERAPY OF KELLER and I will shout it from the rooftops to anyone that will listen.
I've had shoulder pain for at least 6 months, originally we thought it was from an autoimmune disease but a Rheumatologist determined that it was a misdiagnosis and referred me to Dr. Howard W. Harris (Shoulder Orthopedist.) After Dr. Harris determined that my issue was rotator cuff inflammation/irritation he gave me a steroid shot and referred me to Premier Rehab Physical Therapy, I choose to get to the Keller (Heritage Trace) office myself as it was close by and had good ratings on another platform.
-----I am SO VERY HAPPY I CAME.-----
Dr. Matt Hoke, PT, DPT was the one that originally assessed my injury and he was SO VERY THOROUGH. He asked questions that never would have occurred to me, he was gentle each time he had to touch to assist me in lifting my arm or rotating in a manner in which he wanted to see. He gave me a printout of things to work on after I think a 30-45 minute consultation, to be honest, I'm not sure how long it was originally. We also did light stretching in that first visit. He was, and is, great to work with. He keeps checking up on me consistently making sure how my progress is going.
Next time I came in I meet Preston and he is awesome. Preston is very about business, he knows why you came in, your here to get better, but at the same time, he's fun. I'm completely socially awkward and yet he (and the entire office) makes it easy for me to come out of my shell even though they don't know it. He teased me for being an iPhone girl because he's an Android guy, and I told him I feared (obviously jokingly, for clarification!!) that I was going to get lesser care because of it.
Although it seems that Matt and Preston seem to be stuck with me the most in the past I've also gotten to work more with Stephany now that Preston has transferred to another location temporarily and she's such a character. She keeps me smiling all the time and her patients love her. She's very friendly and I love talking to her about the latest movies and TV shows.
I've also worked with Dr. Brenda, although for the life of me I can't recall her last name. I told her about some upper back pain I'm having and she told me it could be my poor posture, man I'm getting the posture speech from everyone here. It's like their trying to help me or something, sheesh. Anyway, she did something like a massage with a tool and it started to help right away. This pain is something I've felt for YEARS, like 10+ years, but I've just accepted it's part of life. Now I've got techniques to help combat it.
This office is a family, and while we have to come in and work hard, you're treated as part of it if you're welcome to the idea. They'll talk with you and have fun. Yes, you'll feel beaten and bruised after a session, but it's not because they don't care. It's because they DO CARE, they are doing this to make you better. I have had FIVE VISITS to this office, and my progress is remarkable. I can rotate my shoulder in all directions, with the exception of one, without pain. While I can't promise your results will be this fast, go see them. You will not regret it. I have six more scheduled visits for my shoulder and if my back isn't better by then, maybe I'll see if they can continue to treat me for that past then. I've advised all of my family that if they need services like this, they are only allowed to come here.
----- UPDATE -----
In 7 short weeks (14 appointments) my journey in recovering my motion and strength in my shoulder has improved 99%. I've had that back pain, as previously mentioned, for what seems like forever, so I've gotten a script to continue to see them. Matt's not closing the chart on my shoulder, just in case it starts to bother me again, he'll continue to treat it with my doctor's permission. I'm excited that I've made so much progress in what seems like so little time. I'm anticipating great relief in my back just like I got in my shoulder. I'm so very excited.
Also, my mother has seen my orthopedic specialist and found that she's got a torn ligament in each shoulder, she has already decided she will be joining me at Premier Rehab at Keller Heritage Trace as well. read more