I am a Sloane Stecker patient for multiple issues for my degenerative disc issues in my back, herniated disc in my neck and recent knee surgery.
I have been going to Physical Therapy for many years before I found Sloane Stecker due to my degenerative disc disease, recovery from spinal fusion, knee surgery and shoulder surgery. no PT centers were ever like Sloane Stecker which is in a completely different category.
There are two types of physical therapy places: cookie cutter (where the primary therapist gives you only 10 -15minutes to evaluate, little hands on work, manipulation, has you do exercise on your own, turns you over to an intern) and then there are incredible collaborative physical therapy places like Sloane Stecker that actually treat you like a person and really do make you better.
After experiencing Sloane Stecker I will never go back to cookie cutter type of PT centers.
Sloane Stecker is fantastic. I have had a few different PT therapists there due to my injuries and all were great.
In particular I am now with Melissa, who is fantastic. For once in my lifetime, I actually look forward to going to physical therapy (vs. telling people I am going to my pain and trauma session :-). First she listens to what is going on with my body, thenshe gets the knots loosened by massage, manipulation, then walks me through a series of exercise and supervises them herself, prescribes exercises for me to do at home (another plus of Sloane Stecker, they are high tech/digital so they send you online PDFs of the exercises) All the while with a great pleasant manner and sense of humor.
The entire staff is great, warm, welcoming, helpful. They are especially responsive to iompletely handling nsurance questions, scheduling, and payment.
The facility is very high tech and has the latest machines (Alter-G treadmill, balancing surfboards, pilates reformer, all the latest pully gym equipment) to help you with your recovery and exercise programs.
It also helps to have floor to ceiling windows and a wonderful view vs. being stuck in a dungeon while you exercise
What matters are the results:
- the pain cause by a herniated disc in my neck has virtually disappeared due to Melissa's hands on treatment and her prescription of home exercises. I now no longer need surgery for that issue
- the lower back issue has so dramatically improved that I no longer do cortisone shots or pain management medicine (which his not healthy for you.) As long as I stick to the home exercise program and go weekly to PT, I barely feel the pain unless I do something stupid (like lift luggage or go to three music festivals in a row and dance my head off.)
If you are an athlete, runner or kind of active person, Sloane Stecker is the best PT place to go to.
Bottom line what they do works, if you work with them collaboratively,they will make you better and help you get back to living your life. read more