Recently, I successfully completed a three-month PT regimen with the Spear clinic location on Clark St., in Brooklyn Heights, where I live.
My presenting physical problem was the acute pain in my lower back muscles, especially the gluteus maximus, caused by walking too much at one time, or walking up & down on hills, or walk on the treadmill.
I choose Spear because of its excellent reputation in physical therapy practice as well as the "word of mouth" recommendations from friends and from my own wife who had used the very same Spear location after fracturing several pelvic bones from a fall.
My therapist, Jacinthe Duvinage, PT, DPT, was outstanding. With patience and great clinical skill, she showed me the best exercises and routines for strengthening my lower back, providing insightful feedback and correction.
In addition, Jacinthe gave helpful instruction on how to improve my balance. I walk with a cane, and have balance problems, the result of an impaired leg from a cervical spinal cord injury, (and the additional complication of severe spinal stenosis). I have worked with several physical therapist, and Jacinthe is the very best.
Based on my observations during resting interludes, the other therapists were giving their patients (all age groups) the same level of caring and careful attention, for which Spear is known.
Several days after my last Spear session, I saw my neurologist for my quarterly visit; he gave me the usual balance tests and noted that my balance was the best since he has been seeing me as his patient.
My lower back muscles don't hurt anymore when I do a strenuous walk or exercise on my gym's treadmill, which gives me the motivation to continue the exercise regime which Jacinthe developed for me.
Without hesitation, I recommend Spear as the gold standard in physical therapy practice. read more