Sam’s Physical Therapy Story

Sam with Cindi Mathena, PTA and Raegan Clarke, ATC at DOAR East

Sam was in a car accident in February that triggered a three month recovery process. Amazingly, this month Sam will be participating in the Walk for Angelman Syndrome in honor of one of his grandchildren who is affected by the syndrome. Sam says,  "I was pretty well tore up! The worst part was … [Read more...]

Janice’s Physical Therapy Story

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Janice's physical therapy story began in the summer of 2010, when she fell down a set of concrete steps. She broke her humerus bone, which is the upper arm bone that connects the elbow to the shoulder. After undergoing surgery and physical therapy, Janice was still in pain nearly a year later.  She … [Read more...]

Vince’s Physical Therapy Story

Mark Klunk, PTA, Physical Therapist Assistant at TheraSport Physical Therapy, guides a patient through exercises on the Biodex machine

Vince is a physical therapy patient at TheraSport Summerfield, where he works with Diana Rizza, PT. Last fall, Vince says that his pain was consistently a 7 or 8 on a 10-point scale. Climbing stairs and standing for long periods of time was difficult. He decided that it was the right time to … [Read more...]

Roy and Sandra’s Alumni Program Story

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Roy and Sandra are a brother-in-law/sister-in-law who participate in Martinsville Physical Therapy's Alumni Program together.  They are past physical therapy patients who worked with Mike McClellan, MPT, and Tim Armstrong, PTA at Martinsville Physical Therapy. The Alumni Program offers past … [Read more...]

Melodie’s Physical Therapy Story

A physical therapy patient at TheraSport Physical Therapy in Summerfield, North Carolina

Melodie is a past patient of TheraSport Physical Therapy and is currently a participant in the Alumni Program there.  She worked with Diana Rizza, PT and Amy Lynch, MPT.  Here is Melodie's story, in her own words: Why did you start physical therapy services? Knee replacement brought me to … [Read more...]

Betty’s Physical Therapy Story

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Betty L.  says that she has been "really, really pleased" with the physical therapy she has received at DOAR Chatham.  Betty has been working with Eric Lackey, MPT, Mandy Adkins, PTA, and Joey Scearce, MPT.  She started physical therapy after she dislocated and broke her tibia and fibula one … [Read more...]

Johnny’s Physical Therapy Story

Cindi Mathena, LPTA, Physical Therapist Assistant at DOAR with at patient at DOAR East

When Johnny broke his heel bone after falling off a ladder and had to receive surgery, he came to DOAR East for physical therapy.  Johnny has been working with Joey Scearce, MPT, Cindi Mathena, PTA, and Raegan Clark, ATC.  He compliments the staff and the environment, saying "They are mighty … [Read more...]

Linda’s Physical Therapy Story

Linda is a past physical therapy patient and current Alumni Program member at  DOAR Chatham. For Linda, physical therapy opened the door to a more active lifestyle. Here is Linda's story, in her own words: I am actually quite irritated with the staff at Chatham... they shot down all my great … [Read more...]