Patient Recovers with Physical Therapy After Second Foot Surgery

Each month, Iron Physical Therapy highlights a special patient to tell their inspiring story. We want to honor the people who go all in - body, mind and spirit. They show us what’s possible - that you can move on from a setback to do amazing things...to challenge your body, to chase your dreams, to address pain in a healthy way to #getbetterbebetter.

Read Karen’s story below and then click here to read more inspiring patient stories.

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Our Patient of the Month, Karen, is no stranger to hard work at physical therapy! After her second foot surgery, she knew what it would take to literally put her best foot forward, and she did that every session. Karen is always a positive presence in the clinic…even when she does “the dreaded ladder”!

- Dr. Marnie Wortman, DPT

In Karen’s Own Words…

1) List Three Words to Describe You:

Determined, assertive, faith-filled

2)  What Brought You Into Physical Therapy?

I had foot reconstruction surgery and needed to rehab to get back range of motion, among other things.

3) How would you describe physical therapy?

Intensive exercises to promote healing

4)  What exercise or technique helped you most?

Working with “the ladder”

5)  What would you say to someone who is living in pain and putting off physical therapy?

There is no reason to live in pain when Iron PT can help you to put the pain behind you!

6) What are you excited to get back to after physical therapy?

Walking on my treadmill and working up to 30 minutes at a time

6) What did you enjoy most about the physical therapy experience?

The care at Iron PT is like no other. You get individualized attention from Dr. Wortman, who is an expert in her field. Besides top-of-the-line care, everyone is so nice and caring. I have been to several other PT places and this is by far the best!!