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90% of student athletes report some sort of sports-related injury. 42% said that they’ve hidden an injury during a game so they can keep playing. Not our Patient of the Month. This is what happened when high school volleyball player, Katie, crushed her physical therapy so she could come back stronger than ever.

Force. Motion. Acceleration. These are all terms that took on a different meaning for our physics teacher Patient of the Month, Joe, in physical therapy. After knee replacement surgery, physical therapy got him out of his comfort zone and beyond limits he wouldn’t have been able to go past on his own. Learn more here.

This golfer is not afraid to sweat! Although her recovery from hamstring surgery took a little longer to get through, her humor and determination has stayed in tact. Read more about her recovery and contagious smile that our staff loves here.

After putting physical therapy off for years, our Patient of the Month is finally getting back to his CrossFit WOD without back pain. His advice? It doesn’t hurt to try physcial therapy - it fact, it healed him! Learn more about TJ’s physical therapy experience here:

After physical therapy, this runner’s mantra went from “Eat, Sleep, Run” to “Eat, Sleep, Run, Bike, Lift, and Give Yourself Some Rest Days.” Physical therapy is what keeps her a strong & healthy athlete, more than what keeps her running. Read more about our spunky Patient of the Month’s recovery here:

After a major bike accident sidelined this triathlete, our Patient of the Month Rachel (and beloved owner of Montclair Bread Company) was one of the hardest working, most dedicated patients we’ve ever seen. True to form, she blew all expectations out of the water and her surgeon recently said she was a full 6-12 months ahead of where all the science and his experience said she should be. Read more about Rachel’s unbelievable recovery here!

Loren is one of the most hard working and diligent athletes we have had the pleasure working with…you have to be if you're a working mom training for an Ironman! Learn how she used physical therapy to get over any road bumps in her training and FINISH Ironman Louisiana here:

After an ACL Injury, Liz started to go to physical therapy…and hasn’t stopped yet! With physical therapy she has become fearless and is admittedly in better shape than even before her injury. Now, our Patient of the Month is riding the slide board right towards getting back to running, hiking, and skiing! Read her inspiring revelations about PT here:

Our Patient of the Month, Rina, does everything. She cooks, she swims, she gardens, and she even shops…and she uses physical therapy and to #GetBetter and #BeBetter at it all! Learn more about the versatile benefits of techniques like Graston and ART here.