Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Orthopedic rehabilitation can address a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. Common injuries include those that affect the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons and fascia. Musculoskeletal problems can result in pain, stiffness, loss of movement, decreased strength, and nerve injury.

Common conditions we treat include, but not limited to:

I suffered 12 months of debilitating lower back pain before consulting with Naz.

Over the course of this year (before working with Naz)- I had consulted with multiple physical therapists who were on my insurance network. They mis-diagnosed my condition as mechanical lower back pain and recommended exercises that did not help. After a frustrating and painful 5 months of therapy, I started seeing chiropractors. Another 4 months passed and still no relief. My condition only got worse. As worse as I had to use TENS machine to alleviate pain to even get off my bed every morning. I also consulted a spine specialist, and had an MRI which did not reveal any disc issues. At this point, I was losing hope that the cause of pain would ever be diagnosed and be cured.

Then (based on an external reference), I started to consult with Naz. In 3-4 visits, I started to feel a difference. The pain was going down, but slowly. Naz started to work on a variety of techniques- releasing my diaphragm, trained me to use Com-Pressor sacroiliac belt, taped my ribs to align them. Plus she recommended targeted exercises that focused on specific muscles where I had a problem. And this where (I believe) Naz excels. It might look like a simple leg lift exercise, but her exercises/techniques isolate a specific muscle to mobilize and strengthen it. I have not seen a physical therapist who knew exactly what s/he was doing and is as knowledgeable as Naz.

While working on therapy (releasing and strengthening muscles), Naz wanted to determine the root cause of the pain. She recommended to work with a doctor and get more imaging done. And the final diagnosis were- left hip labral tear and osteoid osteoma in my L5. Given the improvement with my mobility and pain, we decided to continue with physical therapy and not go for any intrusive surgical procedures.

Finally, after 18 months of excruciating pain, I am pain free and back to the regular lifecycle – enjoying my running, tennis and other activities.

And this wouldn’t have been possible if not for Naz. Thank you very much!!! I would recommend Naz to any patient in need of a committed, adept and knowledgeable physical therapist.

Sri