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Donna L. Ticknor

Published: December 21, 2007

At this time of year, thoughts are focused on friends, family, giving and sharing. I would like to share my experience with individuals who have been injured, are in pain and feel as though they can never be the same again. There is a resource in Lake Placid where you can receive physical therapy treatment which goes beyond the average care delivered in many physical therapy practices.

Personal Rehab is a unique practice. Its owner, Rene Smit, employs the hands-on approach to the healing of damaged muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. I suffered a nasty fall while at my summer camp in upstate New York. It resulted in a shoulder that had many fractures and broken pieces that healed into a semi-frozen state. The attending physician predicted my injury would leave me limited in both flexibility and range of motion. Indeed, four weeks of "traditional" physical therapy treatment in New York produced little change in my condition. I had used the services of Personal Rehab in the past with complete success, so my husband and I cut short our summer plans, and returned to Lake Placid.

After eight weeks in Rene's care, I am now pain free, have good flexibility, and near normal range of motion in my arm and shoulder. I am able to resume my workouts at Florida Hospital Fitness Center to build up the strength in the damaged muscles. There may be other folks out there who have had injuries to bones and joints; who have not responded well to the traditional approach used by in-home health care and most private practices. You may be able to get the help you need from Personal Rehabs hands-on treatment. I am so very glad I came home.

Donna L. Ticknor
Lake Placid

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