Sports & Physical Therapy Associates

I went to Lexington location of Sports & Physical Therapy for lower back pain/​herniated disc, and worked with the therapists Melanie and Christine. I have nothing but good things to say about my experience at all levels.
Let’s start with the facility. It is a very nice, clean, bright office. I had seen a few other PT offices, but this one makes you want to come back. The guy who works at the front desk and makes appointments is one of the friendliest people. He really put me at ease when I first called (and I’m quite a shy person so that says a lot), and always remembers me when I come in. The equipment is in great shape and they have everything from sports equipment to electrostim massagers. The other people who go range from high school athletes to older folks, but it doesn’t feel like you’re walking into a place full of hurt, sick people like some medical facilities — rather, everyone is very motivated and working hard at rehabilitation of their injury.
Melanie is a great PT for me because she appreciates the value of fitness (as do I) and was quite encouraging to me in my recovery. She gave me some exercises that challenge me and helped me understand why I was in pain. While I ended up having a herniated disc causing most of the pain, I also had general issues with my posture, tight muscles and my pelvic alignment all contributing to the issue, and she was able to help me with all of those which alleviated some of the pain. When we couldn’t really get past the inflammation, she suggested that I might go see a recommended doctor in Wellesley who specializes in back pain. Through him, I was able to get some cortisone injections and now am on my way to recovery, and am going back to more PT to ensure that I do make the full recovery to a pain-​free life.
I liked Christine, especially her skill at massage and she was able to release a tight piriformis muscle for me that helped relieve some pain for some time. I didn’t work with her as much but thought I would mention her for anyone going and choosing someone to work with. Both of the therapists I had were really helpful.
I would definitely go back here if I ever developed another injury. It was a very positive experience, and they treated me as a whole person — physically and emotionally (as having a debilitating injury can be very emotionally upsetting especially if you have a lot of your identity tied up with the things you can do with your body, like for an athlete or a dancer). Everyone who comes here just really seems to be enjoying it, which is funny because when I tell most people I’m going to PT they talk about how much it hurts or how much they hate going. Not this place!

The staff at Sports & Physical Therapy are wonderful therapists, patient, knowledgable, and caring. They know how to treat Young children with special needs, adolescents with sports injuries to «older adults» with all types of replacements. Each individual is treated personally and given support and comfort with help to take home to strenghen their bodies.