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Have had ongoing right knee pain for the past 6+ years. As athletes, most of us aren't a bunch of wusses when it comes to pain and tolerance for it. Walk it off, damnit, walk it off!
Well, one week, there was no walking off anything. It was getting in the way of my training. After losing a season this year because of surgery, my Coach and I went into panic mode to figure out what this was.
After an MRI found some awesome chondromalacia and patella - femoral malignment (Thanks a lot, hammer throw), my PCP referred me to see Dr. Cummings.
Front office staff was very friendly, and I had plenty of time to fill out of my paperwork. I will say they were running about an hour behind, but it wasn't a problem for me - at least not that day.
Had some X-Rays of both knees done on-site while waiting for the Medical Assistant to download the images off my MRI disc.
Dr. Cummings actually introduced himself to me as Dean when he walked into the room, which I thought was pretty cool!
Confirmed everything found on the MRI, and told me I'm experiencing something called "dyskinetic chain". Cause? The joint of my big toe. INSANE! Never would have expected that. No surgery necessary, just need some top-notch physical therapy.
Not once did I feel belittled by him as other reviews and peers of mine warned me. Not even a little hint of specialist arrogance. Nope!
I also appreciate the fact that he didn't try to "used car salesman" me to use their on-site PT Clinic.
He sent me to his colleague (Dave Hogarth, DPT in Chandler), who specializes in this specifically.
Which by the way, that guy scares the holy crap out of me with his manual therapy techniques. * shudder * Makes the PT I saw for post-surgical rehab this summer seem like a trip to the Massage Therapist (and that guy beat up on my surgical sites pretty bad - Trevor, please don't hate me for this!).
But my range of motion is improving with this program, so can't complain. Oh, and he's a former decathlete who *gasp* actually understands the hammer throw!
Hopefully the next time I see Dr. Cummings, I'll be discharged.
I HIGHLY recommend TOCA for your orthopedic concerns and specifically Dr. Cummings especially if you're a high level athlete. Don't mess around; go to the best.
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