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When Joel Gitlin suddenly experienced pain in his shoulder, he knew something was not right. As a former personal trainer, Joel lives a very active lifestyle, swimming and playing tennis often. In fact, he happens to swim with Integrated Rehab founder Julie Paolino most mornings! She advised him to see his orthopedic surgeon, who was able to confirm with an MRI that the rotator cuff had experienced a complete tear.
A week and a half later, Joel had surgery to correct his shoulder and was out of a sling in four weeks. Until the beginning of January, he received physical therapy with Integrated at the Vernon clinic, while starting to swim and play tennis on his own.
“I can’t say enough good things about Integrated. I send a lot of people there,” Joel says. “I send people there all the time if they think they have an injury and Integrated will always do a free injury assessment and put them on the right track to rehab.”
Today, Joel’s shoulder is about 95 percent healed, and he does not let the other five percent keep him from the pool, tennis or racquetball court. If you’re seeking physical therapy treatment, Joel advises you to look no further than Integrated.
“I think Integrated staff is extremely knowledgeable, very compassionate and they work with you to get the very best results, as long as you put the work in. With any therapy you go through, the patient has to do the work. I think Integrated does a great job with motivation. I think they motivate you to get the best results by example.”