Select Physical Therapy

I was complaining about how my glutes and lower abs were not triggering properly and I would also like to regain my range of motion… Johnathen from another location scheduled me with a PHd therapist at this location.
What a sad waste of time and money. Two months of them not listening. I became nauseated everytime I laid back, and was in extreme pain in most exercises. She could care less She still tried to get me to twist, stretch, and do exercises with resistance even though I clearly told her how painful they were. I would stop on most of them and all I received was stink eye and eye rolls between her and her assistant like I was exaggerating.
After a week of her total fixation on my abs and how weak they are (wtf? they are not weak just not firing properly in the oblique systems!) I told her I really don’t appreciate and don’t believe her nonsense that my psoais is tight and my core is weak. I told her that the muscles are not firing, I have pain in my hip and I know something is wrong, like her fixation on my abs. And she actually kept telling me my hips were not even. She would lay me prone, force one leg down below the table and stretch me out painfully tearing the very area I kept telling her hurts the most.
Two weeks later she suddenly tells me that she thinks my piraformis and glutes are weak. I know that my left glutes are not firing correctly, and my obliques are still not firing correctly. I still haven’t received anything but exercises I can’t do, or exercises that leave me in barely walkable condition when I do do them. And she doesn’t care when I tell her of the pain.
She did look at my surgery scar and test to see if my abs were separated by poking at my abs above my belly button. Mind you, my surgery scar is about 4 inches below my belly button. She just looked at it. She remarked that she was treating me like I was recovering from a c-​section. What a laugh. I’ve never been pregnant. My surgery was nothing like a c-​section.
Yes, my surgeon flayed me alive on the operating table, lifted out two pounds of 6 tumors from my torso, separated and lifted up to check behind and under EVERY organ to make sure she did not miss anything. I told this to the PHd physical therapist who looked at me like I was speaking slovene and blinked in uncomprehension. She never asked for the doctors’ notes or the surgery records.
Months later, the follow up with the surgeon after the required PT per the protocol of the insurance company:
MRI shows you have a tear in your left hip socket cartliage and a hole in your belly. I guess your left suture ruptured from too much stretching and exercise.
so, of course my body was keeping me from using the hip and lower abs. Resistance exercises I only did with her. Duh.
Fuck me. Thanks for nothing PHd idiot. Back to round two of surgery.

Very good therapist. They all know exactly what they are doing and are very kind and helpful. I usually see Jill and I love her! She’s very sweet easy to talk to and makes doing therapy actually enjoyable. She’s also really tough and really cares about rehabilitation of injuries. The tall young lady at the front desk is always very cheerful and willing to work with your schedule. always an all around great experience.

My experience with Select was very disappointing. I was handed back and forth to several therapists and repeatedly had to review my history and what I had done so far. I left after a couple of months with no improvement to the pain in my shoulder. There was only one therapist there who left me with the impression he cared about my case and how I was doing. Can’t remember his name but is was not Tom. I would NOT recommend this place to anyone else.

Find it interesting that there are five 5 star reviews hidden and not counted in the overall rating. I’ve been going to Select Physical Therapy for a month now for a knee replacement. I’ve been working with Melanie and Ashley and I am making great progress. Very professional and they know exactly what I need to get my range of motion back. Very happy with my experience.

Can’t say enough positive about Select Physical Therapy on South Lamar! These professionals helped me recover from a forearm injury last fall. The staff was both professional, friendly and caring. I did not have any issues with scheduling or payment. Highly recommend.

I re-​injured an old shoulder injury in december, and for a while could not do all the things I love to do. I just completed therapy with Melanie, and I am now back to biking, exercising, and jumping out of airplanes. The entire staff is very friendly and capable, and I am definitely glad I decided to come here! Thanks again guys!

Im here to let everyone know how good Select Physical Therapy is, about 2 or 3 months ago i got into a wreck. I got teboned on the driver side of the car, it really messed up my left shoulder. I thought i would not have full use of it again, that was until my lawer told me to give them a try. Jill was the one that worked on me, and if it werent for her i wouldnt be able to play with my nephew or neice, or my kids if it wasnt for Select and Jill so in all I would like to thank them with all my heart.

So to chime in with I. G… I went to see Tom after I saw on their website that they specialized in hip/​low back pain which I have had for over a year, tried chiropractic, massage, etc so physical therapy was my next step. Anyhow, Tom made it pretty clear that he had no idea how to help me. He was always saying things like, «well, I don’t know, let’s do this again maybe» and «I don’t know what else to do for you besides what you are already doing,» (since I am a pilates teacher). He also made me feel pretty uncomfortable, like when I told him I thought some of the pain was originating in my groin area and he was like, «Oh whoa I’m not gonna go there!» I thought they were doctors, right? Can you imagine your MD saying that? How unprofessional. He just creeped me out, and did nothing for my back. It actually felt worse. I went for 2 treatments to acupuncture with Lynda Shannon and my back is 95% better. Skip Select Physical Therapy and go straight to acupuncture!

I agree with the other reviewer, I had the same experience! Select Physical therapy did in fact help me with my physical needs, and I everytime I went I paid my $ 15 co-​pay. I stopped going in february of 2010, about 3 to 4 months after my last visit I got a bill for $ 30 with no explanation of the charge. All the bill had was the date of every visit, and confirmation that I had paid my co-​pay in full each and every time. but I still owe money? I called their billing department, they gave some BS about a certain accountant handles my area, and she is gone and will call me back… I did that 2 or 3 times never got a call back. I finally gave up and just paid the bill so my credit wasn’t ruined.
I fear I maybe getting another bill from them in the future and again I will get no explanation, only a threat that if I dont pay then they will send to a collector. I gave it 2 stars because the people at the business office itself are very helpful and nice, and truly did help with my back pain– my only problem was the billing MONTHS later for more then what was agreed upon when I signed up for this.

Started coming here after I had an ankle break in January. The PT I was seeing here is named Tom. I saw him up until this April and I really felt that he wasn’t the one who could take me further on my road to recovery. The main reason is because he was too laid back for my taste. I like my friends laid back and chill, but when it comes to business transaction or my health, I want the person I’m dealing with to be prepared, detailed, a bit anal, etc… Tom was not this person. He would often ask me what we had done the day or week prior and that really drove me nuts. I would think, «Aren’t you supposed to keep notes of this and be ready before I walk in the door???» If you like the loosey-​goosey style and don’t mind a laid back PT, he is your guy. Again, loved his personality, but he just wasn’t meeting my PT needs.
Also, their office and physical therapy room was pretty dated and the lighting was kind of depressing to me.
So this story does have a happy ending. Since I was not satisfied with Tom, I sought my fellow Unilocalers’ reviews and am now with Sports Center Physical Therapy. My PT is Laurie and she is AWESOME! You can read my review about them.

While you might be attending physical therapy because you have no other choice, be aware that they will continue to bill you for the rest of your life. I went in 2008 and paid them off (so I thought) that summer. A year and a half later, they started billing me again. I spent months trying to call their billing department but they were closed except when I work. Then in 2010, they sent me a letter saying I had to pay in full or they would transfer to collections and ruin my credit despite the fact that I had been making installments while I continued to dispute them billing me more. So I took off of work to call them in March and supposedly settled the account with a huge payment I couldn’t really afford that day. Now it’s April and I’m back to square one, with them trying to charge me another hundred (‘hey, we got a thousand bucks from her already, let’s charge her more!’) They will not return your calls if you leave them messages, if you DO manage to reach a person, they hang up on you. If I am ever injured again, I will just learn to live with the pain rather than visit them, as I will probably still be getting bills when I die.