Rocky Mountain Spine & Sport Physical Therapy

I was referred to Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport by a new primary care after a Trimalleor right ankle fracture. I was told from the beginning by Julie Anderson that sessions would only be 30 minutes, rather than the usual 45 minutes to an hour. Due to a series of unfortunate events, I had no physical therapy since the ankle break. Atrophy had begun in both legs; I needed much strength training of both legs before resuming normal activities.
The studio is small, usually empty, and has little equipment. I was given 2 exercises: a theraband for ankle strengthening and instructions to balance on 1 leg with eyes open. No restrictions were given on lifting, on stairs, or on slowly putting half my body weight on a not yet healed ankle held together by metal. I was encouraged to return to all activities as soon as possible. Within six weeks, this resulted in severe pain in my right knee and both hips.
My legs just ache and I am very limited in walking and standing. When I confronted Julie with this info, she took no responsibility. Then she wrote a very confining list six weeks too late. I asked about the 30 minute sessions and she replied that the «owners» had ordered this to cut down on expenses. Thus, Medicare was charged for a full session, but patients received half the time. Then, after reviewing the Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport site, I saw that each site was independently owned by a physical therapist. Julie Anderson is the owner, I presume. She is recently out of school for Doctor of Physical Therapy, then traveled, then opened her own facility at a very young age. It seems there are many DPT’s (Doctor of Physical Therapy) out there now. Without experience, this means very little and poor therapy after a severe break can be very damaging. I would not recommend this or any other Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport. There do not seem to be any standards of care.