Shulman and Associates Physical Therapy

UPDATE: Beware, this practice will try to bill you for more long after you’ve stopped going to them.
I really want to give this practice a higher rating, I do. But I just can’t. Even the two-​star is more for their front desk and ease of scheduling than the actual therapy. I went here for David Shulman’s expertise in TMJ treatment, but after two sessions, I can’t say I’m impressed.
My sessions consisted of electrical stimulation, ultrasound, and massage. There is an additional charge for the e-​stim electrode pads which, okay, fine, but one of the pads was faulty — I could barely feel anything on the right jaw muscles, despite turning up the knob settings to the highest it could go. When I brought this up to David Shulman, he insisted that «that’s okay» and did not rectify the issue.
Ultrasound was also an indifferent affair. First off, let me state that while I’ve had sessions before where the therapist left the e-​stim equipment with the patient to operate while they did other things, I’ve NEVER encountered a therapist who leaves the ultrasound equipment just lying by the patient to operate by itself while he treats other patients. The therapist should be holding the ultrasound handle over the treatment area while monitoring patient response at all times. That’s been the case when I had ultrasound for rotator cuff issues, and that certainly should be the case for a sensitive area like the TMJ.
As for the massage portion of treatment, there was some rubbing over the anterior masseter muscles, and I had to repeated prompt him to massage further in the back where the muscles are sorest. Even then, the experience was cursory. There was no trigger point or intraoral massage, which would have been a lot more effective.
I drove an hour each way from Gaithersburg to get to his practice in Towson, and I paid out of pocket — that’s how much I wanted to get treatment for my TMJ issues and for this arrangement to work. Even when the first session was unsatisfactory, I gave it another try, trying to rationalize away the lack of care and attention I found with the treatment process. Unfortunately, fool me twice, shame on me — I think I’ll have to cut my losses and continue looking.

Backing up what the first reviewer said– nothing but professional team and great people to boot. They do a great job and I’d highly recommend them to anyone!