Absolute Rehabilitative Therapy

Simply the best staff ever. Coming here was awesome. I was in a low impact car accident and they really took great care of me. Everyone was always friendly and made me feel like my wellness was important. You could tell everyone took pride in their work. A wonderful group of great people.

I was recommend to go to Physical Therapy. Physical Therapy can be a real bear to deal with when you have to go couple of times a week. My doctor referred me to Absolute Rehabilitative Therapy. I was not looking forward to coming and thought it would be a waste of time. I was pleasantly surprised at the level of Professionalism and knowledge that Dr. Martin displayed during my evaluation. He was able to accurately diagnose my condition as Rotator Cuff Tendinitis. Whereas my personal doctor and the Urgent care doctor brushed it off. I was a little biased that Physical therapy would not help and I viewed it as a useless exercise. I was very surprised that my should did recover and I was able to resume some of the exercises since my shoulder was healing.
The exercises, the deep tissue massages and the Ultrasound therapies were great. I will miss the Ultrasound Therapy and the Deep tissue massage the most.
The staff is very friendly and easy to work with. The Office Manager Catherine was always available to answer any questions that I had. The front desk receptionist Noël was always efficient in calling me for my reminder appointments. Erica, Irene and Doug helped to make physical therapy bearable with their pleasant demeanor and easy going manner. They also work very well with children who were there for services or the kids that tagged along with their parents. They also had very convenient hours so I didn’t have to miss time from work for my appointments.
The only thing they could work on is having a dedicated assistant to work with the clients during the appointments. Sometimes I would forget the exercises so it would be helpful to have the assistant stand by to make sure you are doing it correctly. They would correct me when they saw my form was wrong. Sometimes they were busy setting up rooms or assisting other clients.
Dr. Martin had the option to either extend my PT or discharge me. I asked him what his recommendation would be. He suggested that I be discharged since I was about 85 percent healed. I was impressed because some doctors would just keep adding in visits to get more money out of the insurance. After 2 months of visits I was happy to be leaving with a stronger shoulder and less pain. I would recommend Absolute Physical Therapy to anyone who needs a reputable physical therapy practice.

Because I injured my tailbone in a fall while visiting Maryland, I used Unilocal to find a physical therapist. Dr. Martin introduced me to the treatment referred to as «dry needling» in which the muscles are stimulated to heal — a definite result producing therapy.
In addition, Dr. Martin used laser and ultrasound therapies along with deep tissue massage. His adept sensitivity in locating precise areas of pain is astounding.
I was also taught simple exercises and stretches, which empowered me to do something toward the progress of my own healing.
Over the course of treatment, I asked Dr. Martin to address other non related problems. He used dry needling on my hand and arm related to overuse in computing, and I have experienced long term relief. On one appointment, I was experiencing the onset of a terrible MIGRAINE which he treated with dry needling. The first response by my body was an hour and a half of extreme intensification of the migraine, including nausea. Then POOF, no migraine. I know from experience that this would have been a 3-​day headache, so you can imagine my amazement and gratitude for relief.
Furthermore, on one of my office visits, I met another patient equally astounded by Dr. Martin’s proficiency in dry needling. This fellow had suffered back pain for 30 years, having undergone a myriad of useless treatments. He finally found relief via Dr. Martin.
Without Dr. Martin, I could not have endured my 7−½ hours of air travel back to San Diego. You really must experience this for yourself.

I came to Dr. Martin with painful back, neck, shoulder and knee injuries that my previous physical therapist could not make better. It’s safe to say that I was probably one of the most picky and hardest clients they had in Waldorf, yet Dr. Martin and his staff still warmly accommodated me. Dr. Martin used stretches and eventually strengthening exercises to relieve my pain. His massages worked miracles, seriously it may have been the best part of therapy! I am so thankful that I went with my instincts and gave this office a try because his therapy along with pain management (different doctor office) really helped my pain gradually disappear. I appreciate the professionalism, helpfulness and friendliness of the doctor and his staff.