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Patricia B.
Injury: Rotator cuff tendon and bicep tear
Sport: Tennis, swimming, Skiing

"Five years ago, I had surgery to repair massive rotator cuff tendon and bicep tears. Fortunately, I was directed to Liz Fryer for physical therapy, but I didn’t realize how fortunate until later. I had assumed that everyone after therapy would have a complete recovery as I had. That wasn’t and isn’t the case. Many of the people I’ve encountered never recovered completely and therefore needed to limit their activities. Liz had me back to tennis, swimming and skiing without pain or any physical limitation, except for my age. Five years have passed and now my other shoulder went under the knife to repair those rotator cuff tendons. There was no hesitation when I was asked who I wanted for my physical therapist. There’s only one therapist and that’s Liz."

Katie R.
Injury: ITB Syndrome, SI joint dysfunction
Sport: Running

"While training for the Army 10 Miler, I developed lateral pain in my knee, and missed almost a month of running while unsuccessfully trying to treat it through therapy and medication. I had resigned myself to giving away my race entry, when I was referred to Liz Fryer as a last-ditch effort to get better before the race. After only one visit, she was able to successfully diagnosis my problem and start me on a treatment plan that got me back up and running within a week. She worked with me throughout my comeback, and I was able to not only run the Army 10 Miler, but take 2nd place and run the 2nd fastest time in the past 15 years (56:39), breaking the previous course record. I attribute a large part of my success to Liz’s help and support along the way, and strongly feel that her problem-solving, multi-disciplinary approach to treating patients is truly top-notch, even after working with some of the best sports medicine professionals in the nation during my college running career. Liz will do “whatever it takes” to get you better, and isn’t afraid to think outside the box and try new approaches to help her patients improve. I hope to have the pleasure of working with her for the rest of my running career."

Chris C.
Injury: Knee pain
Sport: Boxing, triathlons

"Liz - Almost exactly a year ago I came to you with an injured plica in my right knee and persistent pain. After treatment at SMART PT, I have been able compete successfully at boxing (winning my last fight by 2nd round TKO), triathlon (setting a PR), and resume my weight training/exercise regimen. I am currently serving overseas and have thankfully had no porblems with my knee. I bought a foam roller and continue to do the hip, hamstring, and IT band stretches you taught me. This is all a long-winded way of saying that I am grateful for your help and am a beliver in the value of physical therapy. So much so that I am looking into PT as a second career after my retirement from government service. Thanks again, -Chris C (April 2010)"

Denny C.
Injury: Calf, hamstring pulls
Sport: Running

Writing about his experience in the 2009 Boston Marathon, Denny wrote: "You are the best, Liz. There is no way I could have run this year's Boston (2 calf pulls) or last year's (hamstring) without your healing abilities. Thanks for getting me through both races. This picture is right after Heartbreak Hill, as you know it's downhill, Mile 22, I think it's the Haunted/Cemetery Mile. I felt like a rock star -- a huge surge of adrenalin coming off Heartbreak, downhill (everybody's a hero going downhill), and I was flying at 7 min pace and couldn't stop. The 10-deep crowd was yelling my name as I was flying by people like they were standing still. It was the highlight of the race for me and I'll never forget that feeling of having the crowd (now my fan club) behind me."

Jim H.
Injury: Broken tibia
Sport: Skiing, golf

Jim broke his femur during a ski trip in January 2008. Despite several complications and multiple surgeries throughout the healing process, Jim (wearing an Ilizarov frame to stabilize the fracture) returned to the driving range once he achieved weight bearing and balance through therapy. A full 18 when the frame comes off!

Max G.
Injury: ACL Tear
Sport: Skiing, Motorcross racing

Max underwent ACL ReconstructionundeoRsese=/U1( my name as I was flying by people like they were standing still. It was the hignC FHill,agaioe fHw