Category: Patient Testimonials

After a seizure left Brian with two shattered shoulders, he had surgery and then came to First Choice Physical Therapy on Panama City Beach for rehab therapy and found so much more. He elected to go with Regenerative Injection Therapy and Hyperbaric sessions at Hyperbaric Centers of Excellence to go along with his Physical Therapy. His outcomes stunned every medical professional involved with his case. Check out his story! Congratulations Brian.

Kennan Kish is a right-handed pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds minor league organization. He had a Tommy Johns revision surgery on his elbow and came to First Choice Physical Therapy at our Panama City Beach clinic for his rehab with Dr. Brannon Chester. He was very happy with his results and properly prepared to go back for spring training with no reservations. Good luck Kennan!

An all around athlete, Ashley has played sports all 4 years at Arnold High School on Panama City Beach. She recognized early on that she was having pain in both knees that needed to be addressed if she would be able to keep playing at a competitive level. Knowing how important therapy was for her over the years, Ashley has decided to pursue a career in physical therapy. To listen to her story and how she tells it speaks volumes of how far this young lady will go in the profession of Physical Therapy. Way to go Ashley!

To Dr. Brett and the staff at 1st Choice,

Thank you for helping me to “get better”! First Choice has a professional and welcoming atmosphere that begins with staff at the front desk and continues to every part of the therapy rooms!

I appreciated instruction and encouragement from the therapists at every session. It is a pleasure to be able to recommend First choice to anyone.

Sincerely,
Nancy Brzozowski

Dear Brannon,
We’re leaving to go back to Wisconsin, next week. I just wanted you to know I’m doing very well and I do my therapy every day. Thank you for giving me my quality of life back! I really appreciate it! Thank you!

-Gloria

Dear Brannon,
I just wanted to let you know how grateful I am for the time you have spent with me getting this shoulder back to normal. It is obvious that you have a passion for your chosen profession and my prayer for you is that you never lose the enthusiasm you have for your work. Thanks for making my recovery such a pleasant experience!

– Holly

I’m writing this as a testimony to what the hyperbaric chamber did for me. I have IC (Interstitial Cystitis). It is a (bladder) condition that can devastating. My life had gotten to the place that I had no hope of ever having a “normal” life. I hardly ever left my house. The pain was just to debilitating. I was basically bedridden. I would get up for very short periods of time, just enough to fix something to eat and have to lay down to eat. Going to church on Sunday morning was only possible because of pain medicine and there were times that I could not go, even with the pain medicine. My quality of life was extremely poor. I could not make plans to do anything, including spending time with grandchildren. Even going out to eat with my husband was impossible. Basically, my life had stopped. I suffered with this pain for over 10 years. When the opportunity for me to try the hyperbaric chamber came along, it was an opportunity that I could not pass up. My doctor here could do nothing else for me. I left my home, wondering if I would even be able to make the trip. By the grace of God and plenty of medicine, I was able to travel to Florida where the chamber was located. I stayed with family for three months while going through hyperbaric treatment. Everyone at the chamber was extremely helpful, kind and compassionate. They were, and are, a wonderful group of people. While going through the treatments, I noticed changes in my body. My arthritis pain went away, the inflammation in my lower back (from being so inactive for so long) went away. And the chamber, combined with a new doctor, and prayer took away my IC pain and symptoms. I left Florida a person who had a life again. I can now go places, do things with grandchildren, and make plans. I go to breakfast with my husband every Saturday – it’s our special time. I have a life. I have not taken pain medicine for six months. I thank God, Wade, the hyperbaric crew, my family, the doctor and my time in the hyperbaric chamber for giving me a life. God opened a door and I took the chance. It’s a new life for me now – I even go to the gym. I’m so truly thankful for what was given me – a new life.

“I couldn’t be more grateful be able to get back in the game that fast!” – Sean Maddox.
Mosley high school football player, Sean Maddox was feeling healthier and stronger than ever for his senior year of sports. Sean, his family, teammates and coaches, were all disappointed when he received a grade three tear of his MCL while at practice in the middle of football season. The typical rehab protocol for this type of injury is approximately 6 weeks of rest and usually a straight leg brace. For Sean, this just wasn’t an option for his senior year. Like many Bay County athletes, he called upon the local Sports Medicine Physical Therapists at First Choice Physical Therapy. Dr. Wade Rinehart, the owner of First Choice, as well as Hyperbaric Centers of Excellence, decided to put Sean in the Hyperbaric Chamber to speed up his recovery time. Sean received six high-pressure dives in the chamber and the ultrasounds before and after the treatments confirmed the accelerated healing of his knee. His tear went from a 1.8 cm tear to a 0.5 tear and he was back on the field within 10 days. Sean finished out the football season without re-injuring his leg or suffering further damage to his leg. He is healthy, strong, and is starting his senior year of baseball, thanks to the professionals and treatment he received at Hyperbaric Centers of Excellence.