Joe Raviele

I refused to accept that limitations for walking, standing, golf, and life activities were being negatively impacted by orthopedic physicians recommending knee replacement surgery. For 5 weeks/12 visits a physical therapy office in The Villages (not CORA) had me working on exercises to improve my muscles to support my arthritic knees. However, their pt routine reduced my ability to walk, changed my gait, and created more limitations to my overall mobility. To avoid leg and lower muscle pain I continued to move less and in turn become less mobile when I did have to walk or stand. Simple daily activities became difficult to perform without “leaning”, “holding” and/or “supporting” my activities with my arms, elbows, etc..
This has All Changed in three weeks and approximately 8 visits to Dr. Yvette Flores at CORA Physical Therapy and her program of PT to get me mobile again. Yes, there are many Physical Therapy choices locally but this practice evaluates each client and “listens” to the feedback provided at each visit. Dr. Flores performed the most comprehensive evaluation I have experienced at any PT facility in the past 20 years of knee, arthritis and back issues.
If you continue to stop moving your limitations will only continue to Expand and cause you to become a “couch potato”…..Please try Dr. Flores and her staff at the CORA Spanish Spring office……What have you got to lose but some of your Limitations of movement! Incidentally, I now park at the back of the parking lot and enjoy the walk to shop, a couple of months ago I didn’t even go shopping just dropped my wife at the door and waited in the car.