Pain Institute Tampa | PPOA

After moving back to Tampa from SF, I was eager to find a PT to take me through my next level of recovery from left shoulder surgery, and avoid surgery on my right foot from a surf injury and right shoulder from overuse. I've seen so many PTs in the past and Dr. Nils is hands down the best. He was willing to work through all three injuries and taught me full awareness of my body for pain management and strength conditioning. I came in around 80% functional range of motion, without the ability to hold a plank, and couldn't run or balance weight on my right foot without pain and swelling. 7 weeks later, I went from shaking and falling from a plank, to being able to do clapping push ups. The best part was that Dr. Nils did everything to get me back to surfing, even without the sport being his specialty and in an area without waves. He went above and beyond to have the setup for me to practice popping up, regain balance, and even got me in a pool to work on paddling and endurance. The last 3 weeks he had me combine seeing Dr. Randy for chiro as I continued PT twice a week to regain mobility in my spine and help alleviate pain while strengthening. Dr. Randy worked wonders to help my shoulder and neck pains. I was hesitant on leaving as I've been so reliant on this team. Dr. Nils and the B3 team have been such a pivotal moment to my recovery. I've recently traveled back to SF, got back into sprints, sand workouts, and just had my first surf session back since surgery. If you're an athlete and looking for sustained pain and strength management, go see Dr. Nils!

I’ve seen many chiropractors before but Dr Randy has by far gotten me the best results. He is well knowledged, honest, professional and looks for solutions instead of dragging out the treatment. I highly recommend him to anyone dealing with pain, his approach is not to just mask symptoms but instead to find the root of the problem and solve it.

Dr. Ramirez and his assistance are great,he has really relieved my neck pain in 2 visit ,very caring and professional 1 more time should get me back to 💯. Really like going to him for my issues. Thanks Doc. Front office staff needs a bit more training having you sit until 1:45 for a 1:00 appointment and never lets anyone know things are a bit behind schedule. Especially when you have gotten a volunteer to drive you Overall great experience 😃

Update 8/7/2024: My mom has gone back for some smaller things here. The doctor she now sees is decent, but the support staff is awful. I went with her today to clear up some questions she had and we waited for over 1.5 hours. My mother went here for procedures to alleviate back pain, but they left her worse off than when she started and offered no real solution. In addition, after she came home from a procedure, she experienced severe pain and a fever. We left a message for the on-call physician and no one called us back. Several hours later, we left another message for the on-call physician and still did not receive a call back. This is unacceptable. She also brought a form for the physician to sign for her to receive a handicap decal, as she is unable to walk longer distances, but he ignored her request twice to sign the form. These people don't seem to care and it genuinely breaks my heart to see my mom struggling more AFTER her treatment with them.

Dr Bowers was AWESOME! He was great to work with thru my rehab after surgery. HOWEVER, the office manager, KATRINA SCHOLL, will not return my 7+ calls or 4+ emails to reimburse me for overcharging me each visit! BCBS is now trying to help me. Very unprofessional to not even discuss this error with me. So I emailed you that you requested, a month ago, and you still have not responded to me!! Horrible way to treat patients!

Val, Matthew and everyone yesterday taking care of Tank for his nerve block were fantastic. The anesthesiologist and the nurse were wonderful as well, and of course the Dr is great. I travel to here from Clearwater and it's worth the trip every time. Love this place!!

Dr.Tim Bain is awesome. Had an issue with my shoulder and now it feels great. I don't know how he works his magic but the guy knows his stuff. If you have any concerns he talks to you like a person. I explore you if you want to feel better, he is the guy.

Dr Ramirez is amazing. All of the staff, from the front desk to the PA’s, nurses to the Physical therapists, are so friendly and professional. I’ve been a patient for about 5 years now and wouldn’t think of going anywhere else.