Petzoldt Hand & Back Rehab

Tom literally saved my elbow. I had been seeing another physical therapist for a tendon tear in my elbow. After two months, my pain was worse than when I started. Tom reevaluated that treatment plan and switched things up to where I started seeing improvement in the first two weeks of seeing him and i was able to avoid surgery. Not only that, he started to address other chronic issues in my neck that needed help, so I feel I got so much bang for my buck with him. Hopefully I can avoid future injuries, but if not, I will immediately go to him for help. He and his staff are kind, gentle and very personable. I highly recommend his practice.

Tom is kind and knowledgeable and can adapt as you are healing, educate you and correspond with your physician. The place has a vibe of a family practice with long time patients. Their desk is open 9-12 so call at that time.

Poor experience with Tom. I was pleased with the first few visits as it seemed that Tom was knowledgeable and skilled at diagnosing my symptoms, but after that it went downhill. I'd show up and Tom would have to ask what I was there to be treated for. He didn't seem to have a record of what we discussed at previous appointments — after spending 20 minutes on an exercise one week, he'd ask the next week whether he'd shown me that exercise already. When I asked for visit notes after I stopped going, it took several phone calls and nearly 2 months to get them, and when I finally did receive the notes, they were inconsistent with my recollection of the visits.

tom spends customized time and individualizes therapy to meet your goal. He uses the hand wax tub, builds splints and blocks, shows you exercises and has a little exercise therapy room so your larger muscles can be exercised also. relaxed setting, easy to park. paying co-payment up front via square. sometimes it is a little hard to get a hold of office by phone for scheduling.