Charlotte - University

Not even a meniscus tear could keep Portia Dixon from smiling. As a mother, grandmother and activity director, Portia wears her smile constantly and shares her joy with many every day.

Unfortunately, while breaking down a portable table, she injured her knee. Her inability to do all her normal activities became mentally and physically exhausting, causing a tug at that golden smile.

"The most important thing centers around being able to walk, stand and move freely with no discomfort," Portia shared about her physical therapy goals. "I want to be able to return to living and celebrate life without limitations in both personal and work lives."

After being referred to our team, Portia moved toward those goals. The clinicians used their professionalism, kindness and encouraging demeanor to get her on track. Portia began seeing and feeling results, including stability, endurance and confidence.

"I am optimistic about my continuous progress," she exclaimed with a large smile. "I am doing activities that I couldn't perform before therapy!"

Badminton is the game of choice for Arun Vishnu Suresh Babu and his wife, Vaishnavi Ananganallore Kumar. They also enjoy other outdoor activities, like hiking, biking and gardening. But Vishnu had to stop these activities because of pain in his shoulder and hip that wouldn't go away and kept getting worse.

"The most important thing for me is that I can enjoy the elements of my life," he shared. "I wasn't even able to do day-to-day activities, like cooking, for long."

Vishnu's wife had previous experience with us, so she recommended that he attend physical therapy at our center. Our staff made the appointments fun, which helped keep Vishnu challenged and motivated to meet his goals.

That hard work paid off. Vishnu is back on the badminton court, hitting the birdie without issue.