Thanks again for getting me all healed up.

If you need a physical therapist, my recommendation is that you go to Birmingham Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine in Cahaba Heights. These people are caring and dedicated professionals who will get you well. I really mean it.

For example, take my case. I had a total knee replacement less than three months ago and went to Ellen Hamilton five days after surgery. She took one look at my leg and sent me back to the hospital. Turned out that I had a blood clot and post-operative anemia. I was very sick and she very well may have saved my life.

I then began a three-day-a-week regimen of therapy sessions with Ellen and Shaunta' Andrews. They made me do things that hurt but I gradually got better and better. I even began to look forward to going to rehab because everyone there treated me like family. It became somewhat of a social event. Always cheerful, always encouraging, they were great.

Fast forward to today. My knee has over 120 degrees flexion and my leg straightens perfectly. I can walk my dog for two miles and have even begun to go to the golf driving range again. It is true that I had to work hard but it was worth it.

By the way, I'm 72.

An added bonus to my weekly trips to physical therapy is that I have made many new friends.

Dick Wambsganss