Dr. R. Andrew Follweiler treated me with excellent knowledge of my situation and recommended various treatments along with physical therapy. Thanks again Steve Denman

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Dr Hood has made it possible for me to survive the last 3+ years. I was in so much pain that I could barely think the first time I saw Dr. Hood. My old doctor (quack I think) told me that there was no such thing as Fibromyalgia and that the pain I was having was caused by depression and nothing would help. Dr. Hood did a full check out that day; told me that I did in fact have Fibromyalgia, shoulder, back, hip, knee, and wrist pain. Some of it from the Fibromyalgia and some from Carpal Tunnel and some just from the damage from the car accidents. He spent time talking to me, getting to know me, HE LISTENED to me, and he gave me some medication specifically for the Fibromyalgia and some just for the pain. From that day till today my life has been so much better. Everyone talks about the quality of life...Mine has improved drastically since I started seeing Dr. Hood, Laura, and Amber.

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Dr. Fifer has performed surgery on me several times (shoulders, knees, wrist) and I have been so happy with him and his entire staff.

My last surgery was on my right knee, and when I came back for the follow-up visit, I expressed to him that I was so pleased with him and the entire staff, and asked if he could recommend a foot doctor who could help me. In 2005, I had major surgery on all 10 toes - both feet. I had bunions and hammer toes. I was not aware that you had a doctor who could do this, so I went elsewhere. My doctor did a great job in straightening out the toes, but from walking with my toes turned under, I had large bumps on top of them after they were straightened. These bumps rubbed on the inside of my shoes and caused the skin to be rubbed off (blisters) on tops of 6 toes. I had to wrap them in bandages, and could only wear slides with the heel and toe out.

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From my initial phone call to my last visit the Staff at Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine presented a courteous, efficient, skilled and pleasant demeanor. I was surprised to have an appointment within 24hrs of making my first call to the office. On the morning of my visit, the paperwork was processed in a prompt manner to minimize delays, and my wait time was minimal. For my tennis injury I was seen by Dr. Follweiler. I found Dr. Follweiler attentive, methodical, and I was impressed that he took the time to assess my injury, and present a choice of treatments to heal my wrist that fit with my lifestyle. My wrist is feeling much better, and I was pain free during a recent tennis game. Thank you.

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An automobile accident two years ago left me with RSD (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) in my left arm. The pain medications put me in a fog and did not diminish the horrible burning pain. 

After 5 months of pain, I was referred to Dr Richard Hood. Dr Hood is a compassionate physician that listens to his patients. I trust him completely with my medical care. Dr Hood started treatment of nerve blocks right away. 

In April 2009, I had the permanent Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) implanted. The St Jude Medical Neurostimulation System SCS has been successful in alleviating my pain. 

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want to thank Dr.Gomez for the great job he did giving me my Two Hip Replacements. Prior to my 2nd Hip Replacement, the pain was so severe, I was forced to discontinue all physical activity, I stopped doing everything I enjoyed, therefore I stopped living. Now I have Two terrific new Hips, I am living a great lifestyle doing everything I want to do, so many things that I once thought I would never do again, thanks to Dr. Gomez I have gotten back my Life.

Thank you Dr. Gomez
Mary Chamberlain

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Dr. George Markovich was my Orthopaedic Surgeon for TWO major hip replacements. I wanted to thank him for his wonderful results and his confident bed-side manner that made it possible for me to have the confidence to allow these surgeries. I would highly recommend him as an excellent surgeon and even more a compassionate doctor that follows through. His competent surgery has allowed me to, now, lead a normal active life at the age of 66 years, I feel better than I had in years, prior to the hip replacements.

Thank you so much, Dr. Markovich
God Bless, Sally Senitz

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The purpose of this letter is to recognize your Estero Physical Therapy Team. Julie, Alex, Danny, and Jamie are all proficient in their jobs and considerate of the people in need of their services. However, I would like to single out Jim Schlemmer, as most of my therapy has been under Jim's care.

This past July, I had knee surgery, beginning PT shortly thereafter. I progressed well but soon began having different symptoms and pain. Long story short and several tests later, it became apparent that I had back issues that were complicating my physical therapy.

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