Board-certified orthopedics, not orthopedics by default.
Orthopedic therapy is rehab for the musculoskeletal system: bones, joints, tendons, ligaments and the muscles that move them. Almost every outpatient clinic says it does this. Far fewer are led by someone who sat the board exam for it.
Dr. Cynthia Mendez, PT, DPT, OCS has been a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist since 2011. OCS is a specialty certification in orthopedic physical therapy, earned on top of her license, and it is why complicated presentations get sorted out here instead of shuffled along.
An answer you can actually follow.
Differential Assessment
Orthopedic testing that rules things out as deliberately as it rules them in. A shoulder that hurts when you reach is not always a shoulder problem, and the neck is a common culprit.
Staged Loading
Tissue heals on its own timeline. Your plan loads it in stages that match what it can take now and progresses when the tissue earns it, not when a protocol page says so.
Coordination With Your Surgeon
When you are under an orthopedic surgeon's care, we work inside their protocol and keep them informed. One of Dr. Mendez's frustrations with the system is patients not being heard, so you will be.
Request Your Visit
No referral needed to start in Texas, and we are in-network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, Medicare Part B, Tricare and United Healthcare.
Bring your imaging, your surgeon's protocol, or nothing at all. We will get you in within 48 business hours or less.
You’re all set.
We’ll call you back to confirm a time and check your insurance before you arrive. If you would rather talk now, call us directly.