I arrived at Miami PT between Christmas and New Years of 2002. I am a T8 incomplete paraplegic who got this way after a terrible 32' fall. Miami PT came recommended by just about everyone I contacted in the Miami physician circles and I can testify that those who recommended Robin Smith and Miriam Guanche were right as a summer rain.

My therapy began with tapping back a balloon to Robin Smith (Jedi therapist) to strengthen my trunk which had no stability. The road to recovery begins not with a single step but with a balloon tap exercise who would have thought it. I enjoyed no motor function below the level of my injury and no independence in my daily living. Fast forward to today 6/19/2007 and I am as independent as can be considering and continue to make marked progress toward my goal of community ambulation. This dream would never have been even thinkable were it not for Miriam Guanche's efforts. She has employed her unequaled SCI knowledge with utter professionalism and a great attitude
and smile. The therapy employed has been a myriad of methods from pool therapy to functional electrical stimulation and all points in between.

I have witnessed a plethora of patients who arrive in the pink building broken and depart with marked improvement and increased hope no exceptions. Robin and Miriam have surrounded themselves with a very caring and competent staff. Ivan Ros merits mentioning as one I have always counted on for anything from therapy to wheelchair repairs.

Miami P.T. is the place you want to be in the event you or a loved one suffer a physical calamity like I did. I enjoy a better life thanks to these angels on earth and will forever be grateful to God that I was placed in their care. They are the best, period. I hope they never change for your benefit.

Any questions feel free to give me a call.

-Raul Pedraza
Cell (786) 417-0900

I came to Miami PT with the use of one limb, sitting in a wheelchair, not even able to pick up my head.  Other therapy places told me "I wold never walk and get used to being in a wheelchair."  From day one, I was treated with respect, optimism, and tough love.  Boot camp had begun.  We all had the same goal to get me to walk and restore my dignity. My therapists always provided positive energy and helped me work through my fears and anxieties.  I consider Miami Physical Therapy a family community, not a rehabilitation center.  They embraced my family and me in and out of therapy, always including me in social events.  Today, I walk full time with a walker, with my head upright, and within reach of a quad cane.

-Keith Fern