Non-Surgical Orthopedics

POST-OP REHAB

Serving the greater Phoenix Valley Area including Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Maricopa County and beyond.

Dedicated to Medical Excellence for Over 15 Years.

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OVERVIEW

ABOUT POST-OP REHAB

Recovery after surgery rarely feels clean and predictable. One day, you walk around the house and think, “Okay, I’m turning a corner.” The next morning, you wake up stiff again. You sit through dinner, and those first steps afterward feel rough. You run one extra errand, and later the joint looks puffy, so you start replaying everything you did. Post-op rehab helps you stop guessing. At Modern Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine of East Mesa, AZ, we focus on swelling control, safe motion, and rebuilding strength so you can move without bracing for every step.

BOOKING APPOINTMENTS

Call to book your first visit. When you schedule, we’ll tell you what to bring, what we’ll do on day one, and how to think about activity between now and your appointment.

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Early on, most patients come in more often because stiffness and swelling can change quickly. As your motion steadies and your home routine starts working, visits usually spread out.

DIAGNOSE

EXAM & IMAGING

We start with your surgeon’s restrictions and your current symptoms so nothing is a guess. Then we check swelling, range of motion, muscle control, and basics like walking, stairs, and standing from a chair.

TREATMENTS

CUSTOM TREATMENT PROGRAM

Early rehab is not about pushing hard. It’s about getting control back. We use gentle motion, light strengthening, and practical coaching for things you deal with every day, stairs, car transfers, and sleep positions, then build up as your protocol allows.

FOLLOW UP

WE CALL TO CHECK IN

We pay attention to what happens after you leave, especially later that day and the next morning. If swelling spikes or motion drops after a busier day, we adjust pacing and your home plan. When you recover well between visits, we progress you.

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Customer Reviews

Testimonials for
The MODERN Approach

At MODERN, we take tremendous pride in making our customers happy above and beyond their expectations. We invite you to read what a few of our customers have to say about their MODERN experience.

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5 Star Reviews

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Surgeries Avoided

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Orthopedic Experts

I was in chronic pain for 6+ months. I saw three different sports medicine physicians with no answers or relief. I started going to Bloom with the expectation of just managing my pain with dry needling. Eric did a few treatments on my shoulder as I requested but I kept coming back. He took a time out and wanted to make sure that nothing was overlooked, so he did an ultrasound. He found a rotator cuff tear, it was overlooked by other providers. I’m finally getting the right treatments and healing. I’m so so grateful that he took the time. This office is wonderful and you feel like family as soon as you walk through the door.

Sarah K
Mesa, AZ Resident

I started seeing Eric in the middle of last year because of a sudden back spasm injury. As an avid runner I wanted to be treated and be able to get back out there on the road again. Eric and his team gave me the confidence and the tools to have me running in 6 weeks. His knowledge and attention to his patients went far beyond what I have received in a long time at other PT facilities. I am now a healthy runner, I know what it takes to keep my body strong, and I can always visit the team when I need to keep a little tweak or get dialed in before the races.

Karleen D
Phoenix, AZ Resident

I had never tried, or even heard of, dry needling before, but after Eric treated my elbow, it magically came around in a matter of weeks, after being tight and sore and painful for months post-surgery. I couldn’t believe it! He then turned his attention to areas of my back, hips and legs, and the impact was similarly fantastic! I can’t say enough about the procedure, and Eric’s expertise in it!… In addition to the dry needling, Eric and Frank have put me through and given me a variety of core and functional exercises to help with my strength and stability…

Walt L
Mesa High Football Coach

What Are You Experiencing?

You might not know what treatment you need, as most people don’t. What you do know is that something hurts. That’s enough for us to start. Fill out this quick form and just tell us how it feels. We’ll look it over and reach out to talk through what could be going on and what might help.

LOW HIGH

SEVERE PAIN

If your pain feels like too much to handle, please don’t wait around. Call 911 or get to the nearest hospital. Once the emergency part is taken care of, we’ll be here to help you with longer-term support.

MODERATE PAIN / DISCOMFORT

Maybe it’s not stopping you from getting through the day, but it’s always there feeling sharp, dull, or just plain annoying. Let us know what it feels like. We’ll work with you to figure out why it’s happening and how to make things easier.

MINOR PAINS & ACHES

A little soreness or stiffness might not sound like much, but it can still mess with your day. Those small aches are often your body’s way of saying something needs attention. Tell us what you’ve been noticing, and we’ll help keep it from turning into something worse.

Quick Diagnosis Form

Answering Your Questions

Why does it feel better while I’m moving, then worse once I sit down?

That stop-and-go feeling is common. Movement warms you up, then stiffness returns when you sit because swelling settles and muscles guard. We help you break up long still periods and use short, safe movement so you don’t feel like you’re starting over every time you stand.

What if I’m doing “everything right” and it still feels slow?

That frustration is real. A lot of healing follows a timeline you can’t rush, even when you’re motivated. Rehab focuses on what you can control, keeping motion from slipping, building strength at the right time, and avoiding the setbacks that drag recovery out.

How do I tell the difference between normal swelling and a real problem?

Normal swelling usually comes and goes, and it settles with the right recovery steps. We look at how long it lasts, whether your motion drops, and what the next morning feels like. If you have fever, new drainage, increasing redness or warmth, or calf pain with swelling, call your surgeon.

Why do my “good days” sometimes backfire the next day?

Because your joint doesn’t always complain in real time. You can feel fine during the activity, then pay for it later. We help you set limits on good days so you keep building instead of bouncing between overdoing it and backing off for several days.

When do you start working on deeper bending, kneeling, or reaching overhead again?

It depends on the procedure and your restrictions. We start introducing those movements when the protocol allows and when you have enough control to do them without twisting, leaning, or bracing. The goal is to return to those tasks in a way that holds up outside the clinic.

"Our goal is to help you solve some of your most painful life experiences."

Josh Adams

MODERN MEDICINE
CEO

"When an athlete gets injured, a team of doctors and therapists evaluates them, orders imaging, and decides the best path forward. If surgery is needed, they go straight to surgery; if not, they get condition-specific physical therapy and targeted injections to speed healing. This is the same process pro athletes use to get back on the field quickly—and at Modern, you can access that same level of care for the same cost as any other physical therapy clinic." - Josh Adams

Without Advanced Imaging

Your PT

is Operating Blindly.

WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT

CHOOSING THE MODERN WAY

What separates MODERN SPORTS MEDICINE from just about every other company is our physical therapists and orthopedists utlize advanced imaging technology to enable them to SEE what they are doing. Everyone else is operating blindly.

ADVANCED IMAGING + TREATMENT = MODERN

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