Moving Forward with Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers

My name is Shelley Riley,

and this is my story

about moving forward.

I was born in 1965.

I'm an Air Force brat.

My dad was an Air Force officer,

and we were constantly

on the move.

We were based over seas

and relocated to a new city

every two to three years.

I wouldn't trade that lifestyle

for anything.

It made my brother and me

who we are today.

While I was in high school,

we settled in Northern Virginia

I went to college,

started a career,

got married

and had four children.

My life was moving forward.

Now, all of my kids are athletes.

As their mom, my life revolves around

work and their athletic schedules.

My social life happens in the bleachers

or on the sidelines of their games.

Don't get me wrong,

I thrive on this active lifestyle.

It's a good kind of busy.

With an active family comes injuries.

My kids, my husband and I

have all needed physical therapy

over the years.

We started somewhere else.

It was more like a factory -

tons of people around, sometimes,

we'd even lose our trainer.

FYZICAL was different.

It's comfortable.

They make you feel like you're part of

the family.

From the first time we were there,

I was impressed.

They sat down with us,

they listened, they asked questions,

and they learned about us.

They asked about goals,

and most importantly, they

didn't say what couldn't be done.

Instead, they asked us,

"How do you want to move forward?"

For Kelsey, she wanted

to play volleyball after

surgery on her shoulder.

For Andrew, he wanted to

continue running track.

As for me and my husband,

well, you know all the things

you hear about happening to

your body after 50?

It's no joke.

With my arthritis in my neck

and Dick's back issues,

there was never a question

who I would call to move forward.

Once FYZICAL knows what it is you

want to achieve, they give you a plan -

the FYZICAL plan of care.

Believe me, there is no quick fix

for anyone.

No magic pill for recovery.

Which is why they always ask,

"Are you willing to put the work in

at home?"

Absolutely.

Because one thing I've learned

is you can't simply go to

your office visits and expect

to recover.

I am always going to have

arthritis in my neck,

and Kelsey may always have issues

with her shoulder.

But because of FYZICAL,

we've learned that strengthening

the muscles reduces the pain.

FYZICAL makes it easy

because they guide you

and they give you the resources

you need to do it on your own.

My entire family loves

FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers.

They have made all of us

feel better, move better and

live better.

They've been like our own personal

support team.

The confidence that I have had in them

for my entire family has

never weaned.

So, when someone asks

me why I choose FYZICAL,

I always say because FYZICAL

keeps my family

and me moving forward.