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Six months after back surgery (lumbar fusion) and the usual post-op PT, I was recovering well but having trouble getting back to my previous level of fairly vigorous activity for this 68 year-old (boot camp style workouts, pickleball, walking large dogs at the local animal shelter). My spine surgeon recommended Cohen Heath and Performance and I'm very happy he did. They did a thorough evaluation and structured my program so that I could attain my specific goals. After 10 sessions, mostly with Dr. Sney, I was back at the gym, courts, and shelter with increased mobility and no significant pain. I highly recommend this practice.

All my experience in using the services provided by COHEN HEALTH & PERFORMANCE has been very positive. In the early part of this year, they helped me with a back issue and a daily exercise program. Most recently, after experiencing some vertigo and dizziness issues, Dr Elizabeth Farmer knew exactly what to do to correct this problem. I have found she knows what questions to ask and then listens carefully to develop programs to improve one’s wellbeing.

OK, strap in because this will be a little more novelistic than your average Google Review. In 2019, I was at the height of (relative) running powers: I had PR'd in the marathon, 10-mile, I was crushing training and anticipating a big PR in my fall marathon. Unfortunately, some hamstring tendinopathy took me out about a week before the race but I wasn't too dispirited because I KNEW that I was in the golden age of my running. The next marathon, whenever that was, was going to be legendary. Then, COVID. No races in 2020. By the time I raced again, in September of 2021, something strange, subtle, and persistent had taken ahold of my running form. There was an awkwardness in my right leg that I couldn't really describe and couldn't really see on video but was absolutely there. My running cadence dropped about 5bpm; I constantly had a "floaty" feeling in my right leg; I was getting a black toenail on the second toe of my right foot, something I had never experienced before on any foot; an asymmetrical time spent on my left foot compared to my right (according to Garmin data); and, for the first training cycle ever, I failed to hit goal paces on most of my workouts. The marathon, predictably, was also a (time) failure. Frustrated but undeterred, I went back to the lab and drawing board, trying to figure out the issue. Over the next four years, I tried literally everything that was available: PRP injections, shockwave therapy, dry needling, MRIs, ultrasounds, physical therapy (with at least five different PT providers), yoga, strength training, gait analysis, insoles, and everything short of magic beans and spells over a black cauldron. Nothing made a difference. I kept training and running races and was stuck in a zone of running 10-15 minutes slower per marathon than I did in 2019. More importantly, running wasn't much fun. From my very first steps of every single run, I was fighting my body, and I was losing every single time. Near the end of my rope, someone recommended to me Cohen Health and Performance. I'll be honest; I had little hope. I didn't doubt that it was a high-quality clinic but I just felt like my issue was beyond repair and even recognition at this stage of 4-5 years and thousands of miles with fatally flawed running form. To add to my skepticism, I was paired with a doctor, Ethan Lennox, who was not a distance runner himself. I was dubious that a non-distance runner would be able to identify and fix my issues. Well, you can probably guess where this is going. Over the course of 10 sessions, Ethan made me a believer. He listened to me (something I didn't get a lot of in all my other forays), experimented constantly to find the real crux of the issue, and he saw things that I had been trying unsuccessfully to describe for nearly five years; things that no one else had been able to see. Our progress was slow and incremental but, after a few sessions, noticeable. One or two percent better after each session, starting around session four or five. Finally, before our final session, something clicked. When out on one of my runs, I started feeling almost like a normal person, just out of the blue (mile 9 of a 10 mile run). It really was shocking. I was excited but figured it was probably a fluke thing. Next time out, I was able to pattern that improved form for the entire run. Next time out, same thing. I am a week in and the improvements have been holding true. Honestly, I never thought I'd get to this place. I had nearly given up all hope of returning to a normalcy in my running. Were it not for the fact that my life's mission is to shave 11 seconds of my marathon PR so I could be faster than my brother, I probably would have given up on running a couple years ago. I still have a journey ahead of me, making the strength and other adjustments necessary to support the slightly altered muscle recruitment required by this new form, but it feels like Ethan and Cohen Health gave me my running life back after five years of being lost in the woods. I'm eternally grateful to Ethan and CHP.

Dr. Sneh did a great job of treating a pulled hamstring, tight calves, and plantar fasciitis symptoms during my last marathon training cycle. He also communicated with my coach to make sure that my training was adapted based on my symptoms week to week. Everyone at the Bethesda location was super friendly and committed to getting everyone back on track in their respective sports.

I have been going to Cohen PT for over three years, after trying many other PT places that didn’t offer such personalized and high-quality service at Cohen PT. I am a runner, so often have little injuries and occasionally bigger injuries to work through. I wanted a place I could go both for injury treatment *as well as prevention*, which is hard to find. At first I was a little turned off because Cohen PT doesn’t take insurance upfront, but it’s 110% worth it, and often you can submit the receipts and get reimbursed by insurance. The folks at Cohen are patient, knowledgeable, and most importantly creative — they completely tailor their treatment to your specific needs, practical limitations, and goals. The last few years I have been seeing Sebastian in Bethesda and can’t speak highly enough of him, it feels like I have a collaborator in my health. I recommend Cohen PT to everyone in my life who talks about needing PT, or has any ache or pain, you won’t regret it!

At cohen health I have received the best care. Sebastian has helped me with countless baseball related rehabs and ensured that my body is primed for whatever my next activity may be.

I have been CHP multiple times and sent family to them as well. Each time they have been great to work with and solved my nagging injuries. If you are diligent about following their instructions at home the process pays off!

Great place to go to rehab, especially for highschool/college athletes. Great atmosphere paired with quality physical therapy.