Atlantic Physical Therapy

Injury: Torn left ACL and meniscus
I went to several other places prior to finally finding Atlantic Physical Therapy and wow, I am so grateful. I didn’t want a therapist who churned out patients but someone who I could make a connection with and make going to PT the highlight of my day. I also wanted to return to playing sports (hockey, softball, etc.) at a highly competitive level and Michelle greatly helped me get back to where I was before the injury. She is extremely knowledgeable, patient and yet pushed me to get better every day. I highly recommend APT. It is close to the Broad Street line (Tasker Stop) and plenty of bus routes as well. Her hours are flexible which greatly helped as well. When I first starting going, I was two months out from surgery with most movement restrictions from the doctor and was somewhat depressed from the ordeal. Michelle and her staff brightened my day every time I went. I truly cannot say enough about my wonderful experience at APT! If you want to return to your life before your injury, YOU MUST GO TO MICHELLE AND APT!

I was in an accident in July and released from the rehab hospital in October. I wanted to find a therapist that was close by so I could eventually walk there because I can’t drive. Atlantic picked me up with Lyft, and I was able to ride up the staircase to the therapy room. It’s bright, clean and pleasant, and administrator GeorgeAnn is very nice. Michele and her PTs worked well with me to improve my condition quickly.
My doctor was surprised at how much progress I made in one month, and it looks like I have avoided ACL and PCL surgery. Next month if my progress continues, he’ll see if I can avoid getting meniscus surgery too. He said that the small places with personal service are the best, and now I can see why. RESULTS!

I came to Dr. Michelle for a neck sprain after a car accident and chronic plantar fascitiis in my foot. My first impression of the office was great. Its clean and modern. Street parking was easy to find. The administrative staff was friendly and helpful figuring out all of my insurance coverage. But best of all, was Dr. Michelle. She did a full exam the first day and began treatment. I would say I felt at least 50% better after I left that day. In a few sessions, my pain was gone! I couldn’t believe it because I’ve been struggling with the foot problem for a while now. I would recommend Atlantic Physical Therapy to anyone with pain. Skilled physical therapists like her are hard to find.

So here’s the thing. I injured my hip 2 years ago, and it’s limited my level of activity ever since. Running, Mountain Biking, playing football were all part of my usual repertoire, but since my injury, I wasn’t able to do those activities without pain and without a fear in the back of my mind that I would worsen my injury.
Docta Michelle changed everything.
In just 3 weeks, Michelle has helped me strengthen my hip and increased my range of motion and I feel fantastic!
I dusted off my bike the other day and took a ride down to Main St. Manayunk and then UP LEVERINGTON AVE. without any pain. Anyone who knows how steep those Manayunk hills are will understand how big of a deal that is. With the help of Docta Michelle and friends I’m getting back to my old level of activity. Life is good.
«Stronger than yesterday,
Docta Michelle made the pain go away,
Now my psoas pain ain’t killing me no more,
I’m stronger!»

Atlantic has helped me with so many of my injuries! Plantar fascitis, knee problems, shoulder pain… the list goes on. Michelle and her staff always manage to ease my pain and teach me effective exercises to feel better! I especially love the graston technique! it’s amazing what a little bit of PT can do!

This is by far the best PT office, particularly Dr. Friedman. She can pin point the problem and knows exactly how to fix it. I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

Michelle and Roe are awesome and are great pt and its a great location for me nice clean place also.

Atlantic is a excellent place for all your physical therapy needs. The staff is friendly and professional .I enjoy my time there. Thank you and keep up the good work everyone !!

I had been to the other Atlantic location last summer (which was great (, but chose the South Philly location when I needed some booster sessions for my back because of their convenient location. Michelle and her attentive staff have been amazing. They make me feel comfortable, and it feels like they are truly listening to me when I describe what is going on with my pain. I always look forward to going to PT, and I will be sad when I no longer need to go! When I do stop, I will have a lot of good exercises to continue at home to make sure the pain stays away. The office is clean and attractive. The music is never too loud, and they even play the Phillies game when it is on! If you are looking for a comfortable and trustworthy staff to take care of your physical therapy needs, look no further!

When I tore my ACL, of course I used Unilocal as one of my resources to find a physical therapist. I needed PT both pre and post-​surgery and initially I was going to try to do it with Novacare at the same location as the Rothman doctor I was seeing in their complex by the stadiums in South Philly. However, they said it would take over a week before I could even get an appointment for an evaluation and time was ticking for me to get my knee in better shape prior to surgery. Atlantic was more flexible and was able to get me in the next day for an eval and my first session. Also, they were much more conveniently located right off of East Passyunk Ave.
I had some trouble getting pre-​approved for PT through my insurance. Luckily, the receptionist Erica went to bat for me and stayed on my insurance company until I was approved. She’s always been great to work with; helpful with making appointments and flexible in how and when I pay my co-​pays. (Since you’re going so often, PT co-​pays add up!)
The office is basically brand new; only about 2 years old. It’s nice, well lit and modern inside. It’s important for a PT office to be nice because you end up spending a lot of time there.
From the beginning I worked with Michelle as well as with one of her students, Jackie. They are both attentive and professional; focused on your goals and guiding you through structured exercises to reach them.
What I didn’t expect about PT is how social it can be at times. Ultimately you end up spending up to an hour with the therapist multiple days a week. And sometimes you end up running into the same people who are also receiving therapy over and over. You end up becoming friendly with some people and it actually makes for a really nice atmosphere. But, in the end, I think this happens because Michelle is such a nice person. At the same time she is focused on your goals she is also calm, pleasant and easy to approach and ask questions.
When Michelle was away for vacation, another therapist Dave filled in and he was equally professional. He was really good at getting your techniques down perfectly to maximize the benefit you got for your exercises.
Overall, highly recommended.

Best PT!!! Great location, staff and service :)