BY ROB MORRIS
ADDRESS: 11521 S. Western Avenue, Suite A PHONE: 405-809-8655 WEBSITE: ptcentral.org HOURS: Saturday & Sunday Closed Monday 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wed. – Fri. 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Physical Therapy Central of Moore “I opened Physical Therapy Central of Moore in 2014, so we’ve been going strong for seven years now,” said Shockley. “We just outgrew our space and needed more private treatment rooms. We’ve just recently moved into this great new space over on Western, and we’re excited to be a part of the Moore community still.”
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ake Shockley’s passion for physical therapy was born while he was a student at the University of Oklahoma.
“I was in undergrad and studying to be an accountant,” said Shockley. “I went to observe a physical therapist in Norman and watched them, sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with a patient, helping them work out in a therapy setting, and it just sort of clicked for me.” Shockley says he was captivated by the deep investment of time that came through helping patients with the rehabilitation of various physical issues. “Simply put, it was the fact that you got to spend an hour, sometimes two hours, two or even three times a week with these folks,” said Shockley. “If you think about it, that’s pretty significant compared to other health care providers.”
cation, injections, even surgery, and you’re still having issues,” said Shockley. “We would refer you to the Pain Squad. Obviously, there’s traditional physical therapy, but we also dive into neuroscience education to help a patient understand exactly why they’re hurting and how to overcome that pain.”
Shockley says he and his staff work with a One of the secrets to the growth and success of Physical Therapy Central is their com- wide variety of patients, from high school athletes to older patients recovering from various passionate approach to rehabilitation. orthopedic surgeries. “We really do empathize with our patients “Our biggest heading would be orthopeand are very focused on walking through their challenges with them,” said Shockley. “At dics,” said Shockley. “So, we do see your typthe end of the day, our goal is for them to be ical strain, sprains, and injuries along with nuself-empowered to overcome the injuries or merous amounts of post-operative patients. challenges they’re facing. So, it becomes pret- Chronic pain is a big one, also. One in three ty natural for us to walk alongside them and people have ongoing pain after an injury, and support as friends, as well as providing excel- that’s after the tissue heals.” lent physical therapy.” You don’t need a doctor’s referral to see a Physical Therapy of Moore patients will find physical therapist, so Shockley encourages a whole range of treatment options, from the anyone recovering from an injury or experitraditional to more innovative techniques like encing chronic pain to reach out to Physical virtual reality. One of the more unique offer- Therapy of Moore to book an appointment ings found at Physical Therapy Central of and get an initial assessment. Moore is “The Pain Squad.” It integrates physical therapy, behavioral health, and innovative technology solutions to provide an effective, science-based path for people experiencing chronic pain.
That passion ultimately led to him joining Physical Therapy Central in 2011. Shockley “If you have onopened the Moore location in 2014, and it is going pain and now one of more than 30 sites the group opyou’ve tried medierates across the state.
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