03/24/2026
It's time for another !
"I suffered injury to my shoulder in April and endured much pain and loss of motion (due to pain and muscle weakness) until surgery in November. Dr. Jordan Stanley performed a 'reverse' shoulder replacement after determining too much rotator cuff damage existed and could not be salvaged.
I began therapy with Ascend 11 days after initial surgery and made progress every day thereafter. I had discussed such surgery with others prior to my own, including family members, who had experienced varying types of shoulder surgery and all were adamant that pain was 'coming for me' at some point-probably in therapy.
I, however, have not experienced any pain-especially in therapy-and I attribute this to the professional and caring skills of all of the Ascend staff. Yes, I was both apprehensive and anxious about the 'pain coming for me' but kept an open mind to the therapy process and followed the therapist's instructions.
The experience at Ascend was a revelation for me. From the first day until 'graduation' a personal touch was apparent and continued throughout my therapy process.
Each step of progress was explained beforehand and all my questions answered. As the fear and expectation of 'coming' pain subsided I was able to better focus on my daily progress. Although the progress was not constant from day-to-day it was still progress. On those times when I felt little or no progress was made my therapist could explicitly point out progress where I could see none-and, such, motivated me also.
Each session was a very positive time for me-both in progress and motivation-due to the staff's professional and caring attitude of my condition. I cannot emphasize enough how Ascend's whole staff contributed to my recovery.
From early on, working my shoulder to gain as much range of motion as could be recovered and then moving to strength building, the staff guided me to a level of success that do not expect to attain.
My progress forward is completely based on the foundational therapy I received at Ascend from the very skilled, knowledgeable and caring staff.
Ascend-Thank you so much for all you did." Gordon, Longview
