Rizza Joseph Pt

I’m a 60 year old lady who had a long-​gone ACL replaced 4 years ago with a transplanted Achilles tendon. For this surgery, the rehab is key! Joe did an amazing job. Always patient and friendly, but very focused, Joe was a vital partner in recovering the use of my knee.
I am now climbing up and down stairs no problem, after being unable to do so for 30 years. Thanks Joe!
When my knee started clicking and grinding after the surgery, my famous surgeon was completely unhelpful. But Joe carefully, and strategically, stretched out some binding muscles and tendons, and the grinding stopped.
And Joe has nice young people training under him as his assistants, with a great lady at the front desk, so the whole team is great. I highly recommend.

Joe Rizza and his staff are great. After getting my knee wrecked in martial arts, he taught me how to walk without my ACL and rebuild the adjoining muscles. After my ACL replacement, it was pretty routine to get me walking as soon as possible, Great knowledge of the body, how it works and breaks. Great demeanor and gets you up and running“pardon pun” fast

Joe Rizza is the absolute best! More informed and the best teacher of rehab anyone could ask for. If you really want to know why… ASK JOE!

When i had a date for knee surgery, I was given a list of rehab places; I chose this one since it was close to home. Then talked to a friend who was going after knee surgery. She said that Johann was the therapist who worked with knees. So I was surprised when Joe introduced himself & began our first session. It didn’t take long to realize I was in good hands. (I was also told by two friends that PT would be painful, so I was pleased to hear that the therapists were not into pain! I told my friends after the first session, I had a «happy knee»!) Joe also worked with me after shoulder surgery that I had after finishing with rehab for my knee. Again more than pleased with Joe’s skill and knowledge of how the body works. I personally enjoyed Joe and the two young assistants. If i ever need more PT, I certainly would return to Orthopedic Sports and spine Rehabilitation Center for it has been a most positive experience and I would recommend it to my friends.
Marion M.

I’ve been to OSSRC 3 times over the past 10 years for different bulging disc problems. Joe is incredible. He’s taught me what triggers my back and neck pain and what to do in my everyday life to eliminate symptoms. If I do my exercises, get in and out of cars, chairs and bed the way he taught me, and exercise with my anatomy in mind, i am pain free.
Joe, you ROCK!

I will never go back to him.
Two main problems:
A) They started me off with one therapist for 2 weeks (Sam) because the regular therapist that they were going to assign me to (Joe Rizza) was on vacation. If they had told me this from the beginning, I would have waited two weeks to start with Joe. However, *no one told me*. Sam, who I wasn’t so sure I liked, mentioned that he lived in CO, but I thought he was only living there in the summer or something.
When they did the switch to Joe, I was pretty upset. I’ve had pain for most of my life, and I know from experience that I can’t just work with just anyone. I had just gotten in sync with Sam, and then they just swapped out who I was working with — no warning. Joe claimed that he and Sam would do the same things, which was bullshit. Joe was now the fourth therapist I’ve worked with, and the only who who never tried doing any type of active release work on my spine for my lower back pain.
Essentially, my insurance & I paid for me to come in and do the basic exercises in front of him, and then have electro-​stim on my lower back. I can exercise at home. I don’t have anyone to do active release techniques on me at home.
B) On top of that, I got a «If you don’t do exactly as I say, I can’t work with you» lecture from Joe. That was the last day before my scrip ran out. Powertripping with me never works. Neither does my therapist not partnering with me to understand what works with my particular case. My case is going to be different from the next person’s case, etc. There will be some similarities; however, there are also going to be differences you need to tailor your therapy to.
I’m sure Joe expected my scrip to be renewed and I would be back. Instead, my back doctor & I decided after this it would be best for me to do home PT for 6 weeks and see how that went. Once I left OSSRC and Joe Rizza’s 2x/​week care, my back pain diminished much more quickly than it had when I was working with him. Even if we do decide to renew my PT scrip, I will be going elsewhere.

I used to go to this location, and specifically to Joe Rizza about two years back! Hopefully the fact that I am a posting review after almost two years shows how impressed and thankful I am to him for my recovery.
I had severe leg pain — diagnosed as Myofascial pain (sp?) — and the doctors had put me on all kinds of medications! One of the doctors referred me to Joe and I am glad I went there. He is good at what he does, is careful in his treatment and is always patient in answering your questions … and that is a huge plus, specially when you are in pain. This location has good support staff too. If needed, I won’t hesitate to go to him again or recommend his to others.