By Matt Browning

Kody Neel of Maize South was chosen as the Advanced Physical Therapy Athlete of the Month for June. Neel completely tore his ACL during his first soccer game of the season last fall and had a small avulsion fracture of the patella using a quad tendon graft to repair.

Neel said he was pleased with Advanced PT and the work they did to build his knee back up.

“I liked the pool and being able to see my leg as we were working,” Neel said. “My mom liked that they were compassionate but firm about the work I had to do, and didn’t stop just because it was hard for me.”

Neel said there was one particular exercise that he liked the most.

“Early on I felt the straight leg raises were most helpful because I needed to learn to do that just to even get out of bed,” Neel said. “Later when I was working on strength, the clam shells and single leg squats were helpful.”

If he were to recommend Advanced PT, Neel said he would talk about the relationship they have with their patients.