Testimonials

“Ellen is a true miracle worker-I came to her two weeks before the Philadelphia Marathon (my first) with a calf strain. Despite my doubts as to whether I would be able to run, she had me ready for the race after a few sessions. Ellen is a very skilled PT, a good listener and overall wonderful person. I highly recommend her services to anyone looking for this kind of treatment.”

— Russell

“I highly recommend Ellen. Prior to meeting her, I continued to struggle to regain full strength in my left arm from an injury last year. Ellen took the time to listen to my goals and asked thoughtful questions about my overall health. She then introduced me to some additional exercises and suggested dry needling as an option to speed my recovery. After four weekly sessions of exercise and treatment, and a one month follow up session, I can honestly say my golf swing has returned to what it is prior to my injury. I feel great and am getting more restful sleep.”

— William

"I always look forward to going to my appointment with Ellen. No matter what body parrt bothers me, Ellen always knows how to make it better. Her knowledge and ability to listen and evaluate is outstanding! I highly recommend Essence Physical Therapy to help you get back to living a full and pain free life!”

-Donna

“I have been working with Ellen using traditional PT on and off for several years. Without a doubt, she is the best PT I have ever worked with and I have used many over the years. She gave me back back/hip mobility and functionality that I thought was lost for good and improved shoulder movement that I hadn’t been able to achieve with standard PT in well over a decade. In total, I went to 6 or 7 sessions but the improvement was dramatic after 3 and kept getting better. I have never felt better and won’t go back to traditional PT. She is truly a skilled and talented therapist who continues to incorporate new therapies as they become available to address the needs of her patients.”

-Karen

“As a personal trainer, I have been submerged in every aspect of health and wellness for quite some time. Playing D1 college football gave me the opportunity to be around and experience services that are not readily available to the general population. Ellen provides several of those services every session we are together. I have never been around a professional that is equally knowledgable, accessible, and consistent in as many areas as Dr. McAliney. Being introduced to services such as dry needling and corrective physical therapy has changed the way I view general wellness, and has even allowed for me to implement tools into my own scope of practice. Before discovering Dr. McAliney, I had consistently moderate to high pain every waking moment of the day…now it has become an afterthought. I genuinely look forward to every upcoming session and will absolutely continue to raise my voice for Ellen every chance I can!”

-Brandon