Dr. Sami Hijazin.

Some recoveries do not happen in six visits

If your condition is neurological, or your injury is complicated, someone has already told you to be patient. That is easier to hear than to live.

Sami works well in exactly that stretch: the part after the quick fixes stop working, where progress is real but slow and what you need most is someone who stays interested.

How he works

Sami is a licensed physical therapist with experience across outpatient and hospital-based rehabilitation. He has worked with patients through neurological conditions including Parkinson’s disease, stroke, Huntington’s disease and multiple sclerosis, and with orthopedic and sports-related conditions.

He combines movement, exercise and patient education, because he would rather you understand your own recovery than follow instructions you were never given a reason for.

He values communication and empathy, and he starts from your goals and your perspective. His aim is to keep you encouraged and building toward long-term progress rather than chasing a quick fix.

Credentials and focus

• PT, DPT, licensed physical therapist
• Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of St. Augustine, Austin
• Undergraduate education, University of Oklahoma
• Neurological rehabilitation, including Parkinson’s disease
• Sports orthopedic injuries and return-to-activity care
• Performance-based rehabilitation

What to expect if you see Sami

One-on-one with a licensed physical therapist, every visit.

He starts with what you are trying to get back to, then builds an individualized plan pointed at it. He will tell you plainly what the road looks like, including the parts that take time.

Start the process

If you have been putting this off because the timeline felt too long to be worth it, that was a fair call with the information you had. You can get better information.

Schedule an appointment and let Sami walk you through what recovery would actually involve.

More on this kind of care: neurological rehabilitation in Richardson.