Minh-Tam Tran

This is the second time in two years that I have been treated by Minh Tam Tran at the Kinatex clinic in downtown Montreal for physiotherapy after suffering torn rotator cuff tendons each time. The first time, in late 2020, the tear was complete but only involved one of the 4 tendons comprising the rotator cuff. That was the good news; the ‘bad’—that it would take a lot of time and perseverance to regain full strength and usage of my arm again--was not so bad after all. I started working with Minh Tam Tran on a an exercise program designed to progressively strengthen the other muscles around the torn tendon and by April-May 2021 my right arm was 100% back to normal! This time, however, after I dislocated my left shoulder by falling on a patch of ice this winter in March 2022, I now have three completely torn (and irreparable) tendons in my left arm. After an initial scan and an MRI at the hospital, the prognosis was uncertain, and Minh was concerned enough to refer me to Dr. Heron at the Kinatex clinic for further evaluation. With multiple tears and lots of muscular atrophy, Dr Heron still felt that, with a long-term program of physiotherapy over many more months (not weeks) concentrating on training and repurposing the deltoid muscle, I should optimistically be able to regain quite a lot of normal usage in the arm. I am continuing to work with Minh in tandem with Dr. Heron, and after three months of steady physiotherapy with Minh, both he and Dr. Heron have noticed real progress. I have all the confidence in Minh’s patient, intuitive and sure guidance that I had the first time around. He knows what needs to be done; proceeds cautiously but steadily with the more advanced exercises to increase muscular strength; and pushes me to go that extra inch that he knows I can do. I have every expectation for an excellent recovery. Many thanks to all of you at Kinatex.