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 Hi, my name is Jake Hazewinkel, I am 30 years old, and I live in Naples, Florida. I have always been in sports growing up, and I have always had the desire to stay in shape, but was never really a runner. However, several years ago I was looking for a new hobby to keep me healthy and in shape. I saw an advertisement for a local 5k race. I ended up signing up, running the race and have been running ever since. Last year I ventured into triathlons as well. The 2nd Olympic Distance Triathlon was the AmeliaMan Triathlon at Fernandina Beach, Fl on October 17th, 2010. I had an awesome race, annihilating my previous Olympic distance time by over an hour. It was definitely one of my greatest performances in a race. However, unfortunately, about an hour after the race my left foot developed a severe pain whenever I would step  down. I was suppose to jump right into marathon training the next week, so I was extremely worried. I had my foot x-rayed by a podiatrist, and the doctor did not see any signs of a break or crack in the foot. He instructed me to just stay off of it for a few days. I followed the instructions, and a week later I attempted to go for a run, and the pain immediately came back to my foot. I decided at that point maybe  I should talk to a sports doctor instead of a podiatrist. I came across Jaffe Sports Medicine in Naples, Fl. Dr. Jaffe examined my foot and referred me to his physical therapy department. Over the course of a couple of weeks we would see how it healed. I informed him that I was eager to get back on my feet as quickly as possible as I had several races coming up. I had a Half Marathon in Panama City about a month after the time I saw Dr. Jaffe. He was optimistic that I could run that race. I believe I had 6 or 7 sessions where Malinda, my main physical therapist, would perform several modes of therapy. After a couple of weeks, my foot was feeling better and I was able to start running again, and gradually build up my distances. I was able to participate in the Panama City Half Marathon and I ran the race with no pain in my foot at all. For that I am super thankful to the Jaffe Sports Medicine crew including Dr. Jaffe, Malinda, Amy, Mandy, Tonya and Stephanie. The Panama City half marathon was a slow time, as I had only been back on my feet for a couple of weeks. When I ran the Naples Daily News Half Marathon on January 16, 2011, my goal was to beat my personal record of 1:48:32. I ended up not only beating my best time in a half marathon, but I beat it by over 6 minutes, and finished with time of 1:42:08!! I have never been more excited after a race ever. That was definitely the best race of my life. And the great news is, I had no pain whatsoever in my feet at all!

 Congratulations Jake !

Dr. Jaffe and Team,

"Thank you all so much for all your effort in healing my knee in time for my wedding and honeymoon trip. Everyone in the office was so helpful and flexible to fit me in for treatments so that I could enjoy my wedding day! Not only did I not have any pain or discomfort for my wedding, I was also able to hike the Inca Trail for 4 days with absolutely no problem; other than the altitude and rain.  I am very grateful to have been referred to your office and will always keep your team in mind should I have any further issues.  Thank you again for helping to make my wedding and honeymoon an amazing and extremely memorable experience."

-Kimberly Meszaros

 January 15, 2012

To the entire staff at Jaffe's Sports Medicine:

This thank you letter is long overdue but better late than never: thank you for your excellent care and kindness in treating my injuries this summer.

I went from being in extreme pain and spams virtually 24 hours a day, to being able to spar competitively in jiujiutsu and judo again.

I tried a number of physicians with little results before seeing Dr. Jaffe.  His careful evaluation and the coordination of the entire rehabilitation team was exactly what I needed.

My deepest thanks to Malinda Mueller:  thank you for your expertise, good humor, patience to answer my many questions and willingness to kick my butt into shape when I was feeling lazy in those difficult first months.

To Amy Wiggans, thank you for not only helping with my rehab but answering my endless questions regarding what to do in Naples, and for everything else that went beyond the call of duty.

To Stephanie, thanks for waking me up with you enthusiasn, and making the office a fun, HIGH energy enviornment.

To Jess and Cara, thank you for your friendly, thorough and patient care on the doctor's side.

You all mead a huge difference- THANKS

Steven Abood

Dear Peter,

It is difficult for me to put into words the extraordinary experience of physical rehabiliation at you facility.  The coordination and caring that was part of every session was phenomenal.  From the moment you walk in the door and are greeted by Stephanie until you walk out after Mandy has just onme mor exercise you know you are in a special place.  At any monent you're being guided by Bob or Melinda or Amy or Matt or one of your other staff members without missing a beat.

I know this is the result of a tremendous effort by all those involved.  It made rehabilitation after my third hip replacement a pleasure rather than a chore.  The result has been the best and most enjoyable golf for me in many years and the ability to travel and play ball with my grandchildren that was just impossible a year ago.

I cannot fail to mention the ability of Stephanie and your staff to accommodate my ever changing schedule of persona sln business events that made my appointments a miving target.  You are all to be congratulated.  Please accept my apology for name I have left out, I know there were a few.

With my sincerest regards,

Michael Lieberman