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professional physical therapists Recognizing the need employers have to get injured workers seen and treated promptly and effectively, First Physical Therapy was founded to bring fully operational outpatient physical therapy clinics to the Columbia area. FPT has clinics operating in Northeast Columbia, Lexington, Batesburg-Leesville and Camden, S.C.

An Overview of First Physical Therapy

First Physical Therapy (FPT) was started in 2002 with one facility located in Northeast Columbia, S.C., by Jitendra Mehta, president and owner of the corporation. On the strength of Mehta's 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, FPT has grown into four locations:

Northeast Columbia
Camden
Lexington
Batesburg/Leesville.

First Physical Therapy provides excellent patient care and promotes wellbeing. FPT looks at the bigger picture. Our methods help us formulate the simplest, most effective ways to target pain so we can successfully eliminate it from our patients’ lives.

First Physical Therapy prides itself in the success of these jointly formulated treatment plans in targeting pain as well as decreasing recovery time.

With four convenient locations, flexibility, easy access and speedy appointment turnaround,
First Physical Therapy makes eliminating pain stress-free and simple.

therapeutic exercise services Recognizing the need employers have to get injured workers seen and treated promptly and effectively, First Physical Therapy was founded to bring fully operational outpatient physical therapy clinics to the Columbia area. FPT has clinics operating in Northeast Columbia, Lexington, Batesburg-Leesville and Camden, S.C.

FPT specialized in outpatient orthopedic physical therapy and takes pride in providing comprehensive treatment of work-related injuries in order to get patients functioning as quickly as possible.

We can typically see patients within 24 to 48 hours and often are able to work patients in on the same day. Our clinics have convenient parking and easy in-out access, making it simple for patients to get the treatment they need.

People

James Mullenax
James Mullenax is the clinical director for our Camden office. James believes in manual approach and also has started a golf conditioning program at this clinic. He is focusing his approach on the spine, and has also been trained by Tom Boers, P.T., FAAOMPT, who is one of the world’s leading physical therapists treating professional golfers and top political figures, including a past U.S. president. It is this training combined with all of the other courses he has taken that allows James to work well with a variety of surgery and accident patients. James received a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Columbus State University in Columbus, Ga. He completed graduate work, earning a Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy from North Georgia College and State University.

Sheetal Rathod
Sheetal Rathod is the clinical director for our Northeast office. Sheetal takes a manual approach with her patients and includes myofascial release techniques and mobilizations in much of her work as well as therapeutic exercises. This manual approach has allowed her to work with patients with neck and back pain along with most orthopedic conditions. Sheetal is a graduate of the University of Pune in Pune, India, where she received her degree in Physical Therapy.

Tony Brundage
Tony Brundage is the clinical director in the Lexington and Batesburg/Leesville offices. He is our most experienced therapist, with more than 15 years of experience. He managed several other clinics before settling here at First Physical Therapy. He also served 14 years in the U.S. Army prior to receiving his Bachelor of Science from the Medical University of South Carolina, cum laude.

Andrea Robinson
Andrea is a physical therapist in our Lexington office. Her treatment methods combine manual therapy and therapeutic exercise. She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and attended Saint Francis University. Andrea graduated magna cum laude in 2002 with a Master of Physical Therapy. She worked as the director of an outpatient physical therapy clinic for eight years in Pennsylvania before moving to Lexington, S.C., in January 2011.