Bowie
Bowie
Monday 7am – 7:30pm
Tuesday 7am – 7:30pm
Wednesday 7am – 6pm
Thursday: 10am – 7:30pm
Friday: 7am – 3pm
Saturday & Sunday Closed
Physical Therapy in Bowie, MD
About Us
Our mission
Since our founding, we have aimed to provide each one of our patients with a unique physical therapy experience that exceeds their expectations. In a larger scope, we aim to bolster the health and wellness of our local Bowie community by providing exceptional care and physical health education. We will keep working toward this goal until we become our community’s most trusted provider of musculoskeletal treatment and education.
Our services
- Arthritis.
- Back pain.
- Joint pain.
- Knee sprains and ligament tears.
- Plantar fasciitis.
- Rotator cuff injuries.
- Elbow tendinitis (golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow).
- Lymphedema.
- Whiplash.
- Chronic neck pain.
- Headaches.
- TMJ dysfunction.
- Ankle sprains.
- Achilles tendinitis.
- Shin splints.
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Post-surgical care for the spine, knee and shoulder.
- Hip bursitis.
- Multiple sclerosis.
- Fibromyalgia.
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS).
- Pelvic pain/pelvic floor dysfunction.
- Incontinence.
Our specialty services
- General orthopedics.
- Fall/balance training.
- Vestibular therapy.
- Concussion therapy.
- Neurotherapy (CVA, Parkinson’s, MS).
Insurances accepted*
- Automobile insurance.
- Aetna.
- Amerigroup.
- Carefirst-Blue Cross Blue Shield plans.
- Cigna.
- Coventry.
- GEHA.
- Johns Hopkins Employee Health Plan.
- MAMSI.
- Maryland Medicaid.
- Medicare.
- Multiplan.
- PHCS.
- Priority Partners.
- Tricare Standard & Prime.
- United Healthcare.
- United Healthcare Community Plan.
- US Family.
- Workers’ compensation.
*If we do not participate with your insurance but your plan has out-of-network benefits, we will gladly submit claims on your behalf
Our Team
Darshana Boricha
Regional Director/Physical Therapist
Crofton/Bowie
Dr. Darshana Boricha started practicing Physical Therapy after she completed her Bachelors in Physical Therapy from Mumbai, India in 2015. She worked in an inpatient facility as she wanted to learn more about rehabilitation for post operative conditions. She went on to practice in an Outpatient Orthopedic and Sports facility for 1 year where she got a chance to work with different sports and musculoskeletal disorders. She also was the lead Physical Therapist for the Great India Marathon, and other sports teams in India.
Dr. Boricha completed her Doctor in Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University, California in 2017 where she also got a chance to practice under her DPT program director. She moved to Maryland in 2019 and started working in an Outpatient Physical Therapy clinic where she worked with all age populations and extensively worked on treating Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular conditions. She also loves treating the Pediatric population.
Darshana also completed an 8 day Mulligan Mobilization program to enhance her hands-on skills to treat patients with spinal and joint related conditions.
In her free time, she loves to explore new places and has a bucket list of visiting at least 3 new places every year.
Renee Nyarko Eluma
Physical Therapist
Bowie
For the past 15 years, Dr. Renee Eluma has provided comprehensive treatment to her patients using a wide variety of manual therapy techniques complimented by exercise to help patients return to a healthy lifestyle. All treatments that she utilizes incorporates functional activity and movements to ensure that the patient’s functional goals are addressed. She is also a strong proponent of patient education to assist each patient in their transition to independent management of their impairments. She enjoys treating a variety of orthopedic injuries, especially those involving the shoulders, knees and ankles. She spent 4 years volunteering her time to the Washington DC Divas, a professional women’s tackle football team, where she provided sports PT assessment and treatment to help players return to the field. In 2014, Dr. Renee Eluma opened the second Forever Fit outpatient physical therapy facility in Bowie, Maryland. Since then, she has assisted in the opening of two additional clinics with Forever Fit Physical Therapy. Recently, she was named one of Maryland’s 2019 Top Doctors in the Physical Therapy Category.
In her spare time, Dr. Renee Eluma enjoys spending time with her husband and two young girls. She volunteers her time to a non-profit organization that raises money to provide hospital and school supplies to villages in her family’s home country of Ghana, West Africa. Her favorite pastimes include traveling, meeting new people, cheering for all the Washington DC area home teams, especially the Washington Redskins.
Mario Alexander
Physical Therapist
Bowie
Dr. Mario Alexander received his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from North Central College in Naperville, IL. He then went on to earn his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Austin, TX in 2024. After suffering a season ending injury playing basketball and going through a long stent of physical therapy, this experience led him to develop a passion for not only the rehabilitation process, but he loved the atmosphere and the environment as well. He enjoys working and interacting with a variety of patients in the orthopedic setting to help them reach their goals of returning to their prior level of function. Outside of working, he enjoys working out, watching sports, trying new foods, and spending time with family.