About

Dr. Haslam comes from a diverse clinical background with experience in home health care, outpatient neurological rehab, vestibular rehab(VRT), sports rehab, and outpatient orthopedics.

Dr. Haslam is a graduate of Drexel University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Prior to his graduation from Drexel, Dr. Haslam worked as a personal trainer after receiving his Bachelors in Exercise Science from West Chester University where he graduated with honors. During his time personal training he worked with basketball players and recreational athletes.

Dr. Haslam’s passion for Physical Therapy arose from assisting his father throughout the years who has Multiple Sclerosis (MS). He noticed the positive effect Physical Therapy had on his father’s life every time he had a hospitalization or a flare-up of his MS which helped him get back to his prior level of function. He also noted the dramatic impact Physical Therapy had on his own life when he was dealing with either injuries from basketball or the gym. He saw the influence physical therapy can have on people’s lives and how physical therapists really get to know patients while seeing them achieve their goals. Through his life experience and assisting his father, Dr. Haslam has realized that in order to help patients get better and be able to do the things they want to do they must challenge themselves and be challenged which is what both his dizzy patients and high-level athletes need. To do this he gives his patients the right challenges they need to improve and feel better quickly. He inspires patients to achieve things they might not think were possible and they come away with less pain, improved function, and knowledge they can utilize to continue to improve on their own. Dr. Haslam believes that an exceptional physical therapy experience must include individualized one-to-one attention, compassion, communication, education, expertise, and trust; which are all tenets of how Dr. Haslam chooses to practice.

During his time at Drexel, Dr. Haslam worked on a research project which focused on how to better understand chronic pain, its effect on the body, and best practice for treating individuals with this condition to which he has experience with. While also at Drexel, Dr. Haslam recognized his special interest in treating patients with dizziness/vestibular conditions, balance problems, and neurologic conditions and gained valuable experience treating these conditions when he rotated at St. Luke’s specialty outpatient neurological rehab in Bethlehem to which he specializes in treating these types of patients today along with treating sports/orthopedic conditions.

For patients suffering from dizziness, whether acute or chronic, Dr. Haslam’s experience is unparalleled. He has treated patients from the University of Pennsylvania’s Balance Center for various forms of dizziness, particularly 3PD/PPPD/Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness of which Dr. Haslam is an expert in treating, in addition to Vestibular Migraine and Meniere’s disease. In regards to patients seeking treatment for Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness, Dr. Haslam has treated multiple patients from different states outside of Pennsylvania such as Delaware, South Carolina, New York, and other cities surrounding the Philadelphia area.

After graduating from Drexel, Dr. Haslam started practicing as a home care therapist in Philadelphia where he saw and treated many individuals with complex post-surgical, orthopedic, and neurological conditions. After his time in home care, he transitioned into the outpatient setting where he currently enjoys and excels in treating patients with both orthopedic and neurological conditions including his special interests in treating patients with dizziness/balance problems and sports injuries/orthopedic conditions.

Dr. Haslam takes a multifaceted and individualized treatment approach with each patient where he helps guide patients and their families in managing simple and complex conditions to which he helps guide them to encompassing holistic care with. Whether patients are considering surgery, cortisone injections, or managing new or chronic orthopedic injuries possibly within the context of a degenerative neuro-muscular condition or are newly diagnosed with a neuro-degenerative condition and unsure what long term practical planning looks like, Dr. Haslam is there to help support, educate, and answer as many questions as he can to help his patients live their best life. Lastly, given Dr. Haslam's dynamic background with weightlifting, sports rehab, and basketball he is able to better understand the needs and demands of both the recreational and high-level athlete and give them more than simply cookie-cutter Physical Therapy found in so-called PT-mills.

When not treating patients, you can catch Dr. Haslam pulling up for a jumpshot in an intense game of basketball, weight-lifting in the gym, spending time with loved ones, planning the next adventure with his wife, and continuously learning more so he can best serve his patients.