Allen patients typically drive to us for services rather than convenience, StemWave, MLS cold laser, non-surgical spinal decompression, and pharmacist-led functional nutrition are not widely available, and 20 to 25 minutes west on Exchange Parkway or Bethany is a reasonable trade for them.
The other draw is hockey. The Allen Community Ice Rink and the Allen Americans mean a real hockey population, and both of our doctors are hockey players, Dr. Hasheen trained at Team USA's developmental camp in 2004 and worked with UNT Hockey.
Hockey injuries, understood by hockey players
Hockey produces an injury profile that a lot of clinicians never see enough of to recognize quickly. Hip impingement and labral irritation from the skating stride, groin and adductor strains, low back pain from the flexed skating posture, and shoulder injuries from board contact.
Dr. Hasheen Lad still plays weekly and has worked with UNT Hockey. When a goalie comes in with hip pain from butterfly mechanics, or a forward with a groin that keeps re-pulling, the conversation starts at a different level than it would somewhere that sees one hockey player a year.
Allen ISD and Eagle Stadium athletics
Allen's football program and the broader athletic department produce the injury volume you would expect. Football brings contact injuries, low back pain in linemen, and shoulder problems in throwers and receivers. We also see the full range of club sport athletes across Allen.
For competitive high school athletes, we prioritize honest timelines. We will tell you when something needs rest and when it needs better mechanics, and we would rather lose a visit than clear someone early into a re-injury.
Chronic pain that has stopped responding
A large share of the patients who drive from Allen have already tried closer options. Chronic tendinopathy, shoulder, elbow, patellar tendon, plantar fascia, is a degenerative problem, not an inflammatory one, which is exactly why rest and anti-inflammatories keep producing temporary relief and immediate recurrence.
StemWave and MLS laser address the degenerative side by restarting a stalled repair response. Combined with progressive loading, that is the combination that resolves tendon problems people have carried for years.
Allen neighborhoods we serve
- Twin Creeks
- Bethany Lakes
- Watters Crossing
- Star Creek
- Cottonwood Bend
- Montgomery Farm
Near Allen landmarks
- Allen Event Center
- Eagle Stadium
- Watters Creek
- Celebration Park
- Allen Community Ice Rink
- The Village at Allen
Directions from Allen to our Frisco office
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From Allen, take Exchange Parkway or Bethany Drive west to the Dallas North Tollway, then south to Legacy Drive.
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From Twin Creeks or Watters Creek, Bethany Drive west is generally fastest.
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From north Allen, Stacy Road west to the Tollway also works well.
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Typical drive time is 20 to 25 minutes.
Allen patient questions
Do you treat hockey players?
Extensively. Dr. Hasheen Lad plays hockey weekly, trained at Team USA's developmental camp, and has worked with UNT Hockey. Hip, groin, low back, and shoulder injuries from skating and contact are a familiar presentation for us.
Why would I drive from Allen instead of going somewhere closer?
For most routine care, you probably should go closer. Our Allen patients generally come for StemWave, MLS cold laser, non-surgical decompression, or the sports and hockey experience, services and expertise that are not widely available.
How do I get there from Allen?
Exchange Parkway or Bethany Drive west to the Dallas North Tollway, then south to the Legacy Drive exit and head west. Typically 20 to 25 minutes.
