In summary, ES3 PT is a high quality therapy clinic that I've been a patient of for 8 months, and plan to go back for my next surgery recovery. I can't think of anyone I wouldn't recommend them to.
I am a 30 year-old male that has been to multiple therapy clinics after broken bones, multiple surgeries, knee pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, hip pain, and more. If you're serious about your recovery, ES3 PT is the place to go to.
When I think of a good clinic, I think of the following two factors: the staff and clinic space. Staff is broken down by therapists, therapy aides, and administrative staff. The clinic space is broken down by equipment, physical space, and amenities.
I will first write about my experiences with the staff. First are the therapists - Dr. Renee, Dr. Chelsea, Dr. Christin, and Dr. Heather.
When looking for a quality therapist, I look for a therapist that is knowledgeable, hands on, has good communication and "bedside manner", and is invested in your health. If you look at the profiles of the therapists on their website, you'll see that the therapists have many years of experience and have ample certifications (one being OCS Certified, which only about 5% of all PTs have.)
I have seen and been treated by each therapist, and can say that the quality of the staff can also be seen in each visit. Each visit includes 30 minutes of manual therapy, which can include manipulation of muscles, joint mobilization, joint mobilization, cupping, slide cupping (painful but good), Graston technique, taping, and much more. If you're not an avid visitor of physical therapy like myself, you'll know that this is difficult to find in a clinic. Each visit will also include the exercises that are provided by the therapists and overseen by the therapy aides. The exercises are functional, specific, made for each visit, and not just 3 sets of 20 for each exercise. The aides and PTs also watch to make sure you are doing your exercises correctly. ES3 doesn't kick you out to try and get as much money for as little time - they will give you ample exercises and will work with you as long (or as little) as you need. I'm usually at the clinic for about 1.5 hours, sometimes up to 2 hours during my visits. This isn't the case with everyone, I had a lot of exercises and took my recovery very seriously. Lastly, one's visit has the option of finishing with ice packs, heat packs, or an e-stim machine to help with recovery. Once you leave you can't forget your homework. They give you at-home exercises and have an app where you can view your exercises, watch videos on form, or even message your therapist.
Other staff include the aides and admin. The aides - Brea, Renee, Ayram (may have spelled her name wrong) are also knowledgeable, hands on, have good communication, and invested in your health as well. The admin, Jennifer or "Maca" is also worth mentioning.
Last is the physical space. There is a variety of equipment for your recovery. This includes weights, kettlebells, bands, pulley machines, medicine balls, marbles (yes marbles), cardio equipment, and much more. There are ample beds for the manual therapy and certain exercises that are cleaned regularly in between uses. In general the space is extremely clean, with equipment being sanitized between uses and masks worn in compliance with regulation (visited during the mask era of covid.) They also provide towels for each use as well.
What complaints do I have? A few. One - they don't have a location in Los Angeles. Two - I wish I found them earlier. Three - they get busy in the mornings from 9am-noon. However I've learned to visit them in the afternoon. Four - my insurance Cigna was not in-network at the time (I believe it may be different now.) However, they worked with me to make it affordable.
Lastly and most importantly - to wrap up my review of ES3 - I want to say that they made me enjoy my time there. Therapy is often a painful and long journey - but it is something I looked forward to every week, and look forward to going back to for my next surgery recovery. read more
