After completing a very positive & helpful physical therapy experience (with Alex & Jen PTs), I wanted to continue ongoing muscle strength training with Gretta Kirkby, personal trainer at SOL in Berkeley, which made for a seamless transition with continuity of care. Ive been seeing Gretta 2x/month for over a year and it has been so helpful in maintaining & complimenting the recovery progress I made in physical therapy. Gretta is like having a personal cheerleader who is very knowledgeable about your body! She tailors her exercises to your lifestyle, age, and abilities. I feel challenged but successful in doing the exercises. The hour flies by & I leave feeling positive & energized! Gretta gives you an exercise plan that you can do at home & adapts it over time. The exercises are well-planned & varied so there's always something new combined with repetition so you can do the routine at home & see your progress. Its helpful for me to have her to be "accountable" to. When I cant do the exercises for whatever reasons, Gretta is never judgement or critical & accepts people "where they are at"! I highly recommend Gretta Kirkby as a personal trainer & the positive vibe at SOL in Berkeley!! Tami B. read more

The team at SOL is personable, caring, and highly professional. If you live in Berkeley, CA, this is the place to go! Absolutely 100 stars!

Kind, friendly, competent folks, in a nice environment. Well located for shopping or restaurants on 4th Street.

The very best! If you do the work, this place will get you to your best self. Brilliant, professional, challenging, fun. Thank you, thank you: Jen, Alex, Josh, Gretta and Lajannette!! read more

This was my first experience with physical therapy, where I really felt like I achieved my goal. The therapists I worked with were Aaron and Alex and both of them were excellent. The entire team is super friendly and helpful. Strongly recommend! read more

This is a great facility, extremely, conveniently located, they offer free parking. All the positions and physicians assistance are wonderful, the office manager/owner is very involved, and all the staff are proud to work there. Really a pleasure to come for something that you wish you didn't have to. They also take insurance and are very flexible. Easy to set up appointments and very accommodating since they have so many attending physicians. I'm working with Danielle and Alexander and they are wonderful. read more

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I worked with Damian and Monica and I had an AMAZING experience. I didn't expect that PT could be so effective, while also fun and engaging. They helped me recover after an accident, as well as address some longer standing chronic issues I had from before my accident. By the time I was ready to "graduate" PT, I felt a had a whole toolkit of exercises and understanding of body mechanics that I'll continue to use and implement daily. PT really is the gift that keep on giving, and these two practitioners and true gems. Thanks for everything! -Emunah read more

I can't give Sol a review because I can't get anyone to call me back to make an actual appointment. Just get a centralized voicemail that says to leave a vm with certain personal information and then... crickets. I've been referred to go to this group by my doctor, but I can't get anything to happen. I really need to see a physical therapist for back issues, but alas, I can't make it happen. How I wish our medical system wasn't such a total disaster. read more

I've been treated for two difference PT needs and have been very impressed with the care given by my PTs, particularly, Aaron, Alex, Damien, and Judy, who were all very professional and recommended good exercises that made a difference. The therapy plans were adjusted and made more difficult as I progressed. The facility is easy to get to, with free parking, which makes it easy to come here. I would recommend the Berkeley facility for anyone needing PT. read more

First, I am not new to physical therapy. Unfortunately, I have had a number of injuries that were appropriate for physical therapy and I have been to many different clinics. I have been going to SOL in Berkeley for the past four months or so and can't say enough good things about this company. I am suffering from arthritis in my knees, and knee replacement surgery is "just around the corner". The staff is very caring and friendly. My two main guys are Alexander & Aaron, and they are each very competent and very thorough. Each offer slightly different aspects toward my healing process. I highly recommend SOL for your physical therapy needs. read more

Excellent service from the front reception desk to the actual physical therapy experience. You get excellent communication and service from Lala at the front desk as well as follow up notification text and accommodation to adjusting schedules. Alex, Andy, and Monica are very knowledgeable in their profession. They customize, address and target the therapy to address your specific needs, conditions and concerns. They explain everything in layman terms so you understand the impact of each specific tasks, what it addresses and expected results or outcomes. They provide you with tools, including a phone app that you can utilize on your own to continue to make improvements and maintain your benefits. I suffered with severe lower back pain and had to continue to provide support to my disabled wife which included heavy lifting while continuing with my therapy. They not only worked on addressing my back injury but taught me proper techniques, posture, etc., to use with my wife. They also focused my recovery to address my desire to golf again. 100 % Success! SOL Physical Therapy in Berkeley is First Class in Service, Professional Knowledge and Skills! read more

My assigned PT, Aaron, is very nice, knowledgeable , and sets realistic goals. He makes sure to challenge me but is very mindful of any pain I'm experiencing. The woman at the front desk is very friendly, funny, and efficient. Highly recommend. read more

I highly recommend SOL Physical Therapy in Berkeley on Fourth St. The facility is nice. I am working with Aaron and Damien. They are knowledgeable, understanding, listens to your concerns and recommends the appropriate therapy plan. I had hip replacement surgery and my recovery has been excellent under their guidance. My one comment is that it was hard to get in as quickly as I wanted and appointments are not always readily available. However, they make every attempt to accommodate your schedule. read more

Clean, well equipped, friendly and professional staff. Free parking and great location. What's not to love?

I wrote a negative review on this site on June 11, 2024. Someone from the main administrative office for SOL PT replied, said she was sorry, and asked me to email her. That was several days ago, and I have not received any reply in response to my email. I think SOL PT responded so it would look on this page like they were being responsive, but they never actually had any intention of communicating with me. As far as I am concerned this is another indication of what poor service they provide and how they don't care about their clients. read more

This was an amazing PT experience and I am sad that it's stopped. The space is spacious and inviting. The crew is very supportive and feels like a family. The doctors are extremely knowledgeable. I also had significant improvement and got the self guided activities to rehab on my own. Devin, Chris, Josh and team - thank you. read more

SOL in Berkeley is a very great facility - staff is friendly, the space is light and airy, and Danielle, the PT whom I have been seeing for sciatica post spine surgery, is terrific. She has a firm grasp of body mechanics and is an excellent diagnostician, as well as giving useful suggestions for exercises, which have helped. I have been to many different PT facilities over the years, and SOL is by far the best experience I have had. read more

I have been seeing Danielle since November for complicated lower back issues. She has a combination of skills that makes her a great PT. She's a great listener and a great communicator. I have been making steady progress thanks to the range of exercises she has me do at SOL and at home. As a former pro basketball player, I have been around a lot of PTs and I would put Danielle up there with the best. Mary Anne O read more

I have been Seeing Danielle, the manager at this 4th street location for over 6 weeks now following a hip replacement. The office staff, Anna in particular, is very professional and friendly, always ready to assist with change in scheduling. I highly recommend Danielle, my PT. She applies her knowledgeable on the specific issues of my body's malfunction regularly. After a careful assessment of the limitations following surgery, she manually works on the body and instructs me on specific exercises to strengthen the area. She is very good at helping me manage my expectations of recovery as well as alerting me not the manner in which I should do the specific routines. It is also very helpful to get regular measurements of improvement. Excellent PT. Highly recommended. read more

This is seriously the rudest physical therapy place I have been. I have had around 10 appointments here and some practitioners are more attentive than others, but for the most part my experience has been suboptimal compared to the excellent care I have received elsewhere. My assumption is they are way overbooked and only do 30 min appointments so they are stressed (physical therapy really requires more time!) but I've never experienced such a machine of people coming in and out- with zero personal interaction. Front desk seems stressed and consistently grumpy, and the practitioner I worked with Jennifer barely looks at you (she's on her computer) and has terrible people skills. It's too bad because it's close to where I live and I need the PT support, but this place needs some serious overhaul when it comes to actually caring about their patients. I don't recommend- there are much much better and more personalized physical therapy offices! read more

I love this place - new modern spacious facility, free underground parking, blocks from 4th St to shop or grab some food while in the neighborhood, but most importantly I enjoyed working with Jenny Kim! She's really knowledgeable and very understanding about meeting you where you are and recommending exercises to help you progress each week. And very positive, encouraging attitude every time. Naomi at the front desk was also very helpful and nice to talk to while waiting for my appt to start. I would recommend to a friend for sure. And I was happy they had availability that wasn't weeks out like other PTs I called. That may be cuz this location is kinda new so when the secret gets out, that may change read more