I was referred here by my doctor for occasional back pain that flares up. I had been to PT once before when I was much younger and wanted to get an exercise regime that would help keep me stronger.
This place was a roller coaster.
First, I called with me referral and scheduled my first appointment for the next day, which was Tuesday. I went in on Tuesday and the woman at the front desk was like "No, you're scheduled for tomorrow." I was in a fair amount of pain at the time and was very frustrated that they had told me the wrong day. The woman was just like, "Sorry, your appointment is for tomorrow the [date]." When I got home, I realized that the number of the date she gave me was for THURSDAY not WEDNESDAY. So I called Wednesday morning and lo and behold, my appointment was for Thursday. Good thing I called, otherwise I would have wasted more time going in. Learn to read a calendar, people!
Finally, I was able to make it for my first appointment. I really liked Banaka, the PT who did my evaluation. She was very thorough, much more than the previous time I'd been to PT (in a different state), and spent a lot of time figuring out where the pain was coming from. I appreciated that a lot.
My subsequent visits were less great. For these visits, I would do some exercises facilitated by the assistants, who are college-aged and not actual PTs, and after that the therapist would work on my muscles a bit. I think this is fairly normal, I remember this happening the last time I did it. However, I was very unimpressed with the younger employees. They were never paying attention to me. I would finish one set and then have to get their attention to get them to have them tell me what was next. I understand it's not that interesting to watch people do exercises, but I don't care, I was paying a lot of money to be there. They were also very social with each other, which explains why they weren't paying attention to me. I heard so much gossip and so much about their lives. Unprofessional, in my opinion.
Each time I saw a different therapist, which meant I had to basically explain everything to them each time. The therapists were nice people and seemed good at what they were doing, but I didn't realize I was going to see different people each time, rather than work with one person who was learning my body.
I went for a total of 3 visits, because I was starting to feel better (this is normal with my condition, to feel better after a week or so), and I just wanted to learn the exercises to do at home. Plus, I was generally unimpressed with the service I was getting after my initial evaluation. I will say that canceling my appointments (they required me to sign up for 3x per week for 4 weeks when I shows up) was easier than I expected.
I appreciate the exercises they gave me, and they gave printouts of them which is helpful, but if I ever need PT again, I will not be going to them.
EDIT: I discovered, after reviewing my insurance claims, that they overcharged me by $50! It's going to take 8 weeks to send me a refund. I understand that's how bureaucracy works, but it sure only took them a quick second to swipe my credit card. Make sure to review your insurance claims after visiting here!!! read more