About Motion Empowered Physical Therapy & Wellness
Motion Empowered Physical Therapy & Wellness is a mobile practice specializing in orthopedic care, led by Dr. Katie Carpenter. The practice focuses on providing high-quality rehabilitative care to help active individuals relieve pain and return to their favorite activities. Dr. Carpenter offers 1-on-1 individualized sessions aimed at treating, educating, and addressing the root causes of symptoms. Clients praise Dr. Carpenter for her professionalism and knowledge. She has effectively helped individuals with various issues, from hip pain to arthritis, creating personalized exercise programs that lead to significant improvements in mobility and functionality. Her approach includes assessing progress during each visit and introducing new exercises as needed, often using videos and detailed instructions to ensure proper execution. The convenience of in-home sessions is also highlighted as a beneficial aspect of her service. Dr. Carpenter is described as the "real deal," thoroughly trained with a complete understanding of complex issues, and delightful to work with. Her expertise, combined with a warm and supportive approach, has made a challenging process much more manageable for clients. She is praised for her ability to address various conditions, including back, hip, and cervical pinch issues, with a thoughtful and effective treatment plan that delivers real results.
I have a structural imbalance in my body due to injury to my leg. This has always caused a certain level of back pain. I went to see Dr. Katie because I was in acute pain. She addressed the acute pain first and then discussed with me how to address the chronic pain. Dr. Katie was very knowledgeable, patient, and it was easy to trust her understanding of the situation. She began treatment with trigger point therapy. Then, she suggested dry needling in order to reduce the muscular contraction where the pain was most acute. In the past, acupuncture has never helped me. But this time it reduced my pain considerably. Dr. Katie was very careful with the needling, and in some areas decided that it waqsa too risky and suggested cupping instead. To my surprise, that, too, reduced my pain. She explained that the long-term solution to my chronic pain was to perform exercises designed to strengthen the specific area of weakness in my body. In my case to was the gluteus medius. In all the years of my working with physical therapists no one had ever pointed out to me what exactly was the source of my problem. I was very impressed. She then proceeded to work on developing and then adapting the exercise plan every session, according to how it was working for me. My pain level has decreased considerably, though I understand that I will need to continuing exercising to prevent a return to the pain level I was at when I first came to see Dr. Katie. I highly recommend her.
Dr. Katie Carpenter, PT I’m not sure how I was lucky enough to find Dr. Katie but she has made a huge difference in my life. I knew that I didn’t want to go a PT center where there is usually 3-4 clients to one therapist. I also knew that I lacked the discipline and the knowledge to do physical therapy on my own. Dr. Katie did a full evaluation of my strengths and weaknesses and designed a program that we would do together and an outline of home exercises to do on my own. She thoroughly explained the muscle groups we needed to work to obtain our goals and challenged me every time to do better. This was not just doing exercises for the sake of doing them. This was exercise for the purpose of getting my life back without constant pain and without falling down. I would highly recommend Dr. Katie Carpenter to anyone who needs at home, one on one physical therapy. With her knowledge, professionalism and patience she will enrich your life.