Exercise Training Center at UW Medical Center - Roosevelt

Of my 5 visits here so far I've been very impressed with staff professionalism. Repeated scheduling can be frustrating during a slow ongoing healing process but I've always felt staff go above and beyond to try to make the journey easier.

I've been going to M Caraig and his assistant since December to care for my knee injury. He's really good at the whole process of identifying exactly where something hurts and how much, how much mobility there is in a joint, where muscles are below full strength, and tracking changes between sessions. He also does a great job of explaining exactly what exercises to do to heal injuries and strengthen muscles around an injury to prevent further injury. He has exercises for the gym, and home alternatives for days when I can't get to the gym. And his attitude is friendly and encouraging, kind of like a gym physical trainer except focused on healing specific... read full review

Between scheduling mistakes (more than half the time, this place scheduled my next appt on a the wrong day - and not the day I was told/we agreed upon), having my provider insinuate that I was faking or something and didn't need (or deserve? it was a weird vibe) his expertise, and generally feeling blown off, this is the worst PT experience I've ever had. I also had to wait over 3 weeks sometimes because of their scheduling incompetence. I wasn't even able to complete my course of treatment due to the aforementioned schedule issues. I complained to UW's patient services, but will have to go back to my PCP and ask for a referral to a different clinic.... read full review