Performance Wellness Center

I was new to chiropractic care when I started training for my first marathon five years ago. My coach explained adjustments and ART to me and I am forever grateful. I’ve been a patient of Dr. Olson’s for three years and he’s helped me through various overuse injuries as well as intermittent neck issues. I tend to be an anxious patient, am extremely picky about my doctors, and I highly recommend Dr. Olson to all my friends, family and running teammates. He also treated my young daughter when she sprained her ankle. Her words, «Mom, he’s really nice and smart. And, it didn’t hurt at all!» I also feel well cared for by the techs on staff. They always guide us through exercises to help with our issues. I’ve learned so much about how my body works and how to strengthen myself so I can keep running and live an overall healthier life. Thank you Dr. Olson and everyone at Performance Wellness! So lucky to have y’all here!

I feel bad writing this ’cause I think everyone here is nice, but… here’s the skinny, yo.
I spent a lot of time and money at PW from a referral from my PCP. To be exact, 7 months straight and almost $ 2,000. What the whatwhat you say? Yeah. Meeee too. I was in a lot of pain and pretty desperate to get out of it. Did I get better? Improve? Have my pain levels decrease? Slightly. Finally, My wallet got tired of being told to come back, and I started to question why the heck I wasn’t improving. Why so much musclar pain? I’m not a triathlete, and was hardly even exercising due to the muscular pain I was experiencing. When I mentioned «uh, this is getting expensive for me» and I’m not going to the back room to save money”, I was told «you just gotta budget». Ha. You budget, buddy. So I went home, did some research on the good ol’ internet and all of my symptoms lead me to believe «hey, me thinks (for the cost of nothing), that perhaps me has a magnesium deficiency.». So I called my PCP, got inspected by her, and yeah, I was correct. Three weeks later on a high dose of magnesium my pain levels drastically improved and Ta-​da! I can exercise once again, AND I no longer have constant muscular pain. I wish I had figured this out sooner before «budgeting» myself out of $ 2,000 and into a chronic level of pain.

Can be expensive, but I had a great experience here. Would definitely recommend. Some of the chiros are cute, too :)

I have been going here for nearly a year now and I have only positive things to say about the practice. Dr. Shaner has done an amazing job of piecing me back together so to speak. The staff at the front desk are super friendly and helpful (especially since I am one of those super annoying patients who is always changing her appointments and they never give me a hard time about it). I would definitely recommend this place for any athletes looking for ART treatment.

Between hair dressing and roller derby my body is taking a beating. Dr. Sandi Kramer is keeping me put together. She takes time to give personal attention to whatever aches and pains I’m having that day and addressing old injuries that have been neglected. I always enjoy our appointments, the office is fun and full of activity and the PT techs are great to work with.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Chris Olson for about 6 years on and off. I’m a formal college athlete and the many, many years of playing basketball has taken a toll on my 6 ft frame. And then add that to sitting at a desk for 8+ hours a day.
Whether it’s a hurt shoulder or an injured back, I can always rely on Dr. Olson to get me feeling better.
While ART does hurt in some cases and places, I know the benefits outweigh the temporary discomfort.
The rest of the staff is friendly and great. And I would recommend Perform Well and Dr. Olson to any of my friends and family.

My doctor recommended I go to Performance Wellness after I injured my back a little less than a year ago. Their approach is very similar to physical therapy and not your typical Chiropractic care. It was very helpful! My back healed nicely and since then I have been visiting regularly for massages, adjustments and dry needling. I even joined the Performance Wellness club which is a great deal! The massages are a higher quality AND a lower rate than I would receive at Massage Envy with the PW Membership. The dry needling has been very effective at reducing my pain and increasing the mobility in my neck and shoulders due to Chronic Myofascial Pain and whiplash from a previous car accident. After the first treatment I could move my neck better than I have in years! On top of their great service, everyone at Performance Wellness is great! I highly recommend them!

I first started going to performance wellness last year, and have been going to Dr. Kramer.
The place itself is well run, and you are in and out quickly.
Aside from the normal adjustment I have tried e-​stem, acupuncture and dry needling.
For about a decade I had been getting off and on knots in one shoulder pretty badly.
After a couple rounds of dry needling last October the knot has not come back. (4 months so far)
I’m the typical sit in office chair at a computer person, so I still go every month for a round of adjustments.
There are a few very good doctors I’ve heard about in their office, but I have only gone to Dr. Kramer.
Positives:
Several doctors to see .
Very easy to schedule a visit via phone.
ART, e-​stem, acupuncture, dry needling, physical training.
They have a few adjustment rooms, so you don’t wait for doctors long.
They have plenty of tables for people to get e-​stem work, etc at the same time.
Place is very quite.
There is a decent size exercise area for PT work.
Several PT trainers to help out so you don’t have to wait.
Personality:
Dr. Kramer has to be just about the sweetest person.
I’ve referred several coworkers to her in the past, and they all comment about her personality as outstanding.
They have a «about the doctors» link on their website that shows their qualifications and photos.
I’d suggest taking a look there and schedule a visit.

I began going to Performance Wellness last year, and absolutely love it! Dr. Kramer is wonderful. She always takes the time to ask me how I’m doing, and truly cares about how I feel. In the past, other chiropractors have simply adjusted me, and hurried me on my way. Dr. Kramer has always taken her time with me, and has never rushed me through.
Since starting there last year, my back and neck pain has improved greatly. Before and after x-​rays have even shown improvement in my posture! Dr. Kramer is an asset to the chiropractic community. :)

I have been going to performance wellness for the last month after receiving some sort of lower back SI joint inflammation/​butt pain. I have been working with Dr. Kramer and overall my experience has been positive and I would recommend for athletes looking for a local ART place.
Positives:
–Does an initial consultation to asses area of pain and listens to detailed history.
–Performs ART on affected area and any contributing areas
–Includes strength training exercises to strengthen weak muscles that have contributed to break down.
–Love the techs, Sarah and Dan are awesome and always so positive, seems like they actually enjoy their jobs!
–Includes E-​stem therapy
–Optional dry needling
Negatives:
–Felt it could have been a little more aggressive in the beginning, but I think this could be a matter of feeling out the patient’s body and their response to any treatment.
I really enjoyed working with Dr. Kramer — she tries to make you feel at ease about your progression, is supporting, and found her and Jonathon to both be knowledgeable. It seems like all of the doctors there are pretty good, and sometimes you may rotate depending on availability. Also, I never had a problem getting an appointment at a time that worked for me.
Would give this a try for sports injuries, and the sooner you go after your symptoms set in, the quicker the down time.

While I appreciate you responding, I wanted to update you and respond to your response about ‘sometimes it taking a long time to diagnose and chronic pain…”. I went to another physical therapist — name: Liz H (can’t share full name here per Unilocal’s privacy; message me if you would like it) — who diagnosed me in one visit and treated me in one visit. I have been pain — FREE for 10 days now. Her motto is not that she will know in one visit if she can work with you and that she won’t need to see you and take money from you visit after visit. She has been practicing 23 years and after one visit I have not experienced and sciatic pain. So — there is nothing chronic about my issue and was diagnosed by another practitioner. I am obviously very grateful that I was able to find someone, but still question your practice and now question your customer service even more. Had you offered to refund my money for not performing the your services as professionals or called me after I told you on my last visit that I said I was not coming back because I was frustrated with the treatment, I would have respected your practice more and taken my reviews down or certainly given you better starts. But you not only didn’t help my sciatica (in fact made it worse), but you also didn’t address the situation.

I could go on and on about how great the team at Performance Wellness is. I started going to Performance Wellness two months ago with a running injury. Dr. Shaner and the therapy team walked me through active release treatment and tons of exercises that I could do at home. With their help, my strength, range of motion, and flexibility improved. Thanks to them I have reignited the joy of running and have excellent take– home techniques to prevent future pain and injury. Performance Wellness is awesome!

After three half-​marathons, several 10K’s and many miles, my body gave out on me. I ended up having sciatica. I heard about Performance Wellness Center from Dr. Jonathan Shaner who’s currently treating me right now. Dr. Shaner comes once a month to my running group, Al’s Ship of Fools for active release treatment. My sciatica kept on getting worse with each day. Luckily, I didn’t need a primary care physician referral and I just made an appointment with Dr. Shaner or the head of my group would call him Dr. Jonathan. He has been awesome helping me with my injury. I am confident I can start training for the Portland Marathon, my first full marathon soon.

Been seeing Dr. Sellers on and off for over 8 years. From shoulder to knee issues, he accurately diagnoses and effectively treats every time. He’s a guru and ART is his art. Am so lucky to have him as a healthcare provider.

I have been going to see Chris Sellers for the last 5 years. He always finds a way to get me «back» in shape and on the course (18 hole course that is). My visits are always quick, in and out. 15 minutes of chiro work/​ART followed by 15 – 30 minutes of therapy. I have never had to wait more than 5 – 10 minutes after walking in and his staff is awesome. Keep up the good work Chris, see ya later this week.

I have been going to see Katie C. since 2008. She is the best massage therapist that I have ever encountered (and that is a lot!). I go to her at least once a month to get some maintenance done on my neck and lower back. I was on crutches 2x (for a long period of time) during the last 4 years and she really helped me to get my body to loosen up again. She seems to know the «trouble» spots intuitively and does amazing work. She takes great pride in her work.
I cannot say enough good things about her! I almost don’t want to write this review because she has been my little secret but that is selfish and she deserves all the props!
If you want a truly professional massage that will get into the muscles and really feel a difference, Katie is your girl. I don’t go to anyone else because I don’t want to waste my time or $$.

I’ve been a regular at Performance Wellness for several years. They’ve helped me achieve my goals and kept me moving through several Ironman triathlons and marathons. In particular I’ve had great massage therapy from Katie Cully. Just the right amount of pressure and really works through the kinks.

I can’t say enough good things about Performance Wellness. I have been a client since 2008. During that time I have completed 2 Ironman tris, 4 marathons, and countless half-​marathons and tris. Through it all Dr. Sellers and his staff have been there to help me. Anytime an injury got me sidetracked, I knew I could count on Dr. Sellers and his staff to fix me up. The combination of great chiropractic work with ART is the perfect mix. They have helped me with everything — bike crashes, plantar facistis, knee pain, shoulder damage… whatever the injury may be they keep fixing me up.
It is important to know that the staff at Performance Wellness focuses on teaching you what you need to do to prevent an injury reoccuring — so when you go expect to get some «homework». Consistent and disciplined stretching and focus on your trouble spots using stretching and self-​massage techniques is essential. I remember being doubtful at first, but after noticeable results almost immediately I became a believer.
I also have been getting regular massages from Katie Culley at Performance Wellness since 2008. I was never a big believer in massages before, but she made me one! She knows exactly what spots need work every time without me saying a word. Her calendar gets full, but be patient and book some time — your body will thank you for it!

Came in for a pulled muscle in my core /​back. Left feeling worse, and no better later from having gone. This place came up as one of the highest rated when I searched for «physical therapy». Guess that’s Unilocal’s fault, but this place is all Chiropractic. Here’s the reasons for the 1 star:
— technique: ART basically just seems like assisted stretching. there was no massage of the muscle, or any real hands on treatment. nothing i couldn’t have a friend do at home with me. get this book:
and a Theracane. maintain /​treat yourself and save hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars in physical therapy later.
– treatment time: treated for about 15 minutes by the chiropractor, did basically 2 stretches, and then 10 minutes of electrical stem. and then they told me to drink water and come back again. yea, right.
– instructions: had to ask multiple questions as to what I should do next (besides schedule another appointment). no diagrams of what I should be doing at home, or real ideas of what is gonna help me get better. I asked the doctor exactly what I had done, and I’ve never gotten such a vague «diagnosis» as he gave me.
– staff: assistants seemed like they were in training. doctor kept telling them what to do, and often had to correct them because they had done something wrong with me. great, i didn’t come to you for a job as a crash test dummy.
— price: for the amount of time i was actually being worked with, $ 130 is ridiculous (that’s the cost without insurance).
— information gathering: had to fill out 4 forms front & back, some of which asked the same exact things. then had to explain my situation to the doctors assistant, then to the doctor, then yet again to the exercise assistant.
There just simply isn’t enough reviews from people who are familiar with physical therapy. I’ve been to maybe a dozen people in my life who have worked with mucscloskeletal systems (from chiropractors to massage therapists to rolfing to physical therapists to etc etc). Nothing personal (they are probably quite nice people), but this place was one of the worst in terms of treatment.

Visited Performance Wellness for the first time today. Here are my thoughts…
Sarah at the front office was extremely nice and polite, both on the phone and in the office. Dr. Olson was extremely professional, yet friendly. I came in with some lower back and shoulder pain that have developed recently, and left feeling so much better than when I arrived thanks to some of his amazing A.R.T. work. After that, Kyle explained and helped me work through some daily stretches to provide additional relief, followed by some awesome rest in a zero-​gravity chair while heat was applied to my lower back.
Bottom line: I will definitely be back!