Joint Effort Medical Wellness

I am so grateful to have met Dr Shapow and to be working with him to help strengthen my hip and knee. I have never in my entire life visualized physical therapy to be what he does at his clinic. He is all about lowering inflammation in the body while strengthening the body. He uses cutting edge techniques which offer immediate relief. I am blown away by his credentials of being a researcher too with his PhD. If there was a sixth star, he would earn it. He really cares about each and every one of his patients.

Dr. Michael Shapow is a wonder. He and his team are true professionals. I have a ACL tear, a PCL tear and I saw a difference after my first visit. As I continue therapy am relieved to be in the hands of Dr. Michael Shapow. His intelligence, knowledge, and swift action have saved my physical health and activity.

I saw Dr. Raj about 3 weeks before my professional fight. It was so bad I thought of canceling the event. Dr. Raj saw me 2 times and put me back together. Amazing! The only problem is I continued my preparations and I kept re-​injuring myself. Thats when Mike Shapow & his team stepped in. I would show up in so much pain, and so imobile, but some how, some way they kept putting me back together and next day I would go back to training. I kept on same way for 2 weeks. Shapow and his team would spend 1.5h with me every day. By the time fight came, I was 100%. Im a fan, these guys are the real deal!

I’ve been a patient here for a couple months now, and it’s the best thing that’s happened in my recovery process. When I came to Joint Effort I had an embarrassing limp as it was difficult to put any pressure on my left foot. I also had/​have a bulging disc in my low-​back that causes sharp pain, numbness, etc. In this short amount of time with Dr. Shapow’s treatment plan the physical therapist assistant has helped reduce almost all the pain and swelling in my foot and back! My limp has been reduced to the point where it’s not even noticeable! I can’t explain how amazing this is, but as a reference I’ll tell you I had been dealing with these injuries for almost a year before I came here. Even with my progress I may end up needing surgery to repair a damaged nerve in my foot, but Dr. Shapow has confidently assured me I’m still on my way to a full recovery. This staff is conscientious; one of a kind. There are two PT assistants who are both caring and knowledgable. Once I’ve layed down/​gotten comfortable, and am set up on a machine along with a hot or cold pack then the PTA will go on to help other patients. They always come back within minutes to see how I’m doing (especially if it’s a new machine/​treatment), and are within earshot in case I need anything. If I’m using an exercise machine or back decompression I am always being monitored. I come here for physical therapy several times a week, so I have to add that scheduling and rescheduling are a piece of cake. I definitely recommend coming here. You will not be disappointed. Physical therapy can be tough, but you have to stick with it! I am so thankful for this facility– it makes the process of healing a positive and hopeful one.

Went there for treatment. Unsupervised treatment. Too many breaks during treatment… walked out once. They charged me for treatments already paid by insurance. When I demanded a refund it took months… and when the check was finally sent the check was NSF. They won’t make good on the refund. I have now had to sue them in small claims court. Stay away from them.

I was quite surprised that this center for physical therapy is located in Beverly Hills due to its poor facility and somewhat questionable staff. Dr. Michael Shapow seemed pleasant enough for the quick 5 minute «evaluation» he did as I was crammed into a make-​shift «room» divided by cloth pull sheets. It was hard to then relax with the guy in the next sheeted «room» cubicle was moaning from his own ailments. The lady that did my neck work was sweet, but didn’t even look at my chart to know which side was the problem, or which disc was herneated until she was already working on me and was actually focusing on wrong side until she asked me what side the problem was on.
The whole waiting room, and physical equipment area had a weird vibe to it, and my first thought was that it was a free clinic. The office manager, who pranced around in her stiletto pumps and cargo pants, also added to the free clinic vibe.
The the kicker was when I was charged twice as much than what I was quoted on the phone.
I just don’t understand how a place stays open like that. I make having insurance a priority and with PPO have to then pay my deductible, and just expect to go to a place that has a healing environment and not free clinic frenetics to it. I could have just gone to a free clinic for that!