Vargo Physical Therapy

A lifetime of motorcycles and martial arts has made me intimately familiar with physical therapy. Most of the treatments I have received elsewhere have seemed superfluous. Vargo, however, is one of the best places I have been to and it is entirely because of the staff. I credit them with helping me to speed up the recovery of my injury (patellar fracture and torn patellar tendon). One thing to keep in mind. PT is not there to kiss your boo boo and make it all better. It is there to assist you in taking responsibility for your own recovery. Communication between you and your therapist is key. And I have found no one better than Eric at Vargo. I learned a great deal not just about my injury, but the way the body heals from Eric. During recovery you need to accurately describe what is going on with your injury. You also need to do exercises at Vargo and at home on your own. You may need to push a little when you may be uncomfortable doing so and conversely you may need to reign in your desire to get back to running, swimming, or whatever. The PT staff is there to guide you and their input is only as good as the information you share with them and the homework you do on your own. Again, the Vargo staff is among the best I’ve worked with. They work as a coordinated team, with each staff member checking on your progress during your visit. I also laughed a lot with the staff while I was there which is a nice respite on the days you’re frustrated with your progress.
If you are one of those high falootin’ types, you may not enjoy it there. It is an open room where everyone receives treatment at the same time — not unusual in my experience. This allows the staff to monitor everyone, but there is no privacy, though curtains can be drawn when needed. While they have only 2 dedicated parking spots, I got in them 50% of the time. My kid went to a tutor in the same mini mall and it’s just crowded in there. But I could always find a space in the same lot around the corner and hoof it for 30 yards.
So if you’re looking for privacy and valet parking, you won’t like it here. If you want dedicated professionals that will help you on the road to recovery, there’s none better.

Truly I hate being negative, but my son has gone to Vargo in PT for several injuries, and it took me finding an amazing PT place to realize what he was getting at Vargo was truly non existent. When I saw what they were billing insurance I was floored. He would exercise by himself the entire visit, and they would ice him… again by himself. Nothing else was ever done and when he reinjured the same area and we went somewhere else… the difference was night and day. He has never felt better and the care he is receiving is truly beyond compare. My mother n law also had a similar experience so she visited another Vargo location, which she said is much better.

Don’t know about your services yet. I do know you need to update your locations. You show you are located in Granary Square, I don’t think so. Went there, nothing was there. UPDATE LOCATIONS FOR VALENCIA.

Hands down, the best physical therapy experience that I have had. They are courteous, compassionate, and provide a positive environment for your recovery. Despite the open nature of their treatment floor, they take great pains (excuse the expression) to maintain your privacy when necessary. The staff is energetic, friendly and humorous.

Worst PT experience I’ve ever had. I’ve been in and out of PT for the past few years for various sports injuries and I gotta say this place was so bad it would have been funny if I wasn’t in so much pain.
When I first walked in, I was not greeted by reception. She was there but was on her headset filing papers and not paying attention. I probably waited 5 minutes until 2 more people walked in and just put their names on a list on a different counter. I put my name on the list and still no acknowledgement from the receptionist.
The set up is one open room with about 10 treatment beds. There’s only 2 – 3 therapists working there. So already, it seemed sub par. It’s very awkward to be treated in front of so many people while you are weak and in pain. It’s also uncomfortable and distracting to see and hear other people groaning in pain while your trying to be treated.
Now the actual treatment is the worst part. I got a different therapist each time I went. The therapist would walk over to me and give an instruction for an exercise and then leave to work on someone else. They didn’t even touch me or stay to count my reps or make sure I had the right form. I was so miserable I left in the middle of my second session. I refuse to be treated like a number and to risk further injury by such poor care.
I could literally watch videos on YouTube on how to stretch for my back injury and that would be the equivalent of the attention I got at Vargo therapy.
I used to go to a PT in Monrovia. He had a private room and worked on me and only me for an hour or more each session. We had total privacy and even though it’s an hour drive I now realize that it is worth it to heal and get back to training.

I am back at Vargo — Porter Ranch due to a total replacement of my other knee. Their PT on my first knee worked out so well that I decided to stay with a winning formula.
Guess what? Vargo is even better than before. They added a new machine for cooking the knee. It is amazing.
Beyond that, there is a talented staff that is dedicated to achieving your full potential. My doctor was thrilled with the progress, and j know that the folks at Vargo were a high part of the great results.
High competence and professionalism + genuinely friendly and nice people ++ modern equipment = a formula for the best possible recovery.

They are compassionate and knowledgeable and funny! They listen to you and care about what you have to say and share interesting stories with you so your workout goes by quicker! They are awesome!

Won’t get into my specific injury, but the staff here is amazing. Very attentive and therapy was absolutely top notch. I still do it at home and feels great. Dave, Matt and Christine are top rate. I stop by just to say hello to show my appreciation.

Funny how some of these reviews people right sound more like an advertisement. You’d think they got paid to address all of my concerns on their review.
Can’t say I would recommend this place to any of my friends. To start off, the parking situation is horrible. The place is located in a shopping center where only 2 parking spaces are reserved for Vargo and you can not park in any other open spaces because each space is reserved for a specific business.
Second, i did not feel welcomed. The receptionist is not friendly at all. I was never greeted upon entering. Also don’t expect her to even acknowledge that you’re there standing in front of her desk waiting for a few minutes. Lastly if you ask her a question don’t expect an answer immediately. I thought I was talking to myself! Don’t understand how people can have no manners. Don’t know about other people but when somebody is standing in front of my desk I acknowledge them immediately even if i’m busy. I don’t expect people to drop what they’re doing but even a smile, or an «I’ll be right with you» would be nice.
My advice, if you hate your job then find something else! Just saying…