Vivie Therapy

I have lived with on and off lower half pain for years. I’ve been to see physical therapists who were helpful at making me feel better, but unable to fix the underlying problems. Vivian is a fixer. She is frank, deeply knowledgable, and uncompromising in her treatment. She spent time tracing to the source, rather than just treating my symptoms. I heard and felt parts of my back pop back into place, relieving not just physical pain but the stress of thinking I’d never really get better. In the moment I may have wanted to cry, but immediately after we were high-​fiving. Not sure I’ve ever met a more dedicated healer.

Vivian is wonderful! My hip and lower back had been sore for awhile but after she work her magic, I was feeling much better. It is much more comfortable to both sit and sleep, especially when you are a side sleeper and sleep on that side. Thank you so much Vivian! Appreciate your talents!!!

Vivian was amazing — «fixed» me in a matter of minutes. Have seen chiropractors all over the world. She is definitely one of he best. Highly recommend.

Viv! She rocks, what can I say. I have a surf business so I needed an emergency alignment and Vivian provided. Highly helpful

When in for a quick alignment the other day off a referral from a friend. Vivian is great! She did me a huge favor and fit me in last minute at the end of the day before she was flying out of town. I love her no nonsense approach. I went in for a quick alignment for a recurring back injury and will continue going to her for PT in the future!

After acutely hurting my back a few months before I moved to Los Angeles I was in extreme pain and the addition of the move put a lot of stress on my mind, body and soul. After seeing someone in Australia who could temporarily relieve that pain but not «fix» me and then seeing somebody else in the Beverly Hills area who did absolutely nothing and charged me $ 500 for it, I was at a point of despair. After the first initial consultation with Vivie I knew I had found my physical therapist and was finally set on the road to recovery with a plan in action. Vivie eased the pain as well as correcting my posture and increased my flexibility. She would «treat» the problem and then take a step back and investigate where the problem was coming from. She is truly gifted in her field and that’s coming from someone who has seen many physical therapists over the years due to playing high level sport for much of my life. Until this year, I have never understood how much the whole body is connected as I do now. On some sessions I would go in and she would massage my stomach for 30 minutes in the most excruciating but releasing moments of my life. Needless to say the problem was all connected. I must also mention Vivie’s in house masseuse Jason who is gifted in his on field. Forever thankful. Tom.

Absolutely amazing PT. I suffered from a lisfranc injury (basically a broken foot) and had to have surgery last year. I’m roughly 9 months post surgery and I have scar tissue that causes pain and stiffness when I walk. I went to three physical therapist before I found Vivie on Unilocal and my first appointment was yesterday. I am very pleased with her. She is hands on and not only is she helping me with my foot she also helped with my back. I also get sessions with her masseuse and she really broke down the scar tissue. After my first session my foot felt so much better. I am going back next week.

I really wanted to the reviews to be true for me but it just wasn’t a right fit and I left feeling not on the road to recovery.
Vivie is clearly passionate about what she does but I found her techniques to be a bit aggressive and sporadic.
It was hard to have a clear dialogue about my issues because Vivie’s lovely but enormous personality dominates the session.
The experience is pretty non-​traditional so just be prepared if you are headed in to check it out.

Vivi therapy is amazing! She absolutely cares about her patients and is amazing at what she does. Her hands are like magic and she is as strong as Wonder Woman, no joke! Haha definitely recommend coming here for all your healing needs! Another thing is that it’s so comfortable here and super friendly thanks to Eric! He is super cool!

I LOVE Vivie… She is a real Wonder Woman! I highly recommend you choose her for your PT… I have been seeing on and off for about 6 years and my body has never felt better. I suffer from chronic low back and neck pain due to my work. She always gets me in right away and if i ever have an emergency she has always been there for me… She also has all the latest techniques and tools in a loving cozy environment. THANK YOU VIV! XX

Walked in with a massive headache. Laid on the table, Vivian pulled my neck for about a minute, I walked out pain free.
That’s magical skill.
Thank you, Vivian!

Yep, the reviews are genuine. Vivian is intuitive, well-​educated and probably the most dedicated healer I have ever met in «health care.» She was spot-​on with the therapy I needed and was able to release weeks of stress within a matter of minutes. The bodywork she does for people comes straight from her heart and with the intention of long-​term repair.
I would absolutely go back again and would also recommend anyone to her.

As you can see by all the stellar reviews, Vivian is fantastic. She is very well informed, uses state of the art modalities, has a terrific bedside manner; quite entertaining actually, keeps you amused so you won’t concentrate on the techniques she employs, which can be a bit uncomfortable, but provide lasting relief.
As a dentist practicing for nearly 30 years, I have chronic neck and back pain that is occupational. I have seen chiro’s, orthopods, massage therapists, other PT’s, blah blah blah,…Vivian was able to see my problem right away and get right at making me feel better. She does NOT mess around. :-) Also, she has 3 little helpers that entertain you while you are face down on the table!
She is a refreshing change from the typical practitioners I have seen.
Thanks Viv!

Great at she does!
She is very straight forward and honest. you tell her what’s wrong and where you feel the pain, and she gives you a diagnosis, gives you exercises and gets you started right away. The massage therapists are impeccable and able to work out any knot or sore. I highly recommend vivi therapy!

I have been suffering for the past 15 years with low back pain and for people who suffer from it? Know exactly how painful it can be. I have been to doctors and even had an MRI, so you name it I have done it or tried it. I looked for a professional place that deals with this sort of thing and found Vivie’s. After reading the reviews here I booked an appointment and had a focused massage targeting my lower back which was the best massage ever. I was told that I needed a hip alignment (didn’t know what that is) because this is all connected which could cause lower back pain. I went the next day and had one. I felt cracking like I have never felt before all over and the outcome? PAIN IS GONE! A must go for people suffering from low back pain. Vivie is the best!

Vivian is the best. Not only did she help relieve pain (within 5 visits I was 95% pain free) but she gave me exercises to help prevent my body from ever injuring myself the same way.
I am a SURFER and highly recommend her for other surfers or athletes that could probably be diagnosed with an addiction. She gets it. She gets the muscular imbalances you need to fix to do your sport in a healthy way. She encourages you and supports you emotionally as you deal with the depression of the injury and not being able to do what you love.
Her whole team is great. And I love her dogs (she will put them away if you don’t like dogs). It’s been a few months since I’ve been back and I actually miss both team and dogs.
I will add that she seems to specialize in upper body issues (shoulders, back, neck, posture etc) and PTs tend to have specialties if that matters to you. And as another disclaimer, fixing your body is hard. Think about it like surgery. If you tear your ACL, you need surgery. Which = pain and a long recovery. If you mess up your body, you need PT. Which also = pain and a long recovery.

Vivian has helped me and my family with dozens of issues over the years and I recommend her as the most personable and knowledgeable therapists I’ve ever used. Not for the faint of heart, but Vivian knows what gets you better fast and will push the right buttons to make sure that all issues, underlying or apparent, are addressed before you leave her office. She’s definitely worth checking out for ALL rehab needs!

Vivian is incredible! Trust the amazing reviews people put on here…
I used to work out too much and incorrectly in my early 20s, and it didn’t take long until I’d undergone surgery on both shoulders because of chronically inflamed tendons and muscles, etc. After twelve years of pain and tension in my back and neck and a pretty much completely crooked skeletal and muscular body — all a consequence of protective movement after my injuries/​surgeries, and the subsequent muscular imbalance — I was lucky enough to hear about Vivian from a stranger at the gym. She told me Vivian had fixed her messed up back, and that she was a true healer. She didn’t exaggerate…
Vivian has incredible knowledge of the human body, and it stems from the necessity of having to fix her own body over the course of two decades, when no one was able to help her. After I told her my story she looked at my body and broke down how my posture was completely off, which would play heavily into my back and shoulder problems, and we immediately went about fixing it with very specific exercises and also chiropractic alignment. Vivian also had to go deep into scar tissue in my chest and neck, and I’m not gonna lie — it was very painful. But after every session with her I felt better.
Vivian put a lot of emphasis on making me independent in my healing process as soon as possible, and provided me with all the exercises and tools I needed to help myself get better, so I wouldn’t need her any longer than necessary. Massages with Jason at her practice also had a very healing effect on my physical as well as emotional body. He’s very good at what he does. I always felt a weight lifted off me in the days after being treated by him.
Now, after about 12 sessions at Vivie Therapy, I’ve made tremendous progress! I’ve started to feel muscles in my body again that have been dorment for nearly a decade. My shoulders are basically straight, and the incessant neck pain that has plagued me every day for the last several years and has driven me to the point of total resignation at times, has almost completely disappeared. I’m starting to feel even again when I stand and walk, and I’ve regained much of a feeling of full connectedness from my upper to my lower body.
The increase in life quality, the difference between being in pain like I used to be and the pain free moments that I now have more and more, is hard to put in words. It’s like there was a metal clutch digging into my neck and back every waking second of every day, and now I feel like my body is light and weightless. I feel unrestricted and free.
Of course, I’ve carried around this burden for a long time, and the body forms habits that don’t break easily. It wants to go back to what it knows. So I still have my hours and days of a certain amount of pain, but they get less and less. And I know now that where I’m heading is a pain free life, and I’ll be forever thankful to Vivian for sharing her skill and experience, her expertise, her no-​BS-​approach, her humor, and all the rest of her unique self so I could move on and out of a life of pain. Thank you!

It feels strange reviewing Vivian and PTP in the same way you’d review a restaurant since we’re talking about your HEALTH HERE– your ability to function and live an active life– as opposed to just a meal. But whatevs, Unilocal is how I found this place, and maybe this review will be helpful for others.
Bottom line… I’ve been through a bit of an odyssey the last year or so… old injuries from when I was a kid are coming back to haunt me– snowboarding bails, motorcycle crashes, surgeries etc– and I feel like I’ve had a pretty good glimpse behind the healthcare curtain.
What I’ve learned is that you have to be your own advocate for getting care. It can take a lot of work just figuring out why things aren’t working the way they should. Doctors and Physical Therapists are like mechanics… some of them are really good at what they do, but some just aren’t.
I only went to Vivian after my regular doctor, the physical therapist he referred me to and the orthopedic surgeon he referred me to weren’t able to help me with my shoulder issues. The ortho went so far as to tell me I just shouldn’t move my arms beyond a certain angle. Um… I’m a surfer, are you telling me I just can’t paddle anymore?
Anyway, I found Vivian on Unilocal and she put me on a rigorous program of exercises… that weren’t at all like the exercises the other PT had put me on. Instead of little dumbells, it was more like pilates– with an uncanny ability to target very specific muscles, the muscles where I as weak.
It was brutal but it worked. And I’ve been able to keep that problem in check ever since.
I’m now seeing her again for issues with my knee. It’s more expensive than going to the other PT place (my insurance only covers $ 40/​visit whereas they’ll cover the whole thing if I go in-​house), but at the end of the day, it’s worth the extra cost. I just want to be functioning at the highest level I can.
Vivian is someone who has found her calling. She doesn’t just look at what your doctor wrote on the referral and give you the corresponding exercises. She looks at your body, pokes and prods for a bit, figures out EXACTLY where you’re weak and then gives you the tools to do the work and make yourself better.
I cannot recommend this place highly enough. Especially to people who’ve already tried PT elsewhere and might be considering surgery.