Orthopedic Physical Therapy and Wellness

John Soriano’s OPTWINC was the only one of the physical therapists recommended who would take my insurance — AETNA.
After working very hard with them for 4 months & not improving, my Surgeon was livid when he discovered they had ignored his prescription & actually done damage to the surgeon’s work. Set me back months of healing. They hid that from my surgeon by not submitting any reports to him.
They were also padding the bill with things the insurance didn’t want to pay for. A different intern worked with me each time, just putting me through what the clipboard said to do. Even the tiny bags of ice they used were make-​shift.
I CANNOT RECOMMEND these guys on any count. My surgeon was ready to go to the Board to pull his license if John didn’t pull all the padded charges and apologize. He pulled the charges but I got no apology.
Since then I’ve gotten excellent help at JULIE WONG’s PROactive Clinic.

Would not recommend to go here. The location is in a very sketchy area and the physical therapist, John is very rude.

Great team of experts! I’ve not met a better group of physical therapists! They are so in tune with me and my needs and really make me feel like their most important client! My health is number one to them. I was referred to them by my doctor who only sends me to the best. I just recommended a buddy to them for his shoulder injury and he loves the work they are doing with him!

Im a professional athlete and during one of competitions I tore my LCL. Ive been doing the physical therapy they prescribed and I hardly notice my knee at all anymore. My strength/​stability/​reaction time etc feels great and Im incredibly happy to say in 2 weeks I will be back to competing again. John and his team is amazing. Very knowledgeable very friendly and very helpful. Thank you very much!

After hurting my back, I needed PT. Tony and John have taken good care of me, and are super-​flexible with my busy schedule. I’m in far less pain than when I started, and Tony’s given me lots of stretches and exercises I can do on my own. The sessions aren’t easy, but Tony keeps me entertained. I don’t have experience with other physical therapists, but I’ve been happy thus far.

this service is a mixed bag. the level of experience of their trainers varies.
I use to use this service and loved working out with tony. often at the last minute they would without notice switch me out with another trainer without notice. their price is below average for training but many of their new trainers only have on line certifcations and lack a intensive personal training school education. they basically hire and train them to be trainers.

I had a mixed experience here. I have scoliosis and my pain stems from muscle tightness and degenerating discs. When I came for the evaluation, the trainer who was evaluating me admitted he knew nothing about scoliosis, and John (the actual PT) was running late. John did a rushed evaluation and told the trainer which exercises to do with me. For the next 8 sessions, I did not see John. Rather, I worked with the personal trainers at the gym. The stretching and strengthening we did was helpful and the guys were personable, but they did not do much correcting or exhibit knowledge about my condition. They even admitted they were personal trainers, and did not have any physical therapy training. Finally, on the 9^th session (I bought a pack of 10 for $ 500), John worked with me. He was great and there was a huge difference between the relief I’d gotten after working with the trainers and how effective John was. Clearly, he knows his stuff… just wish I actually got to work with the actual PT more… felt like it was kind of a sham.
I would recommend OPTWINC for personal training and mild injuries/​rehab, but probably not for more specialized needs. One perk is that you get free membership to the gym while you’re a client and can work out there anytime.

Very professional and skilled experts in areas of physical fitness, nutrition, and physical therapy. I have been coming here for a few years for both physical fitness and physical therapy. What I like most, is that they rotate trainers who are skilled and knowledgeable in various areas so you are able to maximize your work outs/​sessions.
The physical therapy and rehabilitation services were great, they were able to assist me in recovering from an accident and they provided an easy transition back to physical fitness after I completed physical therapy because I was able to work out with the same group of staff members. They are conveniently located in the Mission close to public transportation with ample street parking plus they have flexible scheduling during the day and in the evening. I highly recommend OPTWINC.

staff is just plain rude… nothing more to say

Not sure why there are three places to Unilocal for OPTWINC… but they are awesome. Tony, Dan, Brody, Winston and Thomas are top of the line trainers that can address specific needs. And for some reason every trainer there has a great sense of humor. They make training a lot of fun even though it is a lot of hard work. No pain no gain!
They should update the pics here. Most of those guys don’t work there anymore.