Avant Physical Therapy

I worked with both Laura and Anne, and would highly recommend both!
Laura helped me rehab both a separated shoulder and an ACL repair. She’s experienced, creative, and always brings tremendous positive energy (which is truly half the battle in rehab). I have a length injury history, and Laura helped me shore up other nagging issues like hamstring weakness and balance that expedited my recovery.
Anne worked with me through the mid-​to-​late stages of my ACL repair, and she had a deep understanding of the injury. We were able to address big-​picture problems like functional strength while drilling down into specifics about my knee, and our sessions followed a top-​down approach that really worked well for me.
The space is a bit smaller than I’m used to, and it’s shared with a pilates studio, but the PTs make good use of it.

I have chronic back pain and was looking for a physical therapist in Seattle. I friend reccommended Anne Healzer at Avant and I could not be happier. I have seen Anne 4 times now and my back already feels better! Anne took the time to get to know me and my medical history before starting my treatment. Anne is very knowladgable and thorough — she explained exactly what she was doing and how it will help. I am so happy I found Anne and I am on the path to being pain free!

Laura is beyond phenomenal. I had a trimalleolar fracture to my right ankle from a high impact sport almost two years ago and have been in intense pain almost every day since. After multiple doctors, surgeons, and other PTs, I almost gave up the idea of every returning to this sport. I’ve progressed to only one visit a month and the pain has gone down significantly with increased range of motion.
Laura takes the time to get to know her patients and understand WHY they are there and HOW to help — my neighbor/​friend has also seen her long before my first visit and we both continue to rave about the experience.
I appreciate her knowledge, kindness, positivity and true effort to «fix the problem» through exercise or even something so seemingly simple as just a tweak to technique. The best part? In my last visit we actually briefly discussed the possibility of returning to the sport within four months! Whether I get back into it or not right away isn’t the point, but finally having hope is. THANK YOU!!!

After 7 years and 6 different physical therapists and dealing with a back injury (herniated disk).LAURA WAS IT … !
I’m not discounting my previous physical therapists, but after going through her program, I realized that she really had all her bases covered.
Laura is very passionate about getting people back on their feet. She’s very acute to understanding each person’s unique injury and understands how to move forward from where ever they are.
I had goals in fitness that I wanted to reach and stayed very proactive with my physical therapy. Laura gave me all the tools and exercises that I would need in order to become just that.
Also, SHE’S A LOT OF FUN. If she had a Facebook fan page, I would «like» her. Great to talk to and makes the whole experience of physical therapy something to look forward to :)

Laura is amazing. I came in with a rare condition (Parsonage Turner Syndrome) she had never worked with before. She did her homework before my appointment and was so excited to work with me and get me back to my healthy strong self. I have seen so much improvement just since I started with her 2 months ago.
I just left her office a few minutes ago and I am feeling great! If you need PT, I would recommend Laura to everyone. She knows her stuff and she really cares.

I’m back to see Laura for a second time but this time for TOS (thoracic outlet syndrome). Laura is great. Like really great. She isn’t about charging a ton of money. Laura actually cares about her patients, refers out if necessary, and is responsive! I emailed her explaining pain symptoms and she emailed me back just to check in. You really can’t beat that. I’ve never had a provider do that. I appreciate those little things!

If I had just one word to sum up Laura and Avant Physical Therapy, it would be AWESOME.
Luckily, Unilocal gives me more space than a single word, so here are a few more to back that up.
I went in to Laura with a shitstorm of injuries. Displaced foot bone in one foot, ankle pain in another, knee pain, hip dysplasia, poorly healed level 2 shoulder separation, rotater cuff impingement, torn abductor and double strained extensor.
Many of the injuries have had PT before, and they did help temporarily, but it never solved the root cause.
After seeing the most amazing Sports Med doc (Dr. Yen at Minor and James — who I found on Unilocal), I came to Laura for PT because of Unilocal again, and it was totally spot on.
As an extreme sport athlete, I have seen my share of PT throughout my adult life around the country. I have had some really good physical therapists, and some crappy ones, but without a doubt, Laura is the best there is.
She takes an extremely wholistic approach, and with her deep understanding of the musculature and skeletal structure, she can really thinks about the root cause of an issue, not just the symptom. The work is slow and methodical, because she’s going for a permanent fix not a band-​aid. It’s thorough, systematic and I believe, will save me from future injury (or worse, surgeries). Pretty much recommends her to all my athlete friends.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

I have been dealing with back pain due to a herniated disk for over a year, which has prevented me from participating in many of the activities I love, including being able to enjoy my job.
I have been to several physical therapists and massage therapists, none of which ever truly addressed the cause of my disk issue. I can’t tell you how many times I was put in a room with several other patients and told to go do my exercises that I could be doing at home, wondering if any of this was helping (it wasn’t).
Thanks to the wonderful Unilocal reviews, I found Laura. She really cares about finding the root cause of my pain and figuring out how to help me strengthen my body to prevent re-​injury and I am confident I am finally on the road to real recovery after so much time in constant pain.
Laura is different from other PTs, I feel lucky to have found her and have told all my friends about her. I love the space she has, street parking is easy and quite inexpensive, all pluses!

Oh my gosh, what can I possibly say!!! I have been to Laura (followed her from her old clinic to her brand new one!), my son (he’s 9) has been to her and now my husband is going to her. There are just not enough words to express how good she is! I would recommend anyone and everyone to her, and I do! She even came in on a Saturday morning to help my husband because he was so bad off. She is positive, up beat, sincere, caring and REALLY knows her stuff! She’s also just fun to be around for the hour that you’re with her. She has a sincere passion for her «craft» and such a heartfelt concern for her patients. She is one of a kind in this field!

Hands down, the best PT I’ve ever been to. Laura is a wonderful, upbeat person and and amazing therapist, and unlike many PT’s she spends the entire hour with you. She’s also very good with difficult cases. I’ve had an ongoing back issue for several years and have tried everything. I’d pretty much given up on ever really getting better. In one month Laura helped me more than anyone else had been able to. She also consulted with a top pain management doctor and came with me to my appointment with him to help him decide where to do diagnostic nerve blocks.
She truly went above and beyond and I feel extremely lucky to have found her. Thank you for giving me my life back!

I’ve been suffering from low back and hip pain on and off for several years and had gotten to the point a few months ago where I was in nearly constant pain. This, combined with a recent shoulder injury, brought me to Avant Physical Therapy.
Laura is not only an extremely knowledgeable and determined problem-​solver, she is very caring and compassionate. I’ve been treated by many other Seattle-​area PTs over the years for my chronic low back pain, but my experience with Laura was completely different. Within a few visits, the pain had greatly diminished (in all areas) and my range of motion was much improved. I responded quickly to her combination of manual therapy and exercises that she modified and adapted expertly as my needs changed.
When I was feeling well enough to go back to the gym, Laura worked closely with my personal trainer to customize a plan for me and she continues to follow up with me to make sure I’m doing well. My experience with Laura has been life-​changing and I’ll be forever grateful.

I’ve had the unlucky need to see a large majority of physical therapists in Seattle and the great fortune to meet Laura at Avant Physical Therapy. Laura is expert at dealing with chronic and complex physical conditions.
I’ve actually followed Laura from other PT groups to keep getting her stellar treatment. She’s helped me recover from back surgery and a car accident. She’s even helped me get back to knitting after months of being away from one of my favorite hobbies.
Her expertise is priceless and her wonderful, fun, encouraging bedside manner is fantastic. Her encouragement and adaptive treatment style helped me stick with each régime and see real results.
I have sent several friends to her and plan to send anyone I care about who needs PT to avant.