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SOLPT was recently awarded, the Best of the Bay TV’s 2009 Viewers' Choice Award. This prestigious honor is granted to only one Sport s Medicine Injury Clinic in Northern California.
Winner of the 2008 Norcal Competitor Magazine Readers' Choice Award- Best Sports Injury Clinic.
Citysports Magazine readers awarded SOLPT with Best of the East Bay - three years in a row, Best Sports Injury Clinic!
Team physical therapists for NCAA Division 1 teams, USA Track and Field Olympic Trials, Ironman Triathlon World Championship, USA Swimming, professional and elite athletes. In addition, SOLPT are consultants to the University of California, Berkeley varsity athletes.
SOL PT is featured in the cover story, Conquering Pain, in Physical Therapy Products Magazine. Read Article >
"SOL cured me of a back and a tennis elbow problem. I was particularly impressed by their use of ART to treat tendinitis of my right shoulder and upper arm following an injury. Actually, I’d had a "bad shoulder" since it was injured in the early 1960s. That injury was treated by injections for pain relief, but nothing was done to correct the structural damage. By the mid-’70s there was significant atrophy of my right arm when compared to my left (even though I am right-handed). Now, thanks to SOL’s expertise, I feel that my shoulder is as good as it would have been if it had never been injured." DL
"SOL has helped me with so many injuries, from car accidents/shoulder problems to repetitive stress injuries due to computer work. But I think the best illustration of their work was with my back problem. I had back surgery eight years prior to seeking their help. Though surgery had helped, the health of my back vacillated from okay to awful. I finally realized that just because I knew how to train, didn’t mean I knew everything about fully recovering from a severe injury. With their ART treatment and developing a new training program and lifestyle suggestions, I was finally able to get back all of my strength. Two years after the treatment, I am more fit now at 38 than I was at 25. I no longer lie around the sofa over the weekend to try to let my back recover, just to have it in total spasm by week’s end. As I’m sure you are aware, getting rid of long-term pain has been nothing short of a new lease on life. I thank them so much for their help." MC
"As a competitive athlete in the sport of Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Racing, great demands are placed on my body, especially back and shoulders. Due to a shoulder injury at the end of my prior season, I had to drop out of two major competitions, one which was a world championship ultra-distance race. After approximately ten sessions of ART coupled with strengthening exercises, I began to have hope for future participation in the sport I’ve loved and been competitive in for 20 years. My pain disappeared and my flexibility and strength returned. A year later, I just successfully completed the first of the top two races I missed last season and I’m now on my way to the world championship from Molokai to Oahu, Hawaii. I recommend ART for athletes and non-athletes alike. I attribute my successful recovery to SOL. Their expertise, complete knowledge and application of ART techniques and their loving care for their patients is unsurpassed. ART equals results." VC
"I had been hurting for over 13 months. After four different therapists, I had almost given up hope. I was preparing myself for an operation (fusing my vertebrae 4, 5 and 6 together). After six weeks of Active Release Technique and SOL’s support through rehabilitation, my arm, neck and shoulder pain had decreased immensely. I feel much better. Forget the operation." LY
"I came to SOL unable to move my head and to wash my hair with both hands! Through their relentless and deep stimulation of my injured muscles and nerves in the neck, shoulder and chest area, my robotic movements are now a thing of the past and my hair gets the attention it deserves. SOL’s techniques are like a wake-up call to the entire body, mind and soul. Since working with them, I have made major decisions in my life, inspired by a renewed appreciation for my health and physical well-being. They are like an exorcist of the muscle: in reminding the tissue of the pain it endured and in challenging it, the muscle seems to be encouraged to overcome the trauma. After the initial soreness following a treatment, peace and calm settle in. My experience with SOL has taught me to listen to my body, to be fiercely determined — yet patient in the recovery process, and not to be afraid to push myself a little harder every day." CL
"SOL and ART facilitated a breakthrough in my healing process. By releasing my arms, shoulders and neck, they opened my body and mind to a recovery from the chronic pain of repetitive strain injury (RSI)."
LM
"Weighing 230 pounds and standing 6’3", I’ve been a serious amateur bodybuilder for the last 8 years. Now that I’m in my mid-30s, muscle, ligament and joint injuries are much more common than in my 20s, and regardless of age, if you push heavier weights to increase size and strength, injuries pop up, often when you’re making your best gains. Recently my rotator cuff has been giving me huge problems, generating lots of pain and actually stopping my workouts. I visited five outstanding specialists in orthopedic medicine and each had the same advice: either quit or have arthroscopic surgery. Since all of the recent medical studies point to the incredible benefits of exercise and since I love lifting, the first option was out of the question. The second option seemed the only answer except that several lifters in the gym have had the procedure on both shoulders, and after six months of rehab followed by maybe six months of relief, are experiencing the same problems again. That’s where SOL and the Active Release Technique comes in. It’s the option that I had been searching for: ongoing relief without the downtime and tribulation of surgery. Through this technique, they actually use their hands and fingers much like a scalpel to repair muscle adhesions inhibiting free movement. By using a process that breaks up the adhesions, much like Rolfing but much more specific, the muscle is able to repair and enjoy a free plane of movement. Relief is nearly instantaneous, but a maintenance program must ensue. It’s the win-win option that I had been searching for and I recommend SOL and their techniques without reservation!" GA
"After suffering for nearly 8 years with chronic neck and upper back pain, and being treated by 21 doctors (from various specialties), I consulted SOL. Within four visits the condition was nearly resolved. I would recommend SOL and ART to anyone suffering from chronic pain or dysfunction." DD
"I had tears in my Achilles tendons from playing tennis: a condition that was starting to interfere with my ability to teach tennis. The problem had been going on for years, and I had tried all other methods and nothing seemed to help. I was about to get surgery when I read about SOL and ART, and decided to give it a try. I’m very glad I did. Through SOL’s efforts and the benefits of the ART treatment, my Achilles tendons have healed nicely." TJ
"Thanks to SOL’s program, I have avoided injuries, overcome typical tight hamstring, back and iliotibial band problems, and successfully finished first in my age group (50-55-year-old) at the Vineman Ironman Triathlon. Thanks for the great athletic memories." HJW
"I had broken and dislocated both shoulders, and was quite resigned to the residual pain and loss of motion I had endured for 14 months. After seven treatments, the shoulder pain was essentially gone and my range of motion greatly improved. I am very impressed with this unique approach, and now apply the techniques in my own practice." DB
"I sent SOL some of my ‘difficult’ patients and was very happy with the results. I am the team physician for St. Mary’s College teams, and often see athletes with the kind of chronic injuries that could benefit from her expertise." RM
"I have been working out for over 25 years. SOL’s approach has made more workouts more effective. I have become more flexible and strong. My overall conditioning is more balanced. I believe SOL’s methods of therapy are why I finally feel free from old nagging injuries." NB
"Thanks for your expert treatment of my piriformis muscle spasm. Your kind and thorough attention helped me complete a 500-mile 32-hour bike ride without sleep and with little pain! Your approach has been very helpful." SJ
"A year ago I was in the worst pain of my life due to a disc herniation. While others I knew with similar injuries were unable to work, I continue to perform my duties because of the amazing touch and techniques of SOL's therapists. Later, a few of the athletes on my team with chronic injuries were able to benefit from SOL as well. Thanks to SOL, they stayed injury-free throughout our vigorous season." JB
