A good physical therapist for climbers

Anyone know a good PT for climbing related injuries? Near sacramento or within a couple hours drive. Thanks!

I've heard Kevin Kuhns up in Truckee is some sort of miracle worker.  He sorted out a chronic shoulder issue for my girlfriend as well a chronic low back problem for another close friend.  Few other people in the Reno community see him and all give really good reviews.

http://www.truckeetahoephysicaltherapy.com/our-team/

Hearing GREAT things about Shift Physio in Bishop.  I'm going to see Dr. Dre--not a typo--on Friday.  She has been doing great work on my wife.

Howdy! Dr. Zoe is amazing and extremely knowledgeable.  She is a climber herself and understand the specific injuries we face in the sport, highly recommend 

https://summitph.net

Michelle Vlasich wrote:

Howdy! Dr. Zoe is amazing and extremely knowledgeable.  She is a climber herself and understand the specific injuries we face in the sport, highly recommend 

https://summitph.net

I second Michelle! DR. Zoe is a great PT - loads of clients in climbing. And she's a great friend of mine! 

Hit her up ! 

Thanks so much everyone!

Hey Nick! At least in my experience, I don't need a PT to be a climber when I'm in the depths of an injury. As long as they work with athletes, they're good for me. Then when I can start climbing easy things again, I'll start more climbing-specific weight and finger training again. 

For the initial stages of an injury, I'd recommend KIME PT (so you don't have to drive to tahoe 1-2x/week). They have several clinics, 2 in Sacramento, and they work with young, athletic people. They take insurance (mine was $30 per visit since that's my copay) and I've had good experiences with them. I had a really crappy shoulder injury that needed a lot of manual therapy in the beginning plus strength rehab and they helped me a lot. Once you're on your feet again, get a training plan from a climbing coach and get strong to prevent/continue to rehab injuries. 

Lisa Rosenthal wrote:

Hey Nick! At least in my experience, I don't need a PT to be a climber when I'm in the depths of an injury. As long as they work with athletes, they're good for me. Then when I can start climbing easy things again, I'll start more climbing-specific weight and finger training again. 

For the initial stages of an injury, I'd recommend KIME PT (so you don't have to drive to tahoe 1-2x/week). They have several clinics, 2 in Sacramento, and they work with young, athletic people. They take insurance (mine was $30 per visit since that's my copay) and I've had good experiences with them. I had a really crappy shoulder injury that needed a lot of manual therapy in the beginning plus strength rehab and they helped me a lot. Once you're on your feet again, get a training plan from a climbing coach and get strong to prevent/continue to rehab injuries. 

Definitely agree. from my experience there are two types of PTs out there, geriatric PTs and sports PTs. 

I do appreciate a PT who actually has a sport type of hobby though and is obviously fit , taking PT advice from someone who couldn't hike/run a mile is like taking stock market advice from a bum IMO