Ignite Physical Therapy

We are so grateful for Ignite Physical Therapy! Our almost 4 year old daughter started PT for toe walking– a habit she was doing about 90% of the time. Joe has been working with her for the last few weeks and the transformation has been amazing! Between the time Joe has spent with her, the exercises he gave us to practice at home and the support Ignite has provided, I’m so thrilled to say that our daughter is walking on her entire foot almost 100% of the time already! We are truly impressed with Joe and the entire staff we have encountered at Ignite Physical Therapy. If we have any future PT needs, this will be our first stop! We would recommend them to anyone!

This place is fantastic! They are super friendly. They treat you well, not like the other corporate owned PT places in the area. Joe is really good. I HIGHLY recommend the dry needling! It has helped me so much. I felt a difference after my first visit to Ignite. Skip the chiropractor and they this place… it’s a much, much better experience!

I have knee pain. After only two visits at Ignite Physical Therapy I am unable to walk without stabbing pain. My injury is much worse. I did receive an apology from Joe. Unfortunately, I am out $ 80. I do not enjoy writing this review but feel that the Unilocal Community needs to know that Ignite is not all five star experiences.

Great place with a friendly staff. Getting me all fixed up. Love this place and would recommend to anyone.

You couldn’t ask for a better clinic than Ignite Physical Therapy. This is the place where you get your therapy needs taken care of by a staff of trained, knowledgeable, caring and friendly individuals.

I recommend Ignite PT completely. I had serious pain in my neck where I could not move from left to right, unbelievable pain. A friend recommended Joe and his office. He took me right away and worked on me for over an hour. That was a Friday by Monday I was moving my neck. Joe even called me on Sunday to see how I was. After a week of therapy, I am back to normal.
I do not recommend places lightly, but I will tell you, if you should need therapy for any reason, this is where you should go.

The owner Joe is very thorough and cares about his clients. I’m from NY and so is he and he made me feel very comfortable being it was my first time for physical therapy. His wife at the front was incredibly kind as well. I was seen an hour earlier.

Nothing better then a staff that fits you in when you’re in pain! I’m not sure how I strained my arm but I love how Joe and his staff treat their patients like family. Great care totally recommend!

I met Joe and Tara today for a new patient exam. I recently experienced lower back pain and was referred to the office by a gp. I like that the office is a private and not corporate owned office. They both are very warm and offered a relaxed environment. I felt better after my first therapy session. I definitely would refer my friends and family to this family practice.

The staff is awesome. I’ve been going here for a few weeks now and usually by now I would probably be feeling «burnt out» from having to go few times a week, but I actually enjoy going. I feel like it helps me want to do my exercises by going. Joe and his wife Tara are so nice and very caring people. They listen to your needs.
Because of my pain, I had gotten cortisone/​steroid injections, which hot flashes was an unfortunate side effect. I would get super hot and overheated while I was doing my therapy. Joe and Tara bought a fan for me to use. It was very nice and funny at the same time! But they made an effort to make my therapy as comfortable as possible :)
Joe takes the time to listen to your needs and concerns and doesn’t rush to just get you finished.
There is actually a physical therapy office a few miles from my home, but my doctor recommended Ignite Physical Therapy because he has gotten great feedback from the patients, compared to other companies in the same business field, and I’m glad he did!
All in all this place is a fun environment with great staff.

I had my left ACL replaced on 11JUN14. On 27JUN14 I was released to start my physical therapy.
Being a bit «handicapped» I wanted to take my physical therapy somewhere close. I had seen the Ignite building many times as it was pretty much across teh street from me so I decided to go there.
Funny story, I actually looked up physical therapists on my insurance list for who was on their list. I was in a rush and found Kinect Physical Therapy on the map (also just off Riggs), called, and made an appointment. I showed up at Ignite for my «appointment» to which they kindly said that I was not in the system. I figured that maybe something got missed… then as I was filling out the normal paperwork it dawned on me that I was at the wrong place. I confirmed with Ignite that I was covered under my insurance and then called Kinect to say that I wouldn’t be with them. Ignite is the place that I wanted — they had good reviews on Unilocal as well as being super close to me so I stuck with them.
Sorry Kinect!
I am now about 3 weeks into my treatment at Ignite. I have worked with or been worked on by Joe (Physical Therapist), Ashley (Technician), and Tara (Occupational Therapist). The short story on them is that they are great all around.
As for treatment they have a nice blend of hands-​on therapy (i.e. massages), manual exercises for you to do yourself (i.e. heel slides, stationary bike), and technology (i.e. ultrasound, laser, electrical muscle stimulation). I have done other therapy for other ailments and the blend ratio was much different than here (i.e. all manual exercises, etc.). The multi-​directional approach, at least to me, seems sound and I personally appreciate it. I feel that there are some things that are better served by manual exercises over technology and vice-​versa. And let us face the facts, nobody wants to go in somewhere, pay money (insurance or not) just to be given manual exercises that they could probably look up online and do at home.
As an added bonus all the other patients there are friendly too. As you may have guessed you end up getting on similar schedules and start seeing the same people all the time… which is kind of cool. Since I am stuck at home with my leg I have been designated as the babysitter so I’ve had to take them into Ignite. All the workers there are kid-​friendly so as long as your kids can be self-​sustaining and respectful then Ignite wouldn’t mind them be there. Just make sure that they don’t decide to sit on their sandwich like my son did.
The place seems to make good use of their floor as well. They have multiple tables along the wall where 80% of the work seems to take place and then exercise equipment in the middle and then some free-​weights and mats along the wall. See the pictures. Furthermore they also have two rooms with doors just in-​case you want a massage (by their in-​house massage therapist, Kyle) or you are a little shy about showing skin for any treatment that requires you to lift your shirt/​pants (i.e. laser treatment), I haven’t seen anyone use that but I do want to make it known that there is an option if that is something that concerns you.
A few little random things to wrap this review up. They do seem clean as well. Doing the exercises does get you a little sweaty on the tables and the tables are cleaned right there in front of you. Again, nice to see. They also have a TV to watch and if nothing is on/​playing then they usually just have Pandora or something playing.
All-​in-​all, a great place. I am happy with them so far and I will update this review if anything changes.

Joe and the team are awesome and got my knee and shoulder working great. Sara has been great to work with on my weight loss and my overall health has improved. This has been the real boost I needed to get myself back on track.
My movement is up and weight is down… a good place to be. Thank you to Ignite!

After suffering many dance related injuries over the years, I have been referred to a few different physical therapists. However, I was very limited due to my insurance. Most times, I would feel better for a day or two, and then the pain would come back. I go to school in New York, so it is not exactly possible for me to see the same doctors year-​round. After returning for my next visit, I would be treated as if I was the one doing something wrong!
I was recommended to Joe Poloni by a friend, and after speaking with him, I found out he accepts a wide variety of insurances. Right from the evaluation, I felt as if my immediate recovery was not just a job to Joe, but he had interest in my well-​being! The staff is very welcoming and I would recommend this to anyone in the area, but it is worth a commute as well! The location is perfect, and he is always on time! You are not overbooked and waiting long, like in most offices. In just a few short visits, I began to feel closer to a permanent recovery. He also gave me a few exercises to do while I am at school, and so far, no pain!

I recently hurt my knee and was referred to Ignite Physical Therapy — what a great office — the staff are really friendly and helpful. Joe Poloni, the PT there is amazing and through some PT and the exercises he had me doing at home I am on the mend! Thank you Ignite Physical Therapy!!!

Joe Poloni is one of about eight PTs I have seen over the past couple of years because of a pretty serious ATV accident and about 8 following surgical procedures. He was BY FAR the best and most attentive of all the PTs with whom I have worked. By total coincidence I started working out at a CrossFit gym with him after my treatments. He is also an awesome athlete who really understands the rigors and needs of hard core athletics. If you need a great PT go see him!
***Update*** This morning while warming up for my work out I tweaked something in my back. I went ahead and pushed through the work out and headed to work. By the time I got to the office I could barely move or take a deep breath without major pain. I’ve never been a big fan of going to the chiropractor, so I decided to suck it up see how the morning went. After a couple of hours I couldn’t take anymore so called Joe. His office was closing for the day so he could do some house calls. Instead of telling me to come tomorrow he let the rest of his staff go home and stuck around while I drove over from Tempe. He then took the time treat and work my popped out rib! You won’t find better service and a better PT than Joe!