North Valley Physical Therapy

Carla is a wonderful PT you hardly find!
she has a great smile, solid skill, and magic touch!
if you need pain free, Go Carla!

Carla is wonderful! One day after boxing class, she took me in last minute to look at my shoulder. I was recently diagnosed with a bursa/​rotator cuff issue. Carla taped up my shoulder and advised regarding exercises to improve the condition. My shoulder has definitely improved and I am on the road to recovery. I would recommend North Valley Physical Therapy, as Carla is knowledgeable, helpful and kind.

I just want to say thank you to North Valley physical therapy. I have numerous problems from adhesion complex disorder, diabetes, gastroparies, chronic headaches and bulging disc in my neck and lower back. Carla, the head therapist treats all my pain issues. Since I have been attending my pain in my stomach as well as the motility is better, my range of motion in my neck is vastly improving. When I first attended I was not able to walk without a limp or drive distance as of today I am walking better Without a limp and able to drive myself to therapy. I have attended four other physical therapies and have been dishearten with the treatment I had received. At North Valley Carla the head therapist has taken the time to come up with the correct exercises and treatment plan to give me a better quality of life. I strongly recommend North Valley Physical Therapy

I was injured about 7 months ago in a skydiving accident. I snapped my left femur in half and shattered my right ankle, and put a small chip in my L5.
When I first started going here, about 6 weeks after impact, I was in a wheelchair. I couldn’t walk or stand or do much of anything at that point. Carla worked with me on some exercises for my broken femur leg, while we waited for the ankle side to heal a bit (it was several weeks longer before I could get therapy on the ankle). That eventually progressed to more exercises when the muscles started working again, and eventually led to using crutches, and ditching the wheelchair. Before long I got the ok to bear weight on the ankle side, which was a whole new struggle for me. Between Carla and her staff always encouraging and training me, plus the fancy equipment designed to rehabilitate me, things started getting better pretty fast. After less than 5 months I was starting to get back to doing the normal things in life I do, such as vertical wind tunnel training, some hiking, walking my dog, etc. and after less than 6 months I was back in the sky jumping out of perfectly good airplanes. I honestly don’t think I could have done it without NVPT, and certainly the friendly vibe I always got from everyone there made it easy and actually fun for me to push on. People always say physical therapy sucks, and is the hardest part of recovery, but in my case I disagree. I really always enjoyed every session, even when I was tired or being lazy I still went and always felt good about it. And truthfully, it didn’t hurt as bad as everyone told me it would. Carla has a great way of understanding the mechanics of what’s going on internally and translating that into multiple series of rehabilitation approaches that really work without forcing too much that you’re not ready for. I was scared I might never get my normal life back, and although I still have a road ahead of me, I now know I can do anything I want with enough focus. Truly, I couldn’t have done it without these awesome people! Carla for her expertise and personalized care (you’ll never feel like a number here, they really care about each persons recovery), Linda always making sure I’m doing things safely, while engaging in my personal life often times (it feels good knowing these people really care), Kimmy the receptionist who really helped with scheduling and truly became a friend through the process, really I feel like these people are my friends now, more than just therapists! Even their interns were awesome, shane especially. I’d highly recommend physical therapy if you are injured and NORTH VALLEY PHYSICAL THERAPY should be your first choice! They won’t kick you out if you’re not done right on time, and they really take an interest in your life and your own personal recovery. I love all of them!!! Thanks NVPT!

This is not the first time I injure my shoulder. I had therapy at other places before but the results were not that great. I met Carla at a health fair and immediately liked her. I decided to try her place. It has more equipment than the other places I used. The stuff is very nice and there is personal attention all the time. The results of my therapy are great. I no longer suffer pain and have great mobility and strength in my shoulder. I definitely recommend NVPT for therapy.

We tried 2 other PT places much nearer to home. I came away calling them «puppy mills” – just rushed people in and out… at NVPT the emphasis is on personal attention and disciplined treatment. Carla, the head therapist, has years of experience and is hands on doing the work to get you to feel better and make it lasting. The support staff is excellent. Phone answered efficiently, booking system solid, and follow up excellent. Everything is clean, up-​to-​date and state of the art. This is a well thought out business which functions exceptionally well for the benefit of the patient. When you are hurting NVPT is the place to go even if it takes a bit of driving to get there.
We come over the hill from Brentwood all the way to Granada Hills – it is worth it!

I found them on Unilocal and Google Maps and was not disappointed. Cheerful friendly caring staff. No waiting. It appears physical therapists can vary as much in their handlings as much as chiropractors do. I liked the last PT I went to but he was too far away. He did almost entirely physical manipulation and perhaps gave me some exercises I could do. Carla was the opposite. She gave me lots of stretches and exercises to do. It is the result that counts. The stretch/​exercises immediately got rid of my backache and headache. AND I can do them at home and get a good result. I will be going back.

I called around several Physical Therapy places to see my daughter (11) for an ankle injury that her Orthopedic wanted her to see a PT for. Carla and her staff were wonderful! They were affordable and very caring. She spent time doing a thorough evaluation of my daughter and showing her exercises. She let me know that the ankle tested well (we had her off of it for several weeks waiting for the Dr.) and gave us exercises, taping advice, etc to ensure the recovery continues. She could have easily tried to rope me in for prolonged visits as my daughter had kept re-​injuring the ankle. She was honest and ethical and obviously cares about her patients. I would definitely recommend.

I came to North Valley Physical Therapy on the recommendation of my doctor for back pain. Over the years I had been to many so called «Pain Clinics», Acupuncture, Hydro Therapy, Massage Therapy places. You name it I tried it only to come away disappointed and still in pain. I didn’t expect much from North Valley Physical Therapy other than another few sessions of the same old same old, come back in a few days and do the same! Temporary relief at most.
To my surprise the staff (Carla the boss) actually sat down with me on my first visit and interviewed me regarding my pain. Afterwards she devised a plan to work on the pain. After a couple of visits I actually started to feel better! How could this be? Her plan was working!
With each visit I can say I feel better! After many years of chronic back pain I am actually feeling better. Although I still have pain it is nothing like the pain I felt before coming to North Valley Physical Therapy!
Finally I found someone who knows what they are doing!