OrthoSport Hawaii

«He makes it fun!» said my «rather-​read-​a-​book-​than-​exercise» teenage daughter with a smile on her face after her first personal training session with Thomas at Orthosport’s gym. After only a few appointments with Thomas, my daughter had a totally different outlook on herself, her abilities and her experience with exercise — all for the positive.
I had worked with Mike Turner during this past summer and he is excellent! He is personable, extremely knowledgeable, encouraging, professional. His advice helped me to basically rid myself of plantar fasciitis and improve my overall fitness.
Orthosport is definitely a treasure!

Orthosport is a Hawaii treasure, a national model for excellence in physical therapy and well worthy of a Unilocal designation as number 1 (not number 12) in its field. The main reason for this is its use of orthopedic manual physical therapy which requires rigorous post graduate training and certification. This is a hands on therapy designed to move joints in a novel biomechanical way that is similar to but different than chiropractics, massage, regular PT and other therapies. The director, Dr Michael Turner, is on the faculty of the national OMPT board and teaches in pacific rim countries. The Niu Vally facility offers a complete package of a swim pool, spacious gym, trainers, yoga instructors and PTs all at the top of their game. My aging back (spinal stenosis) has a new day thanks to Dr. Turner folks. As a retired physician long interested in rehab and sports medicine I appreciate the excellent value of this clinic and want to «tell the world» how special it is.

I highly recommend OrthoSport Hawaii to anyone based on my experience with this first class organization. Every staff member is professional, courteous, knowledgeable, and has my well being in their hearts as the first priority. From individual expertise in a specific field, insurance matters, scheduling, parking, equipment, plus the many services that are available covers any and every concern that may arise. A special recognition to the Physical Therapy staff of nine therapists and to Jim «Mo» Moses who I had the pleasure to work with and the MOG team which includes Goose and Thomas who help run an amazing program. The entire staff works together with such enthusiasm that adds to a tremendous overall positive feeling I have for OrthoSport Hawaii. Again, highly recommended.

Having a physical disability since childhood and even more problems the past 15 years, I have been treated by many Physical Therapists. A few years ago, my Doctor sent me to Orthosport Hawaii for back pain treatment and also to learn exercises in the pool that could help me get stronger.
The Therapists (Lisha and Landon) that worked with me were awesome – they were so caring and I was totally impressed with their expertise. After my course of treatment ended last year, I was encouraged to continue working with the Trainers in the «MOG”(Medically Oriented Gym). Twice a week I work out with Goose or Thomas and I can honestly say I don’t feel like it’s exercise. The training that they give me is totally geared to strengthen and promote energy and endurance. They are always mindful of my limitations and of how I am feeling. Sometimes the workouts are fun games! I can’t believe that this Grandma who never exercised or played sports in her life is starting to move around like an old athlete .
I am so grateful for the wonderful people (the Staff too!) at Orthosport in Niu Valley and would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone who needs therapy or are rehabilitating from surgery! They are the best!

I just started my rehab sessions with mike and I’ve been in a lot of pain when I’ve entered but after my hour I’m able to stand straight and walk much easier. My pain level is finally getting to a tolerable point and that makes me happy.

A year and a half ago I injured my shoulder while weightlifting. I went through 2 physical therapists before I finally found Orthosport Hawaii! Jimmy Lin is my therapist there. I have improved more with his guidance in almost 2 months than with the previous year and a half of unsatisfactory P.T. treatments. I also started using one of their M.O.G. (medically oriented gym) trainers, Goose, to help me with muscle imbalances and to make more progress. I highly recommend the Jimmy-​Goose combo!
Don’t waste your time going to other physical therapy clinics that aren’t attentive, leave you by yourself, have poor communication, untrustworthy billing etc…(unfortunately things I previously experienced).
At Orthosport Hawaii, you get a full 60 minute, one-​on-​one session with your therapist. That was what really attracted me to their program. I also think it is an integral component of progress, especially with a shoulder injury, in my opinion.
After being burned by other P.T. Clinics and their nonchalant attitudes toward my injury and lack of progress, I went to my first appointment with Jimmy feeling VERY wary. But I can now say with the utmost confidence that I trust him completely! He and Goose collaborate on my treatment plan, which is awesome.
Everyone at Orthosport is super compassionate, which is a welcome change!!!
If you are an injured athlete looking to get back into the gym, or someone with an injury that wants a top-​notch physical therapist, learn from my experience and just go straight to Orthosport. They have given me so much hope!

I have been coming to orthosport on and off for about a year now. The last two therapist that I had are no longer working there any more but they were both good. I currently have AlB (Albert) as my therapist and he is so awesome :) I have a lot of back pain & migraines and each time I leave orthosport I always feel a lot better, less pain & I learn a lot from him too. All the staff at orthosport are very friendly & I highly recommend this place for physical therapy.

I cannot recommend these guys highly enough. I’m a competitive triathlete and have been dealing with a terrible case of IT Band syndrome for about a year now. The first time we met, Mike worked with me for an hour and a half in order to identify the cause and prescribe strengthening and mobility exercises that actually fixed the ROOT of the problem instead of just going through the motions. By doing a video analysis of my gait, he was able to recommend improvements to my run form that helped almost immediately (but did take a lot of concentration) and was able to see exactly where the problems were.
Most clinics will give you the standard treatment for these common injuries. Strengthen the glutes, quads /​VMO, rolling, etc… Strong muscles are helpful and obviously necessary, but when the nerves don’t tell them to fire at the exact right moment in your gait, those big muscles aren’t doing any good while you run. Mike prescribed a unique set of functional strength exercises intended to «wake up» the nerves in order to get them to fire at the right time during my stride.
Mike is, hands-​down, the best PT I have ever worked with. The ITB syndrome is an ongoing issue, but only because I continued to race on it all year. I’m confident that now that I’m taking the time to rest it and dedicate time to the rehab that Mike prescribed, it’s going to get better.

My Mom was so grateful for the wonderful people at OrthoSports. she is 85 and Mike and Isha were great. unfortunately she had the shingles and is finally on the mend both mentally and physically… It is refreshing to be helped by caring people… mahalo. Teri Marcus

Jaimie Kuamoo is awesome! It’s not an exaggeration to say my 10 weeks of PT with her changed my life. I’ve been dealing with a recurring lower back problem for about 15 years and have been to massage, accupuncture, and PT at other places. Jaimie not only helped me get relief from pain but helped me identify for the first time in all these years the ROOT of the problem and how to address it with stabilizing exercises. I know I will have to work on this back issue for life, but Jaimie helped me get empowered by finally understanding what’s going on in my body and knowing how to manage it. I’m eternally grateful and would recommend her highly!

The staff at Orthosports, are extremely, professional, they take there time to find out what your issues are, and do their best to ensure they give you correct treatments. I would highly recommend Orthosports for any physical therapy. There facility is top notch. Go there for yourself and see.