Gold Wellness Physical Therapy

Wow! I just left his office and am relieved to discover here that it wasn’t me (typical that I’d blame myself). I’m not surprised to read so many reviews about this cold doctor. First he reprimanded me for having my feet up in the waiting room. I have Rheumatoid arthritis and was in real pain, but he decided to judge and embarrass me, prior to meeting with him.
Next, he decided to compare his having children to my rheumatoid arthritis and belittled the fact that I had four different joint issues at one time, and feel extraordinarily held back, currently. I was so disturbed, also, that he got up in the middle of my consultation with him and left the room, as well as the fact that during my consultation he left the door wide open for everyone to hear. It’s a very small office, so small that there was a 65-​year-​old man that had to stand in the waiting room (prior to my feet going up ;) and there was a lineup outside the office during their lunch hour because there’s nowhere to sit down and wait for them to re-​open.
Not a good experience, at all. This is the one time I can take a misogynistic situation and actually complain about it, publicly, without fear — because I ain’t going back.

I’ve been suffering from extreme back problems for the last 2 years. They couldn’t figure out why, my regular doctors. I got an mri on my lower back. They discovered that I have slight scoliosis, but no slipped disc. After I hurt my meniscus on a treadmill (your meniscus is in your knee), running with shoes with not enough support, I was told to go to physical therapy. I was wary of seeing Vadim, because of the low Unilocal reviews, but he insanely changed my life! He discovered that one of my ribs was dislocated (yes, that can happen), and that’s why I was in so much pain. It’s like night and day now. He said it would have appeared on the mri, but my mri was just on my lower back. If it was taken a little higher, it would have been caught by it, and I am SO thankful that he did. He’s been working on my knee too, and that is getting much better. The people that are saying that he has a «cold bedside manner.» He just doesn’t talk excessively. I’m not looking for a best friend! I’m just looking for someone who has a ton of experience and can help me. He smiles, he’s very warm. He just isn’t going to initiate a conversation about the Lakers. With that said, I want to reiterate, I’ve gotten a smile from him every time I go, he was very happy that he fixed my back. He’s just not going to start up a conversation about what gifts you’re planning on buying for your family for Christmas. He’s all business.
Also, he has the same furnishings as any other doctor I’ve every been to (not sure why that was even brought up in other reviews). If you’re looking to sit on a leather couch, I guess go to another doctor. But, I’m not interested in spending my money on where I’m sitting my behind in the waiting room for 3 minutes (I’ve never had to wait long to go in). If this is something that you need, expensive furnishings in your doctors office, I guess find that and go there. But, I don’t need that, and I imagine most people don’t. He has normal doctor’s office chairs!
I felt compelled to write this after reading the other Unilocal reviews. I hope this is helpful for others.
I 100% recommend going to him. Thanks so much, Vadim.

Danny helped me with my mobility PT after a motorcycle accident and surgery.
Not only did he get me up and moving through a tough time physically, but was also able to greatly reduce surgical scarring.
No B.S. kind of guy that gets results. He also knows all the paperwork ins and outs for the insurance companies.

While I agree with some of the things mentioned here, «Danny» does seem to have a bedside manner that’s a bit cold and distant for my taste. I might have been able to overlook that had his staff at least been a bit more warm and receptive.
Most people needing physical therapy have already been injured, and so a softer, kinder touch seems more appropriate. Here was my experience:
I was told to lie face-​down.
There were electrodes placed on my back for a while. After that someone came in, said nothing, placed a towel over my lower back and rolled some machine over it — all without any explanation whatsoever.
It felt violating. The person was very rough, the energy behind which felt as if they didn’t give a rats tooshie about me or what they were doing. Worst of all, they rolled that thing over the wrong area!
And then I was instructed to do exercises much like what I already do in yoga and Pilates. And I was told to do them while still lying on the massage table, What the!!!
All of the above mentioned led me to the decision to discontinue treatment with Gold Wellness and return to my primary care physician for a referral for a second opinion.

Yesterday I woke up with terrible back and shoulder pain and Danny Gold fit me in his busy schedule right away. I arrived and the office was busy but he took me in right away. He seems to have a way of taking care of everyone! But, most of all after leaving his office my pain is almost 100% gone! His therapy really works and is also very relaxing! Wow! I feel great! He really knows what he’s doing and I highly recommend him!

This was by FAR the worst physical therapy place I’ve ever been to in my life. Keep in mind I’ve been to about 6 therapists besides this guy.
Ok here is my story. I am healthy and young, other than the fact that I am 4 months post-​op for ACL reconstruction. I was cleared to run about a month beforehand by my prior physical therapist but, due to insurance changes, I was forced to go to a new place.
1. First visit
The therapist looks at my brace, tells me to stand up and squeeze my quads. He tells me my VMO is deficient on my reconstructed knee, and that we will focus on that before I start running again. End of visit.
2. Second visit
Biked 20 minutes, walked backwards on a treadmill at 0.3 mph for 10 minutes, and did some squats on a Pilates reformer. End of appointment. No guidance, nothing. He didn’t even give me ice! (Not like I needed it, but still). I was in shock and I asked him «that’s it»? And he told me he needed to «see how I recovered from the exercises today» and told me to schedule a new appointment.
I could have done all that myself without a PT as a guide. Also, with how far along I am in my recovery, I should be doing MUCH more dynamic and challenging exercises. I was so angry and frustrated that I couldn’t hold back getting visibly upset. I even called 3 of my old PT’s and my cousin who is a PT, and they all agreed that I should seek another therapist.
The therapist works WITHOUT physical therapy aids, treating 3 – 4 patients at a time BY HIMSELF. This place– and therapist!- are totally inappropriate to support the patients they see.
If I hadn’t been to so many other physical therapists, I wouldn’t know better. But due to my experience and family I’ve had in PT, DO NOT GO TO THIS GUY. IT IS A WASTE OF YOUR TIME AND MONEY.
In the end, I asked for a new referral, and now am at a better place with a better therapist. SO happy I left this place!
Also for those who care, parking here is a massive pain in the butt, if that alone deters you from here.

Dr. Gold doesnt help with the health insurance bureaucracy and instead prefers to rant about it, but unfortunately he is part of the problem, not the solution. Recommended for me to see a podiatrist, but refused to write proper report to my PCP doctor, who (logically) needed the recommendation for podiatrist to prescribe and refer it, but Mr Gold only gave me eye rolls instead! DO NOT COUNT ON HELP, he just wants to book sessions!

I don’t like to write negative reviews but I find it to be necessary on this occasion.
I was seen by my primary care doctor regarding chronic pain I have in my left shoulder area from a bike accident. I was accepted for a consultation and was sent to Gold Wellness. I made my appointment and was able to be seen the following week.
I arrive the day of to my appointment, there is a man behind the counter. He is the doctor, and the receptionist. I find this to be odd but I don’t give it another thought. I wait for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile he is juggling patients and reception area, going back and forth. I have never seen anything like this before at a doctors office. Its finally my turn, I head to the back and he asks me a few questions and I explain my injury to him. One thing that bothered me was he did not even feel the need to touch my collar bone or back to see if he could locate or identify the problem area.
We end the appointment with him accepting me for 8 sessions. He says he will submit paperwork. I feel happy about this. But then… I wait 2 months and nothing. I call his office, no answer, I leave a V/​m. Nothing… I call my health plan, there is nothing they can do. I call my primary care doctor, they attempt to call him and finally he returns the call and says he had not submitted paperwork. He said he would submit it then. Ok fine, I am aggitated by understanding.
Two months again go by and nothing, I call his office and the receptionist looks into my file and says that the doctor has still not submitted my paperwork. I tell him to shred the paperwork and that I will not be coming in. How are these kind of people certified. HOWWWWWWWWW!
F$*# this guy!

The waiting room had 4 seats, two hard chairs and on wobbly wooden bench. As I try to balance on the bench and fill out the paperwork, my back is getting shooting pains and I start to wonder what is going on with this place. Is it new? Can they not afford real furnishings? I turn in the papers and the clerk behind the desk said I need to provide my Social Security Number. I politely tell him I do not give out my number. Mr. Gold came out and rudely (expletive omitted) told me I was not going to get my pre-​approved therapy as I was required to provide the SS Number. Mind you they had already made a copy of my insurance card and ID card.
So, are you legally required to provide your SSN to your medical provider? (According to Consumer Ed and The Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection.)The answer is no. There are certain organizations that do require it, such as the IRS (for tax returns and federal loans), employers (for wage and tax reporting purposes), banks (for certain monetary transactions), and states, just to name a few. Medical providers are not such organizations, and since you know your insurance provider uses insurance policy numbers instead of SSNs, you know the doctor’s office isn’t using it as a requirement of your insurer. Therefore, you don’t have to voluntarily provide your SSN.
The soul purpose of The Social Security Number (SSN) –as it was created– in 1936 for the purposes of tracking an individual’s earnings and monitoring Social Security benefits paid to that individual.
So, my question is should you be cursed at and berated for not providing it to a rude unprofessional therapist?
If you said yes, go to Gold Wellness Physical therapy

If I could do no stars I would. The staff here is incredibly rude and insensitive. DO NOT GO HERE. I actually went all the way to Pasadena instead to have a friendly staff (Active Rehabilitation) after my experience here.

Dr. Danny Gold is one of the best Physical Therapist I’ve ever had. I thought my injury had become chronic after not having had any treatment since the accident and after a few sessions with Dr. Gold my hamstring felt so much better that even my knee and back pain went away. I highly recommend this place.

Danny Gold runs a no-​frills but professional office. He helped my shoulder’s stressed and inflamed ligament. I wish my insurance provider allowed me more appointments with him than it did.
Because he keeps his office basic, he can accept more insurance policies.
As the two other Unilocal reviews suggest, Danny is a bit gruff, not very talkative and really busy. If he does not explain why he is recommending a treatment or exercise, you’ll have to ask him if you want to know.
His office is pleasant and central to LA.

Danny Gold has horrible bedside manner… I took my daughter there through a referral from her ortho for PT for her knee and the first consultation he said…“what brings you here?” When I told him then he said «what do you expect to get out of PT» I told him for her to get better and he said, «yeah well I don’t think it will help much… I don’t know why her ortho referred you here but we can try» then he put a tens unit on her knee and infra red light and as he is doing this he fails to explain anything that he is doing to me, or my daughter. My phone rang while I was in the treatment room and he looked at me and said very sternly… No cell phones. If he would have been more friendly, explained the procedures, or more optimistic I would have given him 3 stars but I can’t recommend him.

Had two visits in the office.
Both times I was very satisfied, office runs efficiently ‚
I was treated nice, and in a personable manner.
Most important, the treatment was good, and I felt real well.
Money matters were handled in a seem less way.
All together, I can (and do)!highly recommend gold wellness

I was suspicious of this facility when the PT Danny spoke rather rudely about touching one of the machines incorrectly one day but I chalked it up to maybe he had a bad day as the rest of the session was perfect. Today, while 4 people were in the middle of the workout programs, he turned beet red, threw a folder down and said he wasn’t feeling well and that he was canceling sessions. Stormed out of the area, went into a room and slammed the door behind him. I have NEVER in my life need treated so disrespectfully by a medical professional who had no regard for anyone else but himself. He was clearly in a good mood when we all arrived but while observing us he began checking his emails and his phone, then his mood changed drastically. This is not the only physical therapy center in Los Angeles and he CERTAINLY will not be seeing the likes of me again. My recovery is way too important to me and I want someone with the same goal in mind. Unprofessional, disrespectful and plain RUDE! Do NOT go to this facility.

DO NOT GO THERE!!! Gold Wellness doesn’t even deserve a 1 star rating. Some guy behind the desk, I assume a phyical therapist while I was signing in for my first apt. started asking me questions why I was there, and what my injury was. He refuse to treat me saying this was a workmans comp. case even though I had a authorization from my Doctor. Not only was he very rude to me, he basically called my reg. Doctor an idiot. They do not know how to do deal with people! What an awlful place!!!

Comfortable location, accepts wide array of insurance providers, Vadim Gold RPT is not only professional but personable. He really takes his time to get to the root of my issues. I have seen him last year and I return to him this year in full confidence.