What Our Patients Say About PreventPT

I went to prevent PT with what was diagnosed by a podiatrist as arthritis of my ankle. Very often when I rode my bike, I would hurt my ankle to the point where I thought I had sprained it. The podiatrist told me I had arthritis in my ankle and told me to stretch my calves. This was a little helpful, but didn't get to the heart of the problem. Jim of prevent PT got to the heart of the problem very quickly. I had tendinitis of a very small but important tendon. Jim recommended I get orthotics which compensated for a weak arch that caused the tendonitis. He gave me exercises to strengthen the calf muscle/tendon responsible. This solved 90% of the problem for me. I also got great tips for working on my 67-year-old left hip issue which has been bothering me for over 35 years. Jim gave me a diagnosis which made sense. He described aspects of joint mechanics that I was not aware of, and gave me several exercises, which have helped very much. I recommended Prevent PT for anybody wanting to understand their muscle and joint mechanics and the proper stretch, stretches and exercises to alleviate pain and allow you to get back to your active life.

After months of no pt training. I finally got some sessions authorized. I was referred to Jim, he has a tremendous amount of help in my rotator cuff rehab and strengthening. I would highly recommend him. he not only goes after the current concern, but takes in past injuries. He helps train in away that should help you not injure yourself in the future.

Excellent service! I had initially contacted several PT in the area, and Jim is the only one that called back and left a detailed voicemail of what he would need to know & how he could help. The initial phone conversation as well as every single session were very helpful. Each session includes a consultation as well as PT.

I never leave reviews, but Dr. Hoese has given me my life back. I've suffered from back problems for over 20 years due to herniated discs. My routine has been a few months feeling good then POP-a few months stuck on the couch. Wash and repeat. 20 f'ing years! I've gone through more PT's/doctors/acupuncturists/voodoo healers and spine specialists than I can remember. I've tried everything short of surgery. My last flare up had me in so much pain I couldn't sleep for weeks. I had a steroid injection that helped a little but my doc was convinced it's time for surgery if therapy didn't help significantly this time around. Due to COVID I wasn't able to see the regular chiro or PT I had been going to and that's when I found out Prevent PT was offering their service online. Not going to lie, I was skeptical about it as all I wanted was someone to put their hands on me to relieve the pain. But Dr Hoese took a long term approach not only helping me with ways to relieve the pain, but assessing and diagnosing my structural strengths and weaknesses and implementing a plan. It's been 2 months since I started working with Dr. Hoese and I've got my life back. I'm stronger and finally getting back to surfing, running, and enjoying what I love, being active.

If I could give more than 5 stars I would.

I have worked with so many different PT's and trainers. However, none were like Jim. He has an excellent knowledge of body mechanics and keen ability to find problem spots and then develop solutions.
I came to Jim because I was experiencing mobility issues in multiple areas of my 47 year old body that were affecting my surfing. After a month with Jim, I not only am surfing better than I have in a long long time, but I feel better, as well.
I highly recommend working with Jim for rehab or simply to improve body mechanics in ways that translate to improved function in the real world.

Maybe you've had training at different places, but I doubt you've had a DPT like Jim. His knowledge of the body's mechanics helps you realize why the exercises you're doing will make a difference in every part of your life. After years of trying many trainers finally a person who can explain the connections of strength to movement, cause to effect. It's going to take a while to help improve my mobility, and core strength. Exercises are geared to each person after his analysis of your movement, strength and health specific to you. Working with someone as knowledgeable as Dr. Hoese is like a post graduate course in human biodynamics geared to a level I actually understand-for the first time ever.

In June of 2021, I was injured playing soccer. I was unable to drive for a while so it was so helpful that Jim was able to come to my house for my therapy appointments. He is very professional, knowledgeable, caring & compassionate. You can tell he enjoys his profession & is passionate about helping you get back to doing the things you enjoy. I also really like that Jim plays soccer because I think it helps him understand my desire to get back onto the soccer field. Jim explained everything in detail about what had to take place before surgery as well as after surgery & what I should expect. He was instrumental in getting me ready for my ACL replacement surgery that I had in September 2021. Jim actually helped me figure out that I had blood clots in my leg post surgery & I am not sure if I would have figured out so quickly what was going on without his help. He was very patient & kind & helped me reach out to my surgeon to get an ultrasound scheduled the same day. Having blood clots slowed down my rehab but Jim was there the whole time checking in on me. I am so grateful that I found Jim and I will recommend him to all of my family and friends.

I started using Prevent PT after I injured my knee playing soccer in June 2021. I had sprained my MCL, tore both my meniscus, ruptured my ACL & broke my tibia. I was unable to drive for a while so it was so helpful that Jim was able to come to my house for my therapy appointments. Jim explained everything in detail about what had to take place before surgery as well as after surgery & what I should expect. He was instrumental in getting me ready for my ACL replacement surgery that I had in September 2021. Jim actually helped me figure out that I had blood clots in my leg post surgery & I am not sure if I would have figured out so quickly what was going on without his help. He was very patient & kind & helped me reach out to my surgeon to get an ultrasound scheduled the same day. Having blood clots slowed down my rehab but Jim was there the whole time checking in on me. He is very professional, knowledgeable, caring & compassionate. You can tell he enjoys his profession & is passionate about helping you get back to doing the things you enjoy. I also really like that Jim plays soccer because I think it helps him understand my desire to get back onto the soccer field. I am so grateful that I found Jim and I will recommend him to all of my family and friends.

I have worked in the field of physical therapy for 15 years and Jim is the best PT I have come across. Jim does a great job of finding dysfunction and treating it to relieve pain and optimize performance. I have seen Jim for multiple issues over the years and he has greatly helped me each time. I highly recommend Jim to anyone who is looking to heal from an injury, especially a chronic injury that has not healed with previous bouts of PT. Go see Jim, you will be happy with your results.