In Motion O.C.

I LOVE THIS PLACE! VICTOR IS WONDERFUL!
I had torn meniscus knee surgery at the end of December 2015 and my doctor referred me to In Motion O.C. I started physical therapy at the beginning of January 2016.
From my initial consultation with my physical therapist, Victor, I felt confident that I selected the right place. Victor is a caring and hands-​on therapist and has helped me resolve pain issue in my knee and the subsequent pain issue in my hip. He personalized exercises to strengthen my knee which helped me to get a place where I can walk normal without limping.
The physical therapy sessions are efficient and the exercises are easy to understand. The aides — Jason, Dakota, Quentin — are knowledgeable and keep you on track with your exercises.
The atmosphere is positive and the guests are treated like family. When you enter the facility, everyone from the receptionists to the therapists to the aides, greets you by name. There is playful banter going back and forth which helps to distract you from taking yourself too seriously which has helped me in the healing process.
I have complete 20 sessions of physical therapy and I am transitioning to the fitness side of In Motion O.C. The best part of this transition process is that my fitness trainer is in direct contact with my physical therapist who help guides my fitness training program.
I am happy with my progress through In Motion O.C. and I would highly recommend this location for your physical therapy or fitness needs.

I had a really great experience at in motion OC. The staff was great and the atmosphere was always positive. I had the opportunity to work with Haze Hernandez. I have been having knee pain for about a year. Haze, was a great PT. He would always ask if I felt better or worse and always tried to improve me. The staff is always willing to help, I recommend 100% this location because not only will you get better but grow a bond with the staff.
–SL

Interesting place… We’ll see how they do.

Everyone there is extremely knowledgeable, helpful and really care about your well being. I’ve been greeted by name every time I go. The staff is very professional but still allow a fun atmosphere that really helps you relax and work through the ailments. I’ve been seen after back surgery which combined aquatic therapy and land therapy, kneed rehab and shoulder rehab from a dislocation. I’ve also transitioned over to the fitness side and have been going there for about a year now. You get a personal trainer who works with you individually or in a group no more than 4 people, yet still tailored to your specific needs for fitness based on a open line of communication between the fitness trainers and physical therapists so you are never in danger of performing an exercise that may hurt you. A really fun, caring and positive environment. I truly enjoy going there and know that at any point if I bang my self up there is a staff of people to help me recover. I highly recommend them.

Horrible, horrible, horrible. They keep losing my insurance information. They called in December to make an appointment with me, and when I call them back in January after holidays, they can’t find the approval. The receptionist said she would speak with another person who was at lunch and should be able to find it. No call back. Next day, I called and speak another person who promised to call back next day. Of course, he didn’t. And, this isn’t he first time they lose my information or file. Third time, maybe? Once I used up approved appointments, they couldn’t even find my information at all in their system. Seriously? What are they using Apple and Surface for? Just look cool? While they keep losing insurance information, they are very quick to offer you a cash payment plan. Without even checking if you have approved visits from insurance, they called to ask if I am interested in paying cash.
Physical therapists know what they are doing. You however need to make sure they are actually paying attention to your improvements. Otherwise, they will be sloppy and keep repeating what they prescribed earlier. Receiving exercise video clips helps, but, again, they don’t pay much attention to details, so you may receive ones you are supposed not to do.
If you want to have fun in getting better, this is a great place. If you are very serious in getting better as quickly and efficiently as possible, you may be disappointed.
Reply to your comment: You are right that your staff didn’t make a cash offer. She called to make an offer but didn’t because I told her there was another authorization or two. No, your therapist didn’t tell me that my body wasn’t ready. No, your staff didn’t call the insurance company. My insurance company will confirm it for you.

My Dr referred me to In Motion while I was recovering from major abdominal surgery. I have to thank my physical therapist, Victor, and his assistants Jason and Dakota who immediately made me feel comfortable. They were always professional, caring, attentive, and mindful of my limitations while gently persuading me to keep going. I had my last session today and I have come a long way thanks to them and the in home exercises that I will continue doing. If you find yourself in need of physical therapy please call In Motion OC. You won’t be sorry.
Hilary

i live in New Mexico and while on vacation in CA I found In Motion OC. I was extremely pleased with the professionalism of the staff. The gentle yet effective techniques Haze used on my shoulder helped tremendously. He was able to see me 15 times during my 30 day visit. Other places I’ve gone have caused more pain and didn’t fix the issue. I no longer have issues with shoulder pain. Great place, great people, I would highly recommend!

I love every single one of these workers! Usually you would think of not wanting to go to physical therapy but I look forward to coming in and see these guys! Rachel and Victor help me recover from my surgery and got me back to playing my sport before I knew it! Really recommend here

Update 12÷23÷15: Billing office messed up again. I can’t tell you how frustrated I am at this point. Lowering to 3 stars.
Currently going to PT for a herniated disc, c6. PT team is great to work with, always a fun vibe which helps to distract from what you are doing. Mostly working with Victor (PT) and Jason (aide), both are awesome. Facility is very clean, locker room has most things you would need post workout (shower, blow dryer, general hygiene products, etc.). To be completely honest, I have had my struggles with the front office, therefore the 4 stars (could be 3 but the PT side is great). I had a very hard time getting scheduled and ended up starting 1.5 weeks later than my doctor wanted. They are very busy, hard to get scheduled. I got scheduled a week out, showed for first appt, but PT called in sick (rather that than a sick PT), but due to the early morning appt, they couldn’t accommodate me that day. Rescheduled me for the following Tues, however, they didn’t save it in their computer. They had to reschedule me again, but got me in same day. They ran my insurance before I started, but then didn’t check it again when I started or while I was going so I met my deductible in one of my first couple of visits and therefore was overcharged by ~$ 400. They got me refunded that week, however I was less than thrilled and generally find this unacceptable. Recently, I was scheduled for my progress note, however front desk didn’t send my paperwork to me so they had to treat that appt as a regular one and move my progress to the following visit. Not impactful to me, but just another issue with front desk. I would say, take your chances and go here, I know they are working on improving the front and it helps that they are sooooo nice! I have done PT a number of times throughout my life while playing sports and also worked for a PT office myself. The PT team is worth going here, just stay on top of your billing and appointments and I think you will enjoy your time.

I found «In motion OC» after being rear ended and my back being locked up. They have a convent location close to my work and All of the staff are great! They have helped me from barley being able to bend over to feeling normal again. Rachel and Victor are great along with every PT assistant that worked with me. Professional and caring but still pushed me, which was needed. Just wanted to give a shout out to thank them as I near the end of my recovery, now it’s up to me to keep my back strong.
Always, Tina Orr

They provide their patients with Excellent care & Extraordinary customer service! I have been to many physical therapy places in the area so I can say this place is the best! Victor is a caring, knowledgeable, and skilled Physical Therapist. And their new front desk person, JJ, is such an amazing and helpful individual. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming all the way around! Jeff, the owner, is so sweet and kind too! Thank you In Motion OC for providing such great physical health services to the community!

I don’t normally write reviews, but this place has helped me out so much that I felt that I owed this to them.
Basically, In Motion has helped me recover from two separate injuries over the past 10 years and I like everything about this place so I hope that this story is helpful to anyone who is trying to find a good physical therapy provider. So here goes on a long overdue review.
²⁰⁰⁶⁄₂₀₀₇ — I suffered a partially torn MCL in my right knee. My doctor encouraged me to go through rehab/​PT instead of opting for surgery. I know that this is a short review, but the quick summary is that I spent nearly six weeks (3 times a week) with the crew at In Motion and never needed to have surgery. The rehab went so well that I can actually say that I have more strength in my right knee which I rehabbed with In Motion than my left knee which I have never injured.
2015 — I fully ruptured and separated my Achilles while snowboarding in early in 2015. I elected to have surgery to reattach my Achilles. I was in a hard cast for two weeks following surgery, then transitioned to a removable plastic walking boot shortly thereafter. I was required to use crutches with my plastic boot for the next 8 weeks, but my surgeon suggested that I attend physical therapy during that time so that I would be ready to walk once the boot came off in 8 weeks. I work in one of the high rise office buildings near the Airport in Irvine and wanted a physical therapist nearby that I could visit on my way home. I recalled the great results that I had 8 – 9 years earlier with In Motion, but several of my coworkers recommended Prosport in Newport Beach off of Bristol. On that recommendation, I called Prosport and tried to schedule appointments with them. Without going into great detail, let’s just say that they were so overbooked at Prosport that the first day that they could see me was over a week later. Having been in a cast and being dormant for several weeks, the last thing I wanted to hear is that I would have to wait yet another week before beginning the road to recovery simply because a physical therapy provider was too busy to take me. I was frustrated and decided to give my old place In Motion a call, and I’m happy that I did because I was able to get in the same evening. The first thing that I noticed upon arrival at In Motion is that they had doubled the size of their facility since I was there last in ²⁰⁰⁶⁄₂₀₀₇. They even have an offsite pool facility where they offer the low impact programs. In any case, half of their facility in Irvine is for personal training and the other half is dedicated to physical therapy and rehab, but patients/​clients you have access to the equipment on either side. There are separate restrooms for men and women. The men’s restrooms are also a locker room with electronicly coded lockers so you never have to worry about your stuff getting misplaced or go missing. They even have a full shower in the locker room with towels and all the standard shower necessities provided. I never saw the women’s side, but assume it is similar. In the first few sessions, we began with basic range of motion exercises, balancing, mobility, etc. It was a lot of hard work, sweat, grunting, and repetition, but the staff was very encouraging, careful, and motivational in my progress. Eventually we progressed to walking in the plastic boot with only 1 crutch, then progressed to no crutches (but still with the boot). Then the day that the surgeon cleared me to ditch the plastic boot, I was able to walk right out of the surgeon’s office in two shoes. I really like the way that In Motion assigns you to different therapists if your primary therapist is not available. This allows you to schedule freely and never miss a day that you want to be there, but more importantly, it is nice to have a slightly different approach and regimen every so often. After weeks and weeks of repetition, it helps keep the activities from getting stale. From the front desk staff to the Physical Therapists and their PT aides, I have to say that the entire staff is great. The entire staff will know your name by the second day that you visit and it seems like they can always fit you in to their schedule (unlike other places that are too busy). Most of my sessions were with Rachel who was great. I can’t praise her enough for pushing me towards my goal. I also had several sessions with Nhi and Victor who are both great as well. They all know what they are doing, how much they can push you, and all have encouraging attitudes. While I was rehabbing, I even referred two of my co-​workers (with minor injuries like shoulder and back strains) and both had great results as well. Bottom line is that In Motion has a great facility, their entire staff is incredible, and they are flexible and can accommodate your schedule (whether early or late in the day).

I had such an amazing experience with InMotion OC! I was referred here after I was rear ended to help alleviate my neck and back pain. InMotion OC has a caring, friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive staff. I actually looked forward to going to physical therapy! I loved having Rachel as my lead PT! She always made sure I was progressing in my healing with a variety of different exercises. My father in law and mom have come here to! I highly recommend InMotion!

I have been a longtime client of In Motion O.C. I was a patient on the physical therapy side of the business for 6 weeks of intense training, then «graduated» to the physical fitness side of the building. Either side of the building that you are on, you will receive:
Top class attention and detail to your health and well-​being
A dedicated and friendly staff, professional at all times
Clean equipment and facilities
Although a little on the pricey side, the attention I receive and the progress that I have seen in myself is beyond compare. Highly recommend to all that want to try this out.

Executive Summary
* I always feel better when I leave than when I arrive.
* Therapists and assistants demonstrate a great knowledge of physical therapy and offer effective hand-​on treatment.
* The entire staff contributes to a very positive and motivating environment.
* The use of objective criteria to measure a patient’s progress makes it easy to see any gains, setbacks or stagnation.
* Spacious and well-​designed facilities contribute to the great atmosphere.
* Good location.
More Verbosity
In March of 2015, I slipped and landed awkwardly, rupturing my right quadricep in the process. Since then I have undergone two surgeries and five months of physical therapy.
Originally went to South Orange County Orthopedics for my physical therapy, largely because they were in the same office as my surgeon. After several months of dissatisfaction, I decided to make the change to OC In Motion («OCIM»), and I am very glad that I did.
Therapists & Assistants
I have been very happy to have Rachel as my physical therapist at OCIM. She has designed a program to help me get both the flexibility and strength back in my leg.
As I make progress, she makes changes the exercises in order to ensure we continue to make progress. At each session she spends hands on time working with me. This is undoubtedly the most painful part of the therapy, but it essential in the recovery process.
Of course, Rachel cannot do everything by herself. She is supported by a great staff of assistants like Rikesh, Jason, Dakota, Marci and others. One of them is always there to make sure that I know what exercise to do, and to observe to make sure that I am following the correct form.
There is more to a good physical therapist than just knowing how the body works and playing an exercise routine. Recovering from a traumatic injury can be slow and frustrating, and up and down endeavor where a day of progress is followed by a setback. Rachel and the staff at OCIM provide much needed encouragement and perspective.
Everyone has such a great and positive attitude at OCIM. While I never worked with Victor, the director of therapy, but that doesn’t stop him from saying hi, asking me how I am doing, or even suggesting a treatment for me to Rachel.
Without going into details, this is in stark contrast to my experience at my previous therapist.
Measurable Results
One of the most frustrating things about my original physical therapist was that I never really knew if I was making progress. The assistant would bend my leg and kind of estimate the angle. When you are talking about changes in degrees of flexibility, a general estimate is not very helpful.
At OCIM, Rachel measures my flexibility several times each session. This allows me can see when I am making progress. This is important to me because I feed upon those successes. When I see that I am making improvements, it motivates me to work harder to make even more improvements.
Facilities
The spacious facilities at OCIM contribute to the overall atmosphere. OCIM reminds me more of an executive gym, while my previous therapist facility was more like a hospital room.
The therapy room is large, open and well lit. The floor to ceiling mirrors on many of the walls are great because they allow you to see yourself performing the exercises in order to monitor your form.
The parking at OCIM is both free and very convenient, right in front of the building. At my previous place, I had to park in a parking garage and thirty yards to the building, take an elevator up, and walk another thirty yards down the hall. While this might not seem like a big deal, but when you are on crutches or walking with a limp due to a severe leg trauma, it makes a difference.
Bottom Line
The only real regret that I have about OCIM is that I wish that I has switched to it earlier.

Today marks 8 weeks of physical therapy (24 visits) and I am so glad to be experiencing progress towards recovery. I see Victor and he is doing a great job managing my recovery at a pace I am comfortable with. I have less pain, I am regaining strength, and I am experiencing improved range of motion. The PT team is friendly and patient which helps. Overall, I am pleased with the treatment they are providing and would recommend Victor. I feel confident in the manner in which he evaluates my condition and continues to monitor it as well as the way he tailors a treatment plan specifically for me. Thank you.

Highly recommend this place! Just finished treatment and feel much better!

If you find yourself in need of physical therapy, this is your place. All the therapists are great and friendly and they have plenty of different therapists to accommodate to busy schedules. While the road to recovery has been longer than I thought, these guys have been great to work with.
I’ve worked mostly with Nhi. She’s amazing and knows how to work with me and articulate corrections for my weaknesses and help move me along at the appropriate pace. The other therapists are also great and they all are able to step in where the last therapist left off. They also work with you on the front end to inform you of how your insurance works and give you all the details, saving a call to your insurance provider for any questions.

I have two injuries that I sought their services for. They have the utmost professional therapists that work individually one on one with each patient to achieve their medical and fitness goals. Shelby and Nhi are two of the therapists that I have worked with closely and have a great relationship. Their exercises are intense but in a good way and they really push you to reach your goals. They have excellent friendly staff, great facilities, and a family feel atmosphere that is refreshing. Great Physical Therapy with a convenient location
Cheers

This is a great place for one to do their physical therapy at. The staff is very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I’ve had two previous knee surguries and I feel that In Motion will get me back to playing my sport the quickest.
Also, I have never seen such a nice bathroom in a physical therapy office.