Perspective Physical Therapy

"If you are in need of recovering from a climbing injury, Dr. Q is hands-down the best in the industry. Although his methods are non-traditional, the results speak for themselves. I had an A4 pulley injury and through his myofascial release technique, the recovery speed increased dramatically. Additionally, as Dr. Q is also a climber himself, its much easier to ask him specific questions relating to climbing injuries and other climbing-related techniques. Personally, my mind-body connection has been amplified, and I've been able to create healthy habits that will treat my body well in the long run. Go check him out if you are in need of recovery!"

"Over the weekend I had an intense indoor climbing session. Four days later I returned to top some boulders that I hadn’t tried. I would have considered it a mild climbing session and stop around 30 minutes in. To end my sesh I decided to test out the hang boards just to get a feel of them. I kept my feet placed on the ground and gently loaded my fingers. When I finished up my left hand felt sensitive, but I didn’t think much into it. The next day I found that my palm between my index and pinky finger was sensitive. Earlier this year I injured my right hand in the same area, so I knew what I was in for. My right hand formed a bump in my palm but there was no pain after two months. I wasn’t sure if my injury was going to last long or if it was going to go away. My left hand started to feel tight in the same area as my right hand. That was when I decided to reach out to a professional to see what was going on. I waited four weeks before I booked an appointment with Dr. Q. When I booked the appointment, my hand was still sore to touch (if I gripped the steering wheel or tried opening a bottle). I had no issues with my fingers or opening/closing my hand. In my first visit with Dr. Q, he diagnosed me with a lumbrical injury. We completed our first session, and I felt the results immediately. He gave me some at home workouts and I committed myself fully. He also did work on both my hands and my knee (past injury). I completed three sessions with one left to go (four weeks total). I was instructed to go climbing after my third visit and all went well. I’m so stoked to be back on the walls. My favorite thing about my experience at Perspective Physical Therapy was the Myofascial release sessions. It was super neat, and I learned so much. It is Dr. Q's holistic approach that drew me into his practice. I would 100% recommend Dr. Q. to anyone who is open to getting to know their bodies’ healing capabilities (no injections or no surgeries). He is super personal, very friendly, offers so much information and he will get back to climbing in no time. I always look forward to our sessions."

"My experience with Dr. Q surpassed all expectations. I began working with him regarding a recent neck injury that resulted in a significant cervical disc herniation. After the initial scans and diagnosis, I was advised by a local orthopedic surgeon that surgery was the only option. While hearing this news was very alarming and made me doubt that other options were out there, I decided to give PT another try. Dr Q was caring, knowledgeable, and adaptable throughout the few months that we worked together. As we made progress together, I always appreciated how the treatment plan would evolve to help unlock even more untapped progress. I am now pain free and have increased range of motion!"

"My son is a competitive climber, and he tweaked his middle right finger. It was painful for him to pull on downward slops. After the first session with Doctor Q my son noticed significant improvement with his finger. By the second session, he was climbing without pain and notice the overall health gains of his finger was substantial. More than just taking care of my son's tweaked finger, Doctor Q was super personable. He cared for the overall well being of my son, and was not out to make a quick buck. He asked probing questions to help steer the direction of treatment and patiently answered all of our questions. I would definitely recommend Doctor Q to any climber in need of a second opinion or who wants an affective treatment plan for their climbing injuries."

"I’ve been seeing Dr. Q for about 2.5 months now and can’t recommend him enough for PT and coaching for rock climbers. I wouldn’t be exaggerating in saying that it’s been a life changing experience. My story is that I’m a short (5’3”) male climber that’s been climbing for 14 years and stuck in a V6/V7 5.12 plateau for most of that time due to a string of unfortunate injuries. These injuries have included my elbows (inner and outer tendinitis on both sides), knees and quads (quad dominance and tightness on left side), left hip (tightness caused me to stop running and doing certain climbing movements like high stepping), fingers (PIP joint inflammation in both my middle fingers and an A2 pulley strain in my right middle finger), and thoracic spine and neck (tightness from working on a computer all day and climbing). In addition, I was also dealing with pelvic floor pain for over a year and had already done multiple rounds of PT at Sullivan Physical Therapy, as well as with a private specialist. During our first appointment Dr. Q asked me to list everything that was bothering me and then took a assessment of my whole body and posture and not only looked at the specific injury locations, but how they could be influencing each other. *No other doctor or PT I’ve ever seen had ever done this!*. I honestly thought I was going to scare him away after I listed everything, but after carefully listening to me he laid out a plan for us to fix all the injuries over the next 3 months. In our plan we had scheduled sessions in the climbing gym to fix the underlying movement patterns that were causing these frequent injuries. Most doctors I’d seen up to now didn’t care about fixing the root cause of these injuries and recommended I simply stop rock climbing. Dr. Q gave me the opposite experience…he was focused on getting me back stronger than ever. In the time we’ve worked together Dr. Q has helped to resolve my knee, hip, and pelvic floor issues while keeping me climbing and doing sport specific training. My neck and spine issues are also better because my overall mobility is better. Furthermore, if these flare up I now know exactly what to do. I happy to report I’ve climbed my first V9/10 at Crux (a bear tag). While out of town I re-injured my right middle finger from overdoing a climbing session (I knew it was sore before I started the session but I decided to do limit bouldering on it for 2 hours anyway). After getting back to Austin Dr. Q diagnosed and started working on the pulley strain and joint swelling. I’m feeling very optimistic with the progress we’re making (literally fixing 12 years of joint swelling). Nothing is instant and you get as much as you’re willing to put in. Thank you everything Dr. Q! I’m grateful to my friend for referring me to you and all the positive changes you’ve made in my life."