Elite Rehab

Thanks to the expertise and guidance of Zachary Wermers, I am pain free. He positively impacted my life both physically and mentally. I am forever grateful. The PT assistants are also AWESOME!! I will ALWAYS come back to Zach and Elite for any PT needs in the future.

I had total knee replacement last October and after my 2-weeks home therapy I started 8 weeks of PT at Elite. Fantastic care and hands-on treatment resulted in reducing effects of scar tissue, reducing swelling around the knee, massaging to get blood flowing into sore and tight muscles, and increased flexibility. Soon I was back climbing stairs, hiking, cycling 4 times a week, and horseback riding. Looking forward to snow skiing next winter. Thanks Ryan and the great staff at Elite.

The staff at Elite are absolutely wonderful to work with! I have attended for several months and look forward to my sessions. The positivity and affirmation of 100% healing along with firm yet gentle work by my therapist in learning to walk again has made, what I thought would be a grueling process, a great experience. I highly recommend Elite!

The staff are super nice

The greatest physical therapy clinic ever. I've been going in for both my shoulder and my ankle and have been taken care of by all the staff with great care. I've always been pushed to work hard and when needed to slow down with caution. Thankful for all they did to get me better and get me back into my football season!!!

I have been a client at Elite  in Goleta, on and off for many years including during the recovery from a trimalleolar ankle break and later a severe tibial plateau fracture with ACL damage. Although I have a few small concerns, I am rating them a 5 because of, (1) the quality of their therapists and (2) the collegial, upbeat atmosphere and personal concerns the PTs take for their clients. Over my many visits there, I have seen 5 different therapists and they are all very different in their approaches. Some are more forceful and dig into stuck muscles or restrictive fascia with some gusto, while others have a much lighter touch. Yet they all are talented and have positive, encouraging attitudes and all of them have been helpful in my recoveries.  While I am the sort of person who thinks deep work is what I need, when I have had the more gentle therapists, I have been amazed at how much they too have helped me.  And if you communicate with the therapist he/she will go deeper or less deep, and provide you with explanations or address new concerns. Also a real plus is that all of the therapists have their eyes open at all time. After they work on you for the first 20-25 minutes of your visit, you are assigned an intern/student assistant whose job it is to guide you through the exercises that the therapist has decided would be right for you. These student assistants vary in quality and experience and this is the one place where Elite could do a little better in their training. There is some inconsistency among the intern assistants in attention to detail or in describing how to correctly or most effectively do the exercises. Overall though they are all upbeat, likeable college-age people and this part of your visit is usually fun.  Luckily the PTs themselves are all watching while you are doing your exercises even if they are working on other clients. They are quick to pipe up and point out ways you could be doing the exercise more effectively. So being in a large shared room, as you are at their Goleta office, has the major advantage that if your intern assistant is unsure of the exercise, a nearby PT will speak up and say "move your feet up higher on the board" or "keep your knee tracking over your toes" or "hold the strap in the opposite hand".   The PTs are very encouraging and even if you are not their specific client, they seem to keep track of where people are in their recoveries and to give you encouragement or ask you how you are doing.  Just a heads up if you are new to or considering this place for the first time...they place old rock on most days (maybe Radio paradise?) so if you are expecting a quiet setting, this is generally not the case. Yet I find the bustle in the main room always cheerful and I consistently come out feeling like i have made progress and have had a good experience.   If you want quiet and not very many people, book your appt near the end of the day

I had both my knees replaced in late February 2018.  Recovered very well and worked with a fabulous PT for a few months.  I was considered a huge success as I was riding my bicycle on the road by 2 months.  I recognized that I was not where I wanted to be, so I contacted my surgeon and requested another round of PT.  So in May 2019 I began working with Zach Finer at Elite PT in Magnolia shopping center.  He was able to evaluate my legs and discover what muscles needed to be strengthened.  My goals are to be able to play Pickle Ball and to be able to run around with my grandsons playing chase and tag.  I am really pleased with my progress and feel I will reach my goal in a few more months.  Since my youngest grandson has just begun rolling over, I will be able to run around about the same time he is able.  I am really pleased the Zach's work and highly recommend him and all the staff.  They are wonderful.Julie Newendorp