John P. Howlett's Online Review Report Card

Dr Howlett the best orthopedic doctor I ever had. He treated me twice for both of my thumbs. I will see him for my carpal tunnel syndromes both hands I know I can count of his great services, cares.

Dr Howlett the best orthopedic doctor I ever had. He treated me twice for both of my thumbs. I will see him for my carpal tunnel syndromes both hands I know I can count of his great services, cares.

Dr Howlett the best orthopedic doctor I ever had. He treated me twice for both of my thumbs. I will see him for my carpal tunnel syndromes both hands I know I can count of his great services, cares.

Dr. Howlett is kind, compassionate and understanding. I appreciate that he allowed for a shared decision model in my care. I would absolutely recommend him!

Dr. Howlett is kind, compassionate and understanding. I appreciate that he allowed for a shared decision model in my care. I would absolutely recommend him!

Dr. Howlett is kind, compassionate and understanding. I appreciate that he allowed for a shared decision model in my care. I would absolutely recommend him!

I saw Dr. Howlett about 6 months ago. I was having numbness in both hands every morning and pain at the base of if my thumb. After Xrays and exam, he told me to just put aspercream on my pain, but he was sure I had carpal tunnel and needed to have an EMG done to confirm the severity so insurance would pay for surgery. He ordered wrist braces for me to wear at night to help with the numbness. I wear them nightly and the numbers went away. Yet when the EMG confirm carpal tunnel syndrome, he was pushing to do surgery for both hands. He told me that I could have surgery on Thursday and be back to work on Monday. I questioned that because I type all day at work. He convinced me that it would be a quick recovery. I scheduled the surgery, but later canceled after asking friends who had the surgery and doing research. Basically, most people are of work 6-8 weeks. I don't trust a doctor who is not giving me truthful information. I have since gone to an amazing hand specialist in a different office 2 blocks away. Who is treating me for my severe arthritis at the base of my thumb. I wear a recommended brace at work and got an infection to see if that will alleviate pain. If the infections help enough, I may avoid surgery, but this other doctor told me all my mornings in great detail including how long I'd be off work if I do have surgery and how long I would be doing physical therapy. In my opinion, Dr. Howlette is too eager to make money from doing surgery and not caring about the impact to the patient.

I saw Dr. Howlett about 6 months ago. I was having numbness in both hands every morning and pain at the base of if my thumb. After Xrays and exam, he told me to just put aspercream on my pain, but he was sure I had carpal tunnel and needed to have an EMG done to confirm the severity so insurance would pay for surgery. He ordered wrist braces for me to wear at night to help with the numbness. I wear them nightly and the numbers went away. Yet when the EMG confirm carpal tunnel syndrome, he was pushing to do surgery for both hands. He told me that I could have surgery on Thursday and be back to work on Monday. I questioned that because I type all day at work. He convinced me that it would be a quick recovery. I scheduled the surgery, but later canceled after asking friends who had the surgery and doing research. Basically, most people are of work 6-8 weeks. I don't trust a doctor who is not giving me truthful information. I have since gone to an amazing hand specialist in a different office 2 blocks away. Who is treating me for my severe arthritis at the base of my thumb. I wear a recommended brace at work and got an infection to see if that will alleviate pain. If the infections help enough, I may avoid surgery, but this other doctor told me all my mornings in great detail including how long I'd be off work if I do have surgery and how long I would be doing physical therapy. In my opinion, Dr. Howlette is too eager to make money from doing surgery and not caring about the impact to the patient.

I saw Dr. Howlett about 6 months ago. I was having numbness in both hands every morning and pain at the base of if my thumb. After Xrays and exam, he told me to just put aspercream on my pain, but he was sure I had carpal tunnel and needed to have an EMG done to confirm the severity so insurance would pay for surgery. He ordered wrist braces for me to wear at night to help with the numbness. I wear them nightly and the numbers went away. Yet when the EMG confirm carpal tunnel syndrome, he was pushing to do surgery for both hands. He told me that I could have surgery on Thursday and be back to work on Monday. I questioned that because I type all day at work. He convinced me that it would be a quick recovery. I scheduled the surgery, but later canceled after asking friends who had the surgery and doing research. Basically, most people are of work 6-8 weeks. I don't trust a doctor who is not giving me truthful information. I have since gone to an amazing hand specialist in a different office 2 blocks away. Who is treating me for my severe arthritis at the base of my thumb. I wear a recommended brace at work and got an infection to see if that will alleviate pain. If the infections help enough, I may avoid surgery, but this other doctor told me all my mornings in great detail including how long I'd be off work if I do have surgery and how long I would be doing physical therapy. In my opinion, Dr. Howlette is too eager to make money from doing surgery and not caring about the impact to the patient.

Dr. Howlett is kind and caring as well as possessing the perfect amount of professionalism. I went to see him after I fractured my elbow. I was in a lot of pain and concerned about whether or not I might need surgery. He showed me the x-rays and explained how my recovery would likely proceed and not require surgery. He also explained that if things did not heal properly, I could need surgery. He gave me clear instructions on how to care for my elbow and gave me some options on whether or not to wear a splint or brace. I opted to keep my elbow moving as much as I could tolerate. It hurt quite a bit for 4 or 5 weeks. Now it seems I have fully recovered and I am back to doing most of the things I was doing before my injury. I highly recommend Dr. Howlett if you have an upper extremity injury. He will give you excellent care!