THRIVE Physical Therapy San Diego

Fantastic experience: Thrive and Aaron are awesome. The care they show and knowledge is amazing.

Fantastic experience: Linda is so incredible and kind. She explained everything super throughly and I am excited to start my physical therapy with her !

Fantastic experience: Love the space and team at THRIVE. I saw Lauren but was able to meet both Julianna and Aaron too! Everyone was so kind. I am very thankful to Lauren. I received exceptional care, gua sha, massage, she gently challenged my range of motion and now I can bare weight on my right leg! (I couldn't walk or even flex my foot when I went in) Doing some gentle exercises and toe yoga and I will be back next week. Highly recommend seeing them, so worth it.

Fantastic experience: If you have given birth, I highly recommend seeing Dr. Lauren Mallari-Snyder for postpartum support. She’s not only a complete expert about all things related to getting back your body post baby (aka down there), but in a way that is clearly communicated with empathy and care. After only one appointment, I not only saw results with my pelvic floor issues, but my mind was completely put at ease, which was simply life changing. Please do yourself a favor and schedule a time with Dr. Lauren Mallari-Snyder at the Thrive Therapy, you will be so grateful that you did!

Fantastic experience: Dr. Aaron has been such a help for me and so many others in my family. Super professional and informative! He has helped me with a few issues, one being that I couldn’t sleep at night due to a constant pain in my shoulder. With continuous exercise and specific movements that pain is now gone completely. Currently seeing him for a shoulder blade and glute issue and I am excited to get moving more efficiently day to day to avoid any more issues in the future. Everyone there is so nice and easy to talk to. If you’re looking for a physical therapist definitely check them out!

Fantastic experience: This was my first visit with Julieann, she was thorough and compassionate to my groin injury and pelvic pain. She offered great treatment ideas and manageable home remedies. I am looking forward to my next session.

Fantastic experience: DR.Arron, has brought me back to good health. I was not able to walk well after a back surgery. Through his care and exercise program I am back to amazing health.

Fantastic experience: Aaron is amazing. He figures out what is really going on. Addresses it. Gives you tools to work on it. And gives a realistic follow-up assessment plan.

Fantastic experience: I've been seeing Dr. Aaron at Thrive for a number of months to help me with a variety of back issues. I'd give 6 stars if I could. I've been blown away by his knowledge of the human body and his ability to make me feel noticeably better after each visit. He isn't the kind of PT who will just assign you exercises to do on your own during your visit. Instead he will carefully evaluate your individual condition and use a wide range of modalities (e.g. massage, manual manipulation, graston technique, etc.) to help get your body back into a healthy place. He's a fantastic listener and communicator who invests time in understanding your situation and your concerns and explains everything he's doing at the appropriate level of detail. Apart from Aaron, visiting Thrive feels like a treat. Jori, the office manager, is the best - joyful, caring, attentive, responsive, and thoughtful. Parking is easy. The office is clean and well designed. Give your body a gift and make an appointment with Thrive!

Fantastic experience: Love, love, love! Dr. Lauren knocks it out of the park every single time. I am so thankful for her wide expertise and skill. I always leave feeling better and equipped to stay that way!

Fantastic experience: Great job. Very knowledgeable and helpful.

Fantastic experience: Dr. Julieann is a great clinician and excellent listener. She is concerned about what you want out of PT. I am a PT myself and recommend going to see her for any pelvic floor or orthopedic needs.

Fantastic experience: Dr. Lauren is the ACTUAL best. I’ve gone to her after all four of my kids and she’s been magic in rebuilding my core and pelvic floor!

Fantastic experience: Dr. Aaron is spectacular! He helped me fix a foot issue that I had been dealing with for years before I moved to San Diego. He researched the problem, educated me on what was going on, and put a treatment plan together that helped fix the issue. I also broke my arm and Dr. Aaron helped me to restore my range of motion after it healed. He always explains his thinking and has taught me how to take care of myself more. He’s amazing!

Fantastic experience: As a pregnant woman looking for relief from third tri aches and pains, I highly recommend Dr. Julieann to anyone looking for the same. I scheduled a virtual Pelvic Floor PT session with her, knowing from previous experiences with Drs. Lauren and Aaron that Thrive provides extremely skillful care with great attention to detail, plus lovely practitioner warmth. My session with Dr. Juliann was no different--she was able to put me through simple movements and accurately spot where my posture and movements were leading me into pretty significant sacral and groin pain. Putting even just her postural cues into action got me out of about 80% of the pain I'd been experiencing, and then adding in her comprehensive but simple PT exercises has been excellent preventative and therapeutic care for myself. Plus, she sent over that list of exercises and a general overview of our session in an email -- so helpful. I'm really looking forward to our follow up when I'm 35 weeks to discuss labor positions! Working with her has further empowered me for my upcoming homebirth, knowing that I'm working with a team that is helping me get my body ready for labor, birth, and post partum.

Fantastic experience: I am down in San Diego on vacation and was having bad knee pain. Despite it being short notice and a holiday week, Jori (who is warm, friendly and kind) was able to get me in to see Dr. Julieann within 3 days (Jori even set up a free phone consultation first so I could get to know Dr. Julieann before I came in). I have seen PTs for almost 30 years for various injuries, so my standards and expectations are admittedly high. While Dr. Julieann is a newer/younger PT, her expertise and training are immediately apparent. She has a great "bedside manner," answers all of your questions, and immediately put me at ease that I was in great hands (literally and figuratively). Within the first evaluation visit, she figured out what was likely going on with my knee, did manual therapy, and gave me a series of home exercises (which she emailed me after the visit in case I forgot what to do)- so while their rates may be higher, you get your money's worth! I wish I lived locally so I could come on a regular basis- but I will definitely book an appointment when I'm back in town. Thanks again Dr. Julieann (and Jori!) for taking such good care of me, and putting my worried mind to rest! Happy holidays.

Fantastic experience: Dr. Julieann is the perfect PT for any dancer, but especially my ballerina daughter. She is able to quickly identify root causes of pain, mobilize needed tissues, and provide retraining to help the body move correctly. She even plays games to help make the exercises more fun for my daughter and gives reasonable exercises and tips on how to make sure they happen every day. I highly recommend Dr. Julieann for any ballet dancers in the San Diego area.

Fantastic experience: My first treatment with Dr. Lauren was incredible - she gave me a fresh perspective on an old problem. I left with a plan, exercises and hope! Dr Lauren's knowledge and expertise was impressive and I am looking forward to continuing care with her

Fantastic experience: Dr. Lauren is so wonderful! Sometimes we have to discuss very awkward topics but she never makes you feel bad for your body’s shortcomings, and in fact keeps everything light and friendly. She understands all the crazy emotions and physical stuff pregnant and new moms have to deal with,and is very accommodating. I wanted to make sure to mention she gives great massages, too!

Fantastic experience: The entire team at Thrive are wonderful to work with. I went to Dr. Mallari-Synder for both pregnancy and postpartum care and got so much value out of my visits. I would highly recommend them to anyone seeking PT care.

Fantastic experience: Excellent level of professionalism. Dr. Lauren’s depth of knowledge of her practice is not only impressive but reassuring. One of her talents is designing treatment specifically for your issue. Many if not most PTs rely on a protocol, which is a generic treatment. Dr. Lauren’s treatment is tailored to you. And she’s a lot of fun to work with. Dr. Julieann is a great addition to the practice, and again, one feels supported by her ability to see a postural anomaly, and give a solution and an exercise for the problem. She is also very solutions oriented. She will build your treatment, as you gain strength in proper postural alignment. Which makes the whole body work better, from musculoskeletal to the organs. I highly recommend this practice.

Fantastic experience: love my visits with Dr. Lauren! Feeling strong and capable after birth is such a gift!!

Fantastic experience: I would highly recommend Dr. Lauren for Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy. After some poor healing and persistent pain from childbirth, I am finally feeling relief now that i am in her care. The hands on work she does, the exercises we work on together and my homework are all helping! I’m so thankful. The care i have received at Thrive is wonderful, staff is friendly and accommodating and they are very conscious of COVID procedures. Thank you for helping me heal & for being so loving with my baby. You all make taking care of myself attainable as a new mom.

Fantastic experience: I’ve been with Aaron for 4 years! He is absolutely amazing! There is no doubt in my mind that he’s the most knowledgeable practitioner in San Diego.

Fantastic experience: Dr Aaron Snyder is amazing. I have had the issue seen for for over 8 years and felt better within my first visit. Love the central location and the office itself is very cozy. I am very excited to continue my visits and having my life back.

Fantastic experience: I have been coming to Thrive to see Dr. Lauren for several months. I initially started virtual sessions for postpartum and c-section recovery. I started office visits when they re-opened in person. Mid-treatment for postpartum care, I was in a car accident and we switched gears, while also still working on scar mobilization etc. Dr. Lauren is fantastic. She is knowledgeable, compassionate and fun to work with. I cannot recommend her highly enough. The office is also very nice and the support staff is helpful and friendly.

Fantastic experience: After seeing 3 different sports medicine doctors, an acupuncturist and a physical therapist with limited success over the span of over 1.5 years, Dr. Aaron was able to treat me to get back to running pain free within a couple of months. He is very thorough and knowledgeable. Highly recommend!!

Fantastic experience: I've suffered for a decade or more from TMJ disorder. I was recently prescribed muscle relaxers by my primary care physician, and in discussing this with a friend, she suggested I give her physical therapist a shot. Honestly, the thought of seeking PT for TMJ had never crossed my mind. I don't love taking muscle relaxers and figured "What's the harm?". Well, better than no harm, it only helped. I'm not being hyperbolic when I say that I left that first appointment with no jaw pain. Zero. What a remarkable and completely unexpected experience. That’s not to say that it doesn’t take work, but the awareness and better understanding of my own anatomy went a long way toward arming me to do better for myself. Dr. Aaron's bedside manner is outstanding, it's clear that he has a mastery of human anatomy and made it a point to demonstrate to me the factors that could be causing the pain I was experiencing. If you're suffering from TMJ disorder, I cannot recommend strongly enough that you see a physical therapist. It's life changing.

Fantastic experience: I went to THRIVE Physical Therapy after having an ankle injury from running I needed a physical therapist for. I saw Aaron, he is very professional and knows his trade very well. With his help I healed to 100% and have been able to enjoy running pain free again. He comes highly recommended by others and I definitely recommend him as the GO TO physical therapist. Besides that easy parking, clean professional space, easy communication.

Fantastic experience: Dr. Mallari-Snyder is great! She looked at my whole body for my functions health. I came in because I broke my neck 2 years ago and traditional physical therapy was not working. Thanks Doc!!

Fantastic experience: I’ve been working with Aaron for over 2 years now, even though he’s outside of my insurance network. Totally worth it. Always knowledge and willing to personalize rehab for your circumstances. I’ve worked with PT’s and trainers all over the world and Aaron remains my go to. All the stars.

Fantastic experience: Dr. Lauren is an amazing pelvic floor physical therapist! I saw her in hopes of gaining some insight into the "frozen pelvis" situation that my endometriosis has landed me in. I was blown away with her depth and breadth of knowledge on the female anatomy and how it is all interconnected. Our visit consisted of discussing my concerns, a physical exam where she evaluated the mechanics of what was going on, and exercises to help me start to correct things. I found Lauren very easy to talk to, and she explained what she was doing with each exercise to help me understand it. She also sent me home with a great summary of recommendations and exercises that were clear and easy to understand. I highly recommend Thrive PT for pelvic floor health!

Fantastic experience: Lauren Mallari-Snyder is/was amazing to work with. Her breadth of knowledge, understanding, compassion and awareness is unmatched. She helped me so much within the month of working with her that I wish I would have gone to her so much earlier. I can't recommend her enough for all things women related, postpartum, diastasis recti, athletes, etc.