Advantage Sports Therapy - Sammamish

Fantastic experience: I've been to many PTs over the years, but Rachel is the best! Rachel was incredibly helpful and quick to diagnose the issues contributing to my hip pain. She was always able to create a plan that moved me forward despite my not being able to come in weekly. Five stars!

Fantastic experience: Rachel's exceptional professionalism guided me through the recovery protocol following my gluteus medius rupture surgery in the hip area. Throughout the four-month post-surgery period, she provided clear recovery guidelines and closely monitored my progress. Starting from six weeks on crutches with "no weight bearing" to incorporating stretching and strengthening exercises, I am now enjoying daily long walks and look forward to achieving 100% recovery in the coming months. Grateful to Rachel and Advantage PT, my trusted physical therapy provider for the third time.

Fantastic experience: I had an intermittent hip issue that was becoming more constant. It was affecting my day to day life but I had tried physical therapy for it already with no success. Enter Advantage Sports: Inayat diagnosed my condition and set a plan day 1. I never had a reoccurring severe pain episode after that appointment, and over the subsequent months, my body feels great beyond just the hip. Scheduling and reminders are a breeze. Very much enjoyed.

Fantastic experience: Rachel has been great in helping me with pain in my tightness from grinding my teeth. She is super personable and very helpful in understanding what the whole body is going through and what we have tried. I had tried Botox and still had repeated and somewhat significant shooting nerve pain that was happening in my mouth/back teeth and also have moderate tightness in my masseters. She worked with me doing intraoral massage, trained me in intraoral massage, wearing my nightguard, facial massage and stretching my next and upper body.

Fantastic experience: Recently I found myself in need of some quality PT work. I luckily picked Advantage Sports Therapy from a list of local options. Possibly the best decision I’ve made in years. From my initial conversation with the office manager, to my last therapy session with my therapist Rachel Stoner, I truly couldn’t be happier. Each session with Rachel was filled with encouragement, compassion, and a bit of laughter. She was more like a work out partner, or a team coach. Someone that pushes you, and you want to excel for. She made my PT appointments, and the exercises I had to do on my own time way more fun. Thank you Rachel and Advantage Sports Therapy

Fantastic experience: I finally finished up my rehab from torn meniscus repair almost a year to the date. Rachel has been a tremendous help. I am back on track and training to run a half marathon this July thanks to her. Charles

Fantastic experience: I saw Justin a few years ago for muscle spasm in shoulder and upper back. I attended the weekly session every week for a few months. Justin was knowledgeable and professional. He explained why this happened, how to prevent it and how PT would help. In each session, I learned more about how our bodies work and useful stretch exercises. I was cured. I miss our sessions.

Fantastic experience: I had a sharp pain and stiffness in my lower body when I first went in for physiotherapy. Inayat was the PT and she diagnosed and explained in great details on the problem and also helped relieve the pain and also taught exercises and lifestyle corrections that would help with managing the issue/preventing recurrence. Inayat was very professional, understanding and pushing with the right intent to healing for the long term. Thank you Inayat!!

Fantastic experience: Rachel was very effective in treating my torn rotator cuff as well as some hip pain I'd been experiencing. She is very easy to work with and is very knowledgeable. She provided me with strengthening exercises for both my shoulder and hip. What sets her apart from most is that she video tapes you doing the exercises and sends the videos to your phone so you are reminded how to successfully do the exercises on your own. She also makes herself available outside of your appointment hours by providing her cell phone number in case you have any questions. She is simply the best! Thank you, Rachel.

Fantastic experience: I am a big man, and I try to stay active; unfortunately, I tend to hurt myself fairly frequently. I have had the pleasure of working with Rachel at AdvantagePT for the past couple years. She is amazing. Her knowledge, skill, and personal attention got me through my recent back surgery in record time. I give her the highest recommendation for her skillful dedication to her craft. The past six months have had some very dark times, and she helped me through my injury. I’ve gone from spending all day in bed, moving around in a wheelchair, to hiking up in the mountains! I appreciate all the help she has given me, and I am very thankful for all the help.

Fantastic experience: Review for Rachel Stoner I had frozen shoulder for months and self care didn’t help. Rachel explained what causes it and taught me set of exercises focusing on stretching and strengthening. She writes down all the exercises in detail and does a sample video so that I can practice at home. She is flexible in accommodating your schedule. I highly recommend Rachel and Advantage Physical Therapy as a team. Thanks Rachel!

Fantastic experience: I had severe back and legs pain due to a sports injury. Thank you Inayat for helping me through the entire process. She was extremely helpful and ensured that my exercises were adjusted to suit my recovery. Highly recommend this place.

Fantastic experience: While training for a marathon, I started experiencing some ankle issues and so decided to make an appointment with Rachel at Advantage Sports Therapy. She was immediately welcoming and gave me great advice and exercises to reduce the problems I was having so that I could finish my training and have a successful race. She also set me up with a whole lot of exercises to help strengthen my weaknesses which will help improve my fitness and running long term. I am forever grateful for her expertise and kindness and highly recommend her.

Fantastic experience: I had a very fast recovery of wrist pain. Thank you, Rachel! The amazing part of this treatment is that Rachel not only cured my wrist problem, she also identified my shoulder issues and created a strength training program to enhance my performance. Now I am not bothered by the wrist pain, and my tennis strokes are way more effective. I am happy with my choice to come here.

Fantastic experience: I had some really bad back pain and trigger finger. Rachel gave me a lot of instructions and suggestions, which are really helpful. She even mentions several other specialists who she think could help me with my troubles. Now, I feel much better! Back pain is totally gone and trigger finger is also mitigated. Thank you, Rachel.

Fantastic experience: Pina is a wonderful person and an amazing professional. She not only helped me recover after a knee injury but most importantly, she helped me understand what was causing it and what to do to prevent it from happening again. Thank you!

Fantastic experience: Inayat Kaur helped me resolve my lower back pain injury. After our sessions, I felt better and learned new exercises that I will add to my regular stretching/fitness routines to improve my performance in other sports (mainly tennis) and to avoid injuries.

Fantastic experience: Rachel helped me with my severe TMJ disorder and headache. I’m so lucky to have found her after seeing different providers who couldn’t treat my condition. She taught me strengthening exercises which I’ve now learned to implement in my daily routine. She helped me stay focused and also advised me on planning other areas of my life which was causing me stress. She is extremely knowledgeable and also very kind. I’m amazed at the progress I made after working with her!

Fantastic experience: Rachel is the best. She helped me with my lower back pain. The stretches and exercises she had me doing gave me relief after months of discomfort. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Customer service outstanding, and physical therapists very high quality/high value. Pina's in-depth knowledge about my dizziness/neck issues was so helpful in building a therapy plan to get me on the road to recovery. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: I had a complete ACL tear in my knee. Anthony helped me with physiotherapy for three months. This strengthened my muscles and my orthopaedic told me that I don't need any surgery! I am very happy since I didn't need any surgery and muscles are more stronger and i don't have any pain in my knees. I am still following the exercises everyday as per Anthony's instructions. It just takes 5 minutes to do my daily exercise routine. But it makes just a BIG difference in strengthening my muscles. Anthony listens very carefully to my pain conditions and devises a perfect exercise plan that removes the pain completely within one session! He is a very patient,supportive and caring physiotherapist! Even the receptionist is very kind in this center. I would recommend anyone who has pain in their body to try out advantage PT first.

Fantastic experience: I had the privilege of being treated by Rachel Stoner, who helped me out when i strained my back during the middle of my baseball season pitching, and with unrelated hip and knee injuries within a window of a few months. I ended up only missing four games from my 46 game season when i thought it would be much more by just following her instructions. From a few visits I have improved knowledge on not only how to keep my body healthy in the present but to reduce future risks of reinjuring myself. I am very glad i chose to come to Advantage PT and would recommend it to anyone looking to get results as fast as possible.

Fantastic experience: Anthony at advantage physical therapy helped me get back out hiking within six weeks of my meniscus surgery. He was professional, caring, knowledgeable, and invested in my success. Thank you, Anthony!!

Fantastic experience: I'm an avid skier who suffered an impact injury to my right knee causing great pain and pretty severe movement limitations. Rachel Stoner with Advanced Physical Therapy was able to take me from that condition to looking forward to next year's ski season in a little over 2 months of PT. I highly recommend her and the professionals at Advanced for their hands-on professional approach, their thorough knowledge of anatomy, and their abilities to accurately assess injuries and develop programs to correct alignment and movement issues.

Fantastic experience: Inayat my Physical trainer has magic hands, from day one onwards I started seeing improvement in my lower back. She worked on my posture and her guidance has been extremely helpful for me. She listens to all my concerns and guides me accordingly. All the exercises and techniques worked like magic and now I’m pain free. Thanks to Inayat. Extremely satisfied with their services.

Fantastic experience: I am 81 and Rachel Stoner is by far the most outstanding physical therapist I have ever encountered. She is extremely knowledgeable and very personal. She analyzes her clients needs and provides many helpful suggestions including ways to do everyday tasks that won’t aggravate her client’s condition. She suggests stretches and exercises and illustrates the correct way to do them. She encourages her clients to progress within their abilities. She is very complimentary which makes her clients want to do even better. She is very personable and gets to know her clients. She is always available to her clients and provides them with her phone number. She actually encourages regular communication by her clients, always is prompt getting back to them with answers to their questions or concerns. I definitely give Rachel my highest recommendation. She is truly wonderful!

Fantastic experience: Inayat was great to work with, and was a huge help to me rehabilitating a tricky and persistent abdominal/oblique/psoas injury. She was able to diagnose the issue, and got me back in action through a combination of soft tissue work, stretching, and strengthening exercises. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Pina was great! Although I was seeing her for trigger finger, from day 1 she looked at the bigger picture and helped me with stretches and ideas to help my whole self, not just the finger. She's fantastic... and I miss our chats!!

Fantastic experience: “I had the pleasure of working with Rachel, at Advantage PT clinic, for my lower and upper back problems. After just two sessions, she helped me recover from my lower back pain. Rachel then worked with me on my upper back problems that were caused by an old accident. Rachel always asked the right questions and devised the right exercise program that fit my needs, rather than applying a fixed template of predetermined exercises. She was incredibly knowledgeable and professional throughout the entire process. She put together a whole routine of exercises to help me strengthen my back muscles and prevent future injuries. I highly recommend Rachel and Advantage PT to anyone looking for a physiotherapist who is both skilled and compassionate.”

Fantastic experience: Rachel Stoner is my post-surgery physical therapist, and I cannot emphasize enough how satisfied I am with her expertise. Rachel's unwavering dedication, passion, and genuine desire to assist me in regaining my normal life have been truly remarkable. Her exceptional skills in identifying issues and collaboratively developing personalized workout solutions have made a significant impact on my recovery. With Rachel as my physical therapist, I have complete confidence in her abilities, and I highly recommend her to anyone in need of a skilled PT to help restore their quality of life.

Fantastic experience: Anthony was consistently willing to devise new exercises to increase the strength in my leg with the full knee replacement. To me, even more importantly, he insured that the right leg was not forgotten so that gradual increases in strength occurred equally, allowing for an overall improvement in movement for both legs. I enjoyed that I was pushed to increase intensity & duration and he was not willing to allow the status quo of my right leg, with old injuries, to limit what could be achieved in both.

Fantastic experience: I first went to Advantage PT seven years ago to deal with painful knee problems that wouldn't go away and were impacting basic activities like running or climbing down the stairs. Rachel came highly recommended from a friend, and I started to see progress with her after a couple of weeks. She worked with me on developing a plan to strengthen my legs and taught me the importance of warming up and stretching. After a few months, I was able to resume my normal activities like biking and running. Last year, while training for a half-marathon, my running "career" was over when knee stiffness and inflammation turned out to be severe osteoarthritis for my age. I came back to Rachel, and we worked together on a plan for the long road to recovery. She got me into using a Peleton bike and changed my workout routine to include no-impact exercises and activities while maintaining my weight, form and fitness. I am now much stronger and pain-free, and thanks to Rachel I’ve learned how to adjust my lifestyle in order to prevent inflammation and keep my mobility at 100%. I am sure to always return to her as a patient. Over the years I also saw her for a rotator cuff problem after coaching little league baseball for my son, lower back problems from poor posture or any time I needed a refresher on my routine in order to stay strong and keep my mobility. I highly recommend Rachel and the clinic to anyone! She is very goal oriented and will always work with you on a personalized plan to get you back in shape and achieve your goals!

Fantastic experience: Two thumbs up for Advantage Sports Therapy, located in Redmond and Sammamish! The physical therapists are professional and insightful, meticulous in their patient care, offer a holistic style of treatment. I’ve been a patient of Rachel Stoner for years, and recommend her anytime someone is seeking a physical therapist. Rachel’s PT expertise and depth of knowledge are top notch! She takes time to understand your injury or concern, designs a treatment plan, adding modifications along the way when needed. Rachel makes sure you have everything you need to to meet your PT goals - she’s with you every step of the way. I highly recommend Rachel Stoner and Advantage Sports Therapy!

Fantastic experience: My experience at Advantage Sports Therapy was fantastic. It was clean and scheduling appointments was easy. The best part, however, was my PT, Rachel Stoner. She's the best! She's very well versed in body movement. Not only did she help me recover from a golf injury but now I have a exercise program that will strengthen my arm and back and prevent re-injury. I felt like I had a great coach throughout my recovery. She's warm, friendly and I constantly recommend her when friends or family mention an ache.

Fantastic experience: Thank you Pina at the Advantage Sports Therapy for helping with tremendously with my back issue. What was perceived by me as a hamstring injury turned out to be a pinched nerve due to a degenerated disc. Pina helped identify that via my X-ray results and put me through a regiment of therapy treatments. These exercises helped reduce what used to be pain throughout the day from the moment I woke up ...to something thats on its way through full recovery. Pina's treatments has helped me be more aware of my overall posture and build a better core. I finally feel like I have path to help me get back to my regular lifestyle.

Fantastic experience: As a mom of 3 babies in 4 years (3 c-sections), I had a very weak core that was effecting everything in my body especially my back. Rachel was so knowledgeable, thoughtful, and relatable! She gave me so many great tips and pointers for everyday life as a mom that helped me to restore my core and increase my confidence in my body again. She was so intentional with giving me exercises that I could be successful with despite our busy schedule. I have almost no pain now in my back, but more importantly I am working out again and overall feeling so much stronger! Thank you, Rachel!

Fantastic experience: I had to get PT for my knee and leg pain in last 1 year. after no progress at other PT places recommended by doctors, I finally went to Advantage PT and within two weeks, not only did I get relief but also got tips and training on long term pain management . Amazing physical therapists, work completely 1-1 and no other clients in the same time period as some other PT places in Sammamish do. Pay attention and remember everything you discussed. Very professional in their follow ups. Thanks for your help. I can now do my regular activities and more without pain.

Fantastic experience: I visited here for foot related issues and worked with Rachel Stoner. She did an excellent job understanding (by carefully listening and asking a lot of questions) the issue, understanding what I want to achieve from an exercise perspective and created a plan that would work for me. She provided great inputs on how to build my strength and endurance in my legs to help out the foot. Something I would not have thought about myself. In a nutshell - her guidance has improved my foot issues significantly and I am able to do the activities that I enjoy. Beyond Rachel, the experience at the clinic was great too. I would recommend this place if you are looking for excellent PT's.

Fantastic experience: I came to Advantage Sports Therapy to rehab after my hip replacement. I worked with Anthony Sherwood. He asked a series of questions to understand where I was post surgery before we started. He was very encouraging and fun to work with. I really appreciated having access to the Advantage portal which had video clips of each of my exercises. Very helpful to make sure I was doing them correctly. In my situation I had a surgical complication (nothing to do with my rehab) and needed to stop. Anthony was great in following up with me to see how I was doing and closing the loop. I would totally work with Anthony again should I need physical therapy in the future. Anthony you are awesome.

Fantastic experience: I Sven coming to Advantage for PT for about 7 years and have dealt with many of the treatises. Their approach is great! They take the time to evaluate you properly and work with you on treatment and exercises. The 1 hour appointment slots really take the pressure off the therapists. I strongly recommend both the Sammamish and Redmond sites.

Fantastic experience: I managed to hurt my lower back after a day of yard work. Advantage was there for me again. I hurt myself more often than I care to admit, and have been to a few different therapy places. Advantage is the best. I have had the pleasure of working with Rachel Stoner and she is fantastic. I am getting stronger and more pain-free every day and it’s been under her expert guidance. She is very attentive, has great communication, is extremely knowledgeable and goes the extra mile for me and my therapy. I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

Fantastic experience: Rachel Stoner is amazing. I have been a client for the past 11 years. From sciatica pain related to pregnancies to recovery from injuries, Rachel is the best at balancing in clinic work with doable exercises and stretches at home. I would highly recommend Rachel and the team at Advantage Sports Therapy in Sammamish!

Fantastic experience: I had an excellent experience working with Rachel Stoner at Advantage Physical Therapy, Sammamish. During the pandemic I got a severe case of frozen shoulder. Rachel helped me with stretches and exercises that were easy to incorporate into my daily routine. During this process I also suffered from patellar tendinitis and Rachel was able to balance treatment for both problems and also recommended a great person for bike fitting. She takes the time to build a professional and personal relationships. I feel I now have the tools to maintain good strength and avoid future injuries. For any physical therapy needs I would definitely recommend Advantage PT and Rachel.

Fantastic experience: I had an excellent experience at Advantage Sports Therapy in Sammamish. My therapist Pina is extremely knowledgeable about anatomy and movement. To heal the issues I was having with my hip, she gave me targeted exercises and basically repatterned how I walk. She understands people learn differently by listening, watching, and doing/feeling. Her descriptions of what to do are very precise and her hands on adjustments allowed me to "feel" what the right alignment feels like. I am so grateful as she helped my acute problem and also helped me reduce some chronic pain issues I've had over the years. I'd like to add that Carla at the front desk is a lovely person and very good at her job, which contributed to the overall positive experience I had. I highly recommend this place.

Fantastic experience: I had a wonderful experience here with my physical therapist Pina Mehta. I came in after not being able to run due to pretty bad knee pain. Every time I ran, I felt pain in my left knee that would continue for days. Working with Pina, I went from believing I could never run distance again to feeling confident in my ability to engage the right muscles and continue lifelong running without pain. Pina is great! She works with you to truly understand your issue and creates incremental, actionable steps that build a foundation for change. I'm so happy I came to AdvantagePT and loved learning how to run again with Pina.

Fantastic experience: In the last 9 months I've been a patient Advantage PT both post ankle surgery for and for a longtime shoulder issue. Working throughout this time with Rachel Stoner I was consistently impressed with her ability to understand my challenges, present therapeutic options, and even to go so far as recording a video for exercises that I was struggling with. Doing this both remote during the Pandemic and in person I couldn't be more please or recommend both Advantage PT and working with Rachel with her 20+ years of experience

Fantastic experience: Recently completed treatment here for a sprained ankle. Worked with Rachel Stoner and had such a great experience! She is friendly, knowledgeable, and was super welcoming from day one. I looked forward to my appointments with her because she not only knew how to rehab my ankle (and used a variety of methods and exercises to help that), but took the time to get to know me personally. Highly recommend Rachel and her clinic to anyone needing PT services.

Fantastic experience: Pina was great in helping me manage knee pain impacting my ability to perform longer hikes. She helped me with exercises to strengthen muscle groups, posture correction and educated me about me about right equipment to assist during longer hikes as preventive measures for future. I had a great experience with her and highly recommend her to anyone looking for physical therapy.

Fantastic experience: This is the second time I have had experience with Advantage, in Redmond 6 years ago for my total knee therapy and currently in Sammamish for shoulder pain. Both times were very professional, focused on the issue, and guided me to a successful healing. I was also given instruction how to continue my strengthening in home care after being released from office visits. In Sammamish I was lucky to have Rachel Stoner. She is very good at explaining and guiding me through the exercises. I totally enjoyed my visits with Rachel, besides being very professional she made the visits fun with conversation and laughter. Thank you Rachel, I wish you the best! Kathy P.

Fantastic experience: I had an excellent experience working with Pina Mehta from Advantage Sports Therapy. She quickly and accurately diagnosed my shoulder issue, explained what was happening to me anatomically, and gave me the right set of exercises to re-gain functionality. She had me visualize the muscles that I was using during the exercises, which was really helpful to my recovery. Beyond her competence, Pina is friendly and kind. I would highly recommend Pina for anyone needing physical therapy.