Downtown Physio

To be honest, I have not had my first session yet, it's scheduled in the coming weeks, but as I recently visited with Runa and colleagues in touring the office, I was so pleasantly surprised by one of a kind Occupational Therapy practice, the likes of which I have not seen before. Folks, I sincerely say this as I am a physician who has known Runa and her expertise in a different setting before. Allow me to share with you her expertise, skills and an extremely client-centric approach to care. She is one of the best Occupational Therapy practioners I have come across in my three decades of clinical career. People don't know how wealthy is her fund of knowledge. Suffice it to say, Runa is the 'apple' that keeps you away from seeing doctors like me, unless of course you and I are in the waiting room of Downtown Physio at the same time!

Runa is a very determined and caring person. I volunteered here and she has taught me so much about the field. I felt like I left with a greater passion for the field. She has a great passion for taking care of all her patients and making sure they feel better every step of the way!! All other staff were extremely helpful and kind as well. I definitely recommend her to whoever needs hands,shoulder, or back pain therapy, You will not regret It!

I have congenital fusion in my cervical spine (C1 and C2). This condition restricts my neck rotation and causes stiffness in my neck, shoulder and back muscles. When I try to move my neck, it can be painful as my movement is restricted. Sometimes I would experience headaches, joint pain and even blurry vision. Through my occupational therapy at Downtown Physio, I have felt a lot of improvement. Most importantly, my headaches are subsiding and less frequent. Runa has shown me a lot of exercises which help me stretch and strengthen my muscles. All of the therapy techniques help with the extent of my rotation and reducing the frequency of the pain and headaches. Runa has taught me a lot of self-help exercises that I can practice at home so I can continue my therapy at home. The exercises improve circulation and flexibility. I definitely feel it’s been beneficial and worthwhile coming here. In addition to the therapy, Runa’s demeanor is very professional She listens to me to understand my issues, concerns and needs. She listens to the activities I am involved in and she tailors the treatment to my needs. She has very nice bedside manner and is very friendly. Everything at the clinic has been great – the receptionist and the assistants have also been very accommodating and professional. I would recommend Runa to anyone because she provides very personalized and individualized service that her patients can benefit from. The whole team is very professional and they are also flexible with scheduling. They make it easy for me to make time for my needed treatments.

I had strain in my back and basically, I was trying to work out and I wasn’t doing it properly. I could not sleep for a month and I was sleeping only 45 minutes a night and my doctor referred me to Runa. She has been amazing and my experience is excellent. When I first came here, I did not want her to touch me and that is the amount of pain I was in, but after the second visit I was able to sleep in the night. The maneuvers were painful in the first but really helped me. Now the team is trying to show me how to handle weights in the right manner and how to keep the right posture. She explained to me that the little muscles around the big muscles need to be strengthened. I love coming here and it has been great so far. I love her personality and she is very welcoming and she helps me laugh a lot. I should have come in to her long time ago. The staff has been very helpful and friendly. I highly recommend people to come to her – she is down to earth, not hard to talk to and she listens to you.

Runa is very kind and makes very good conversation. She has been flexible with my schedule and makes appointments very easy. She appears like having a lot of occupational therapy experience. She has been extremely helpful in explaining treatment procedures. My experience with downtown physio was very positive, easy and light hearted. I would totally recommend her to anyone for their OT needs. She deserves no less than 5-stars!