I suffered a shoulder injury and had been in miserable pain for months, despite physical therapy,…read moreacupuncture and other treatments. I saw Dr. Boykin who immediately diagnosed exactly what was wrong and came up with a treatment plan that has helped me tremendously. His knowledge, expertise, professionalism, and kindness was top notch and a refreshing experience in our broken healthcare system. I highly recommend Dr. Boykin!

Dr. Boykin has made a tremendous difference for our youthful 75 year old mother and our family. My…read moreMom's arthritis and cysts within her left shoulder joint caused her to be in need of a challenging and complex total shoulder replacement. Dr. Boykin treated my Mom with extreme care, focus, professionalism, thought, diligence and excellent skill from her first appointment, to the surgery and through each of her post op visits. He is attentive, thorough, sincere, supportive and detail oriented. He is a great listener, observant and was cautious with every aspect of my Mom's health and well being. He was kind, helpful and engaged with our family and motivated to utilize all of the latest technology at his fingertips give my Mom the greatest outcome he could. He even came in to check on my Mom post surgery during her hospital stay on his day off, which meant the world to us and spoke volumes of his character and commitment as a physician. He and his PA, Chris, were positive and encouraging for my mother during the post operative process and really built a relationship with her, giving each of her concerns thoughtful care and staying committed to her at each step. Dr. Boykin and his practice were attentive and lightening fast in their responses to us, supporting us through the recovery process. Thanks to Dr. Boykin, my Mom is doing great and her progress x-rays show the perfect job he did. I believe that physicians that are as caring, skilled and devoted as Dr. Boykin are rare and special. I can't begin to measure our gratitude to him and his team. I think so highly of him and recommend him in every way possible.

Waits always short Dr Wes is the most amazing surgeon in all of North Carolina. He listens and…read moreperformed a bicep slap tear surgery. I'm going to pt progress has been outstanding due to Dr Wes.

What a horrible admin that answered the phone. What a bureacratic and condescending tone she had…read more A waste of time trying to schedule. Super rude.

First let me say I loved PT Solutions. Friendly, funny people; the atmosphere was great. I looked…read moreforward to going. The part that I have an issue with is as follows: I had a total knee replacement. At one month in, my PT had me do 45 lunges, with knee going over the toe. It immediately caused me quite a bit of additional pain, and lasted over a month. My doctor was appalled that he would have me do lunges at all, let alone 45. That was my first injury. The second injury was at three months out. The idea was to get me ready for pickleball, but I thought INCLUDED in that was just being able to walk. My PT had me do a lateral exercise with a tight rubber band around my ankles, three sets of 12 or 15, I can't remember. By the time I was done, I started feeling something in my left hip. This pain has to date not gone away and has only intensified. My knee pain also got worse. I have extreme trouble upon rising after sitting and going up and down stairs. I have to pull on the railing to help myself get up. It is really painful. It feels like something was torn deep in my hip pocket. Turns out, I have torn cartilage in my hip joint and it exacerbated my pre-existing arthritis. As a result, I have had to get an x-ray, an MRI and a cortisone shot with x-ray and dye in my left hip. As my PT knew, I have a trip to Paris in September, and getting in shape for a lot of walking was on my immediate radar. I am now disabled and my Paris trip will be affected. I quit going after I was injured and am very disappointed in the result of my PT. I am not a complainer and never leave Yelp reviews. I would hope that the PT will fully realize that he is dealing with people who are older and susceptible to injury with rigorous activity. And I would also say, advocate for yourself! I felt like I was ready to fly on my own and was talked into six more sessions. I wish I had listened to my gut. I was very sad to leave on those terms because, as I said, the personalities at PT Solutions was the best part of my experience there.

Roughly three years ago, I started attending appointments at PT Solutions, and the experience was a…read morecomplete nightmare. I was scheduled for once to twice a week, for a 45 minute to an hour appointment (never any consistency). Even though I would usually arrive beforehand, my appointments rarely started on time. I never saw the same therapist as the prior appointment, so there was often a lot of note reading during my appointments with a lot of repeat questions and answers. I would see my "therapist" for maybe a total of 10 minutes during the entire appointment. They would talk to me a few minutes (this is where the repeat q&a came in) before giving me an exercise that didn't even target my pain. Then another exercise. Then another. The place was a wide open space with the therapist seeing me along with like 4 other patients at the same time. The room always felt crowded like I was in a gym; people everywhere. And I'd say during about half my appointments, the room was uncomfortably hot and humid; it felt as though the air conditioning was broken and smelled like a musty locker room. I never once left feeling like I got the therapy that I needed or paid for; I always left wondering why the hell I was wasting my time with them. I even witnessed the staff eating their lunch on one of the client tables (that people laid down on for massages and workouts). I mean... c'mon... provide your staff with a break room or something, damn. Most of the staff was kind, but kindness only goes so far when you treat your clients like a number instead of a person. Thankfully, I have found a much better physical therapy place down the road (roughly 18 months ago) that is the complete opposite of this place and is, hands down, a much better experience. Unless you absolutely have no choice, I would heavily recommend avoiding this place at all costs.

(This update is a duplicate, don't know why it was in my drafts.)…read more This is a update after having 2 surgeries from Dr. Maxwell. He is a excellent down to earth Dr. Not only is he a Great Dr. But he comes off as being a wonderful Man. He was very happy to hear how I was doing. I couldn't be luckier to have had him as my surgeon. Very good at what he does. Since my 2nd one I've had this year the last one was July 12th so he needed to do new x-rays and told me the screws he put in are doing great. I didn't know that the screws they use have holes in them to allow the bone to grow into the screw over time. The staff is always very friendly as well. I won't have to go back now for another 4 months to be checked again. If your in the Asheville area make sure you see him!!

Great place for athletes and injury diagnosis. Very thorough and complete turnkey office with…read morephysical therapy right next door. Staff are very friendly and caring. Highly recommended

Dr Kersten was very professional with a great sense of humor. He listened to what was bothering me…read moreand gave me injections in my shoulders. Painless and sent me for therapy which I have wanted to do since last April. Thanks doc. Your awesome.

From the owner: Double board-certified in orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine, Andrew Kersten, MD,…read moreprovides individualized care to athletes of all ages. He specializes in disorders of the shoulder, knee, and elbow, but cares for the full spectrum of orthopedic issues at his private practice in Asheville and Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Kersten enjoys working with his patients to formulate the best treatment plan to achieve their unique goals. He performs the most advanced procedures available, including minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery and computer-assisted shoulder and knee replacements. He also provides a full range of nonsurgical options, like platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections. After completing his undergraduate education at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Dr. Kersten earned his medical degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He went on to complete his residency in orthopedic surgery at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, one of the top-ranked hospitals in the country. Dr. Kersten then finished a one-year fellowship in arthroscopy and sports medicine at San Diego Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, where he trained under leaders in the field, including Dr. Jim Esch, the "father of shoulder arthroscopy." During his fellowship training, Dr. Kersten worked with the San Diego Padres baseball team and San Diego State University football and soccer teams.   In addition to treating patients, Dr...

I did PT at Echo Hills in preparation for an L-3 surgery. I was fortunate to work with Charrie Mae…read moreand Jonathan who added valuable training to better prep be pre-surgery. I also loved the care all of their clients were receiving from the entire team at the facility in Echo Hills. The best PT in Asheville bar none. Tom Fortier

They are good. A bit chaotic and crowded but if you live close by it's convenient…read more Lots of gym equipment

Great doctor really takes great care of any othopedic problem and also donates a huge amount of his…read moretime at the local school for sports injurys

I'm in town from San Francisco for two weeks of partner acrobatics training at Pitch Catch Circus,…read morebut wanted to see an acupuncturist for my neck/shoulder pain so that I could be in tip top shape. After Day 1 of training, my acro partner and I were able to see Daniel Gonzalez regarding our issues. Daniel and Tony who was at the front desk that day were very accommodating in seeing us even though we were 20 min late for our appointments (it was at the end of the day). Daniel used dry needling technique and was able to pin point the origin of the issue with not only the neck/shoulder but wrist pain on my right side, which came from some major knots in the forearm. I felt soreness the day after but much more open while training. After Day 2-3 of training, I noticed my calves were incredibly tight despite doing body work with Yoga Tuneup balls... including rolling and sustained compression during breaks. On the afternoon of Day 3 of training, I rolled my ankle (not major but enough to prevent me from training the rest of the day). Of course I called the clinic to see if Daniel would be available to see me that afternoon. Before I even mentioned anything about my calves, Daniel said on the phone well, depending on the severity of the swelling on the ankle he may or may not use needles there but often the origin on the issue is upstream like in the calves. So during the second session, after releasing the ridiculous amount of knots in my calves, Daniel offered a pro bono session during the weekend to follow up. I am here on a Sat afternoon writing this review onsite. Because of my rolled ankle on the left side, my right quad became really tight from using it more during the last two days of training. I am so so grateful to have found the Alternative Clinic and stumbled upon Daniel! I highly highly recommend this clinic!

Being at the clinic has been a spectacular game changer from session one! I am always amazed as the…read morepain or discomoret that I have come in with is dealt with and I wonder where it has gone to! What a very special place it has been. Am amazing group.