I have been with Main Street Physio for a while now, going in there for about 1-2 session(s) a week for about close to six months. At the beginning, it was actually not bad, I went there usually with a family member since I had a terrible car accident and wasn't able to move on my own properly, and the therapist did give me therapy as needed. Though as I got stronger, I felt like my hip and back pain were still there and not getting better. Being told that, the therapist would still just make me do exercises that I could and did do at home, spent an average time of 5 minutes with me per session before disappearing. No pain relief, no scar tissue relief, no muscle stretch, just a tap on the shoulder to keep doing exercises in their extremely tiny gym that I did at home everyday on my own. I really felt like whenever I was in there, it consisted of a quick talk about the usual conversation "how are you? How are you doing" and then send me off to the gym for the therapist to go on break. I find it a little lazy, I actually let that go for a while but after being treated like so for my last 10 ish sessions the same way when pain persisted on my body, I went ahead and looked out for a new Physio that actually cared. read more

My sessions with Aart and Mike were excellent. I've been going here for a few years and have recommended it often to others. I credit them for many many pain free months. I would easily give each 5 stars. My overall rating is lower because of a useless recent session with another therapist. No help for current pain, only breathing exercises I've been doing for many years now. I'm not even sure the pt understood what I came in for. I almost complained when paying but was still in shock I guess, and handed over my $70 for my 15/20 minute consult. what a waste. read more

Still playing sports and getting older, it takes my body longer to recover from injuries. Most of my previous injuries have been lower body: Broken tibia, broken fibula, torn achilles, torn ACL, torn LCL and the odd dislocated shoulder & soft neck tissue damage. Most required surgery and all required physiotherapy. My last injury was a partially torn MCL. I obtained a hinged walking cast and returned to work in a short time as this is an injury that they normally let heal. It took a while to get back into see my orthopedic surgeon who advised that I was now okay to start physio. It turns out I should have started physio earlier but no one was willing to give the okay until the ortho had seen me. The problem now was that my knee joint had locked and I could not fully bend it nor fully extend it. I started to see a physio close to my work but made very little progress over 4 weeks. This clinic was not a hands on manual manipulation type clinic and instead relied heavily on machines. I was basically walking around limping hunched over. I knew I needed to try something different and came to Main Street Physio. Aart, Marcella and the group at Main Street Physio are great, very professional and they make one feel very comfortable. Kate was the physio that helped with my knee and I did end up seeing 2 other physios over of course of the treatments when my schedule did not align with Kate's. Kate was great and I can see why she is a knee specialist. I made great progress with Kate and I liked that she gave me exercises that I could do on my own when not in the treatments. I am very happy to say that I regained all the flexibility back in my knee joint, can now fully extend and bend it and am back running and playing sports. The hours are quite good and there is ample free parking close by if one is willing to walk a block or so. This was a very positive experience and I would highly recommend this physio clinic. read more

Hi, I went to Main street physio a while back with a knee problem. Not only could the physio talk in athletic terms, but he gave me easy to do exercises that worked. Then, when I couldn't pay the whole price, I was given a flexible payment option. I would definitely go back and recommend the clinic to anyone who might need physio. -Lia Hart read more

I have been going to main street physio for a while due to a work related injury through WCB. My physiotherapist is Aart but I have also seen Kat and Mike. They do a great job at reducng pain and helping with my mobility. The front desk staff is friendly and always helpful. I have been to other physiotherapist who rush me out the door and hardly address my concerns. This is the best clinic I have been to read more

I decided to check out Main Street Physiotherapy because I live nearby and had shin splints that were getting worse. They were able to get me in for an appointment quickly and my physiotherapist Mike has provided a lot of answers and relief. I highly recommend this place, after 4 appointments my shin splints have almost completely disappeared!! read more

This is a great clinic! I see james Grimmett for ART = Chiropractic for my neck and back pain and have been seeing some good results. His treatments are effective and include post-care exercises to address the causes of the pain. I also see Katrina for physiotherapy due to patellofemural syndrome in my knees. Thanks to Kat, I have been able to manage my injury while remaining very active. My treatments include IMS and exercises to work on my muscle imbalance. I have not had this kind of succes working with other Physiotherapists and highly recommend Kat's treatments for those serious and committed to managing a knee injury and seeing positive results. read more

I have been going to see Mike for the past 3 weeks for a serious foot problem. In our 6 visits he has shown great insight into the root cause of my pain and provided exercises and on site treatment that is really helping. He always has time for me, I never feel rushed or as if he does not care about working with me to solve this problem. I can not say enough nice things about Mike and the courteous staff - just makes it all the more pleasant - especially when I am not feeling my best. read more

Delivered As a National Team Athlete I had a serious injury and was sidelined for over a year. After seeing the Sports Med doctors at UBC they recommended I see Art. I spent over a year working with Art and his team. The team at Main Street Physio is amazing! Being a National Team Athlete and having seen many physiotherapists throughout my career, I have made Main Street Physio my home base. They are update to date with the latest techniques and compared to most Physio clinics, they are very hands on. In addition, they also have a great clinic, very clean, with many rooms and also a exercise facility, and free parking! I was very thankful for meeting the team at Main Street Physio as they helped me recover back to 100% and return to playing at the international level. I continue to see Art who helps me stay healthy and keeps me in the game! I recommend this clinic and the team of professionals who help make it a great place, to anyone who is looking for any physiotherapy needs! read more

I've been to Main Street Physio numerous times for ongoing low back pain. I've also seen specialists there for head, neck and knee issues. Most of my time has been with Mike or with Aart and I've always felt that I'm in very good hands and getting good advice from both of them. After seeing many different physiotherapists around Vancouver over the past 2 years, I've recently had major improvements in my low back pain thanks to the stretching/strengthening routines and knowledge that I received from Aart and Mike. I strongly recommend them and will be back to Main Street Physio anytime I need pain relief from sports and/or aging :) read more

Mike is amazing. Pinpointed the problem right away and after the first session j already felt a huge difference. Been back a couple of times since and the progress is fantastic. read more

Staff are friendly and clinic is clean. Had an excellent physiotherapist who takes a lot of care, relates well to her patients and does lots of hands on treatment. As appointments are booked every half hour you get a full 30 minutes of one on one time with the physio read more

I went to Main Street Physiotherapy because they do active release therapy, and I thought this might be a solution for my thigh and hip pain. I was in a fair amount of pain, suffering from a deep ache in my thighs and sharp pains in my hips. On my first visit, the therapist examined me and talked a lot. He showed me how to sit up properly and hold my stomach muscles. This was all fine, but I was in pain. I had to ask him if he was going to do any active release therapy, and he did, but only a couple of basic manoeuvres to my legs and back. He said I'd need to visit once weekly for four visits. I went back the next week and I was kept waiting for 20 minutes. When I finally got in, he talked a lot more about how I needed to learn to breathe properly. He then did the same brief manoeuvres on my back and legs, and I was out of there in about 10 minutes. He'd clearly gone over time with the previous patient and didn't have enough time for me. Considering I was paying for a half hour session, I felt cheated. More importantly, I was still in severe pain. If I wanted lessons on how to breathe and walk properly, I'd have been pleased. But I needed immediate pain relief so I could function, and I didn't get that. I left and never went back, and nobody followed up. Not impressed. read more