I've had nothing but great experiences at Risser Orthopedic, so I'm honestly surprised to see some…read moreof the negative reviews. Dr. Myers is amazing. He's incredibly thorough and always takes the time to explain every important detail before my lumbar sciatica injections, which helps me feel informed and at ease throughout the procedure. Everyone here has been wonderful. The nurses are kind, compassionate, and professional. I also want to give a special shout-out to the X-ray technician who works with Dr. Myers in the procedure room. He is the sweetest! Whenever he notices that I'm uncomfortable, he checks in on me and starts a conversation to help distract me and make the procedure a little easier. Those small acts of kindness make a huge difference. Overall, every visit has been smooth, and I've always felt well taken care of. I'm very grateful that my pain management doctor referred me to Dr. Myers and the team at Risser Orthopedic. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for knowledgeable, compassionate care.

The surgeon couldn't care less. So he didn't listen and I didn't get a good outcome. Had to have…read morethe surgery redone and now I'm getting plenty of follow up care. Sad.

I've had a great experience with this chiropractor's office! The service is excellent, and the…read morestaff is always attentive, friendly, and accommodating. They're also very flexible with scheduling, which makes appointments so much easier to manage. I really appreciate how they make you feel taken care of every time I come in. Highly recommend!

Excellent service from start to finish! The entire team is friendly, caring, and highly…read moreprofessional. The chiropractor is knowledgeable, attentive, and genuinely focused on helping patients feel better. I've noticed a big improvement since starting treatment, and I'm extremely satisfied with the care I've received. I highly recommend this office to anyone looking for a trustworthy and skilled chiropractor.

I saw Dr Pradhan and he was a consummate professional and was very goal oriented with definitive…read moreplans and steps of action. He was very organized and took care of my spinal problems very well. He is very accomplished and with Cedars-Sinai and Huntington Hospital, both world class as well. I highly recommend him. He is very pleasant and down to earth, and does not beat around the bush.

All of these reviews are accurate. When I went to see Dr. Pradhan, he made me feel like I was…read moreinconveniencing him almost immediately after the visit began. He never asked about my symptoms, pain, or concerns. Instead, he quickly told me to get an MRI and commented, "Welcome to the healthcare system in the United States." The entire experience was extremely frustrating. I left feeling unheard and dismissed, with little effort made to understand what I was actually experiencing. I expected a physician to take the time to listen and evaluate my condition, but that did not happen. I changed doctors right away.

My experience at HealthFit working with Erika was exactly what I was hoping for. Starting BJJ again…read moreafter a multi-year hiatus was difficult; movements that used to feel easy suddenly felt as though they could lead to injury. Erika carefully considered my goals and was incredibly thoughtful in tailoring treatment to help me get back to doing what I wanted to do. I also found her optimism infectious and genuinely supportive. The front desk staff are wonderful as well. Every experience I had with them was welcoming and efficient.

I came to Healthfit for my foot pain after my husband mentioned they might be able to help me as…read morethey are helping him with some issues he had been having with his body. My footpain is an old broken foot injury that flares up seasonally. I worked with Dr. Kimmi and Dr. Cheri on building strength and with shockwave therapy. My foot responded very well to their protocol and I was able to continue on to run a Disney half marathon as well as the Altadena to Palisades Ultramarathon Relay. I continued to work with Dr. Cheri and Dr. Kelli during my pregnancy for strength and prenatal chiropractic care, which helped immensely to address my aches, pains, and changing body. Needless to say, I am a huge Healthfit advocate to care for your body- the entire team of Drs. are fantastic. They are constantly upgrading their knowledge, equipment, and you will not go wrong with any of them. The front desk group is hilarious, friendly, and easy to work with. I highly recommend giving them a call to see what they can do for you. My only regret was not seeing them sooner.

Dr. Laster is an excellent orthopedist who specializes in hips and knees. He replaced my left hip…read morealmost two months ago. After day three it felt better than it had before surgery. He uses the anterior approach where he doesn't have to cut through muscles and recovery is much faster. The incision is also minimal. He cares about his patients and does what he feels is best for them. Some of the reviews left here are based on the office staff; which I find ridiculous. He's excellent and I would not hesitate to refer him to any friends and family. As far as the office staff, I have always found them to be very friendly and helpful. I've never had a problem. Yes, sometimes when you call they're busy and you're placed on hold (which is true in almost any doctor's office), but if you leave your name and number they will return your call.

Dr. Laster replaced my right hip joint in 2022, with truly exceptional results. I'm 66yo, and with…read moremy new hip, I can run at a 6:30/mile pace without much difficulty. The joint never causes me any problems, and I work it hard at the gym, on the trail, and in daily life. He's done many hundreds of hip replacements, which is by far the most significant aspect of finding the right orthopod to do your joint surgery. Forget about the office staff; forget about personality (although his is great) -- focus on the depth of the doc's experience with your particular issue. I'm going to go back to him for my left hip soon, which is starting to suffer from the same osteoarthritis that troubled my right hip. I recommend him without reservation.

I selected this place by its location close to home. I liked my consultation with Doctor B. Had my…read morebunionectomy and wanted to share the terrific experience. From start to finish i have no complaints only compliments. Abraham Ari Vilma Chris -his awesome team made surgery less scary and i felt very calm. i'm looking towards recovery then my follow-up. Opting to use their 3rd floor surgery center vs huntington hospital was a good decision because so much easier in/out building, parking or pickup. THANK U DOCTOR BORENSTEIN FOR THE GREAT CARE and this is why i wanted a pic with u

Thank you, Joshua R, for your professionalism and all your help with my knee pain. The brace is…read moreworking very well.

I've been meaning to write this review for quite some time now, and shame on me for not doing it…read moresooner. I was the most miserable person-literally. I had just about every bad ache a human being could possibly have: lower back pain, neck pain, and numbness and tingling in my hands, feet, and legs. I couldn't get a good night's sleep because of the constant discomfort. I went to see practically every specialist my insurance offered, only to be told it was "normal" because I was getting older (I was only 45 at the peak of my pain!). I felt like a guinea pig going through spinal taps (which are super nasty if you've never had one), endless blood tests, and studies, but nothing worked. The only thing I hadn't tried was voodoo. LOL One day while scrolling, my algorithm started suggesting chiropractors and alternative treatments. That's when I found LPI. I felt like the guy in the video was talking directly to me and describing everything that was going wrong with my body. Without hesitating, I booked a free consultation. That turned out to be one of the most important decisions of my life. When I showed up for my appointment, Wendy greeted me. There are NOT enough positive things I can say about her. She isn't just super nice-you can tell she was born to do this. She's passionate, incredibly knowledgeable, and never rushes you out the door to get to the next appointment. She treats you like a real person, not just a slot on a schedule. Honestly, she's a miracle worker. When she asked what my goal was, I told her, and she promised to do everything she could to get me there-and she delivered! Thanks to her, I can now take long drives without my legs going numb, play with my kids, play golf, go on walks with my wife, and enjoy downtime together. These might sound like basic everyday activities to most people, but I couldn't do any of them before. To me, being able to do these things is priceless. If your story is anything like mine, don't hesitate to go. Wendy and the team at LPI will have you feeling like a million bucks. Wendy, you are the GOAT!

I highly recommend the Longevity Performance Institute and Dr. Benjamin Yu. From the very…read morebeginning, Dr. Yu took the time to understand my injury history and created a customized program specifically tailored to my needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. During the program, I unfortunately sustained another injury affecting my neck, shoulder, and back. Instead of simply pausing my progress, Dr. Yu quickly pivoted and developed a new plan that worked around my limitations while helping me recover safely. His depth of knowledge of the human body is truly remarkable. Thanks to his expertise and personalized approach, I'm now able to work out again and even get back to hiking--activities I wasn't sure I'd be able to enjoy after my injuries. That progress has been incredibly meaningful to me. Dr. Yu is like a mad scientist--in the best possible way. He's completely devoted to his craft, constantly analyzing, adapting, and finding the most effective approach for each individual. You can tell he genuinely cares about helping his clients heal, move better, and perform at their best. If you're looking for someone who combines scientific expertise with personalized care and delivers real results, I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Benjamin Yu and the Longevity Performance Institute.

If you care about your health and well being, do not come to a place that practices mill medicine,…read morecontrary to the standard of care. Multiple rushed and poor experiences here with several physicians. Most of your face time here is with physician assistants. When a doctor experiences significant tactile resistance during an injection and openly admits a lesion isn't behaving like a typical cyst, shifting to a passive "wait-and-see" approach without looking at your historical imaging is simply a contradiction in clinical logic. Calling that out isn't about being confrontational; it is about recognizing that your intuition was right, your questions are valid. Dr. Billings operates a medical mill. I came to see Dr Billings (incidentally CEO of Pasadena Orthopedics) for a thumb lesion xrayed 5 years ago and never biopsied. She injected my thumb without so much as objectively establishing if the lesion was solid or cystic. She told me with utmost confidence that I have a cyst. She suddenly revised her diagnosis while in the midst of obviously struggling to inject the lesion with steroids. She wanted to move fast because volume means Benjamins $. I walked in with little to no pain, and walked out unable to fully flex or extend my thumb without pain. The office then gave me the run around for a simple imaging request after the pain progressively worsened and insinuated that the response to my injection in 6 weeks is "diagnostic." No rationale was offered. Billings tried to pivot with, "let's see if we get a treatment response." Truth is, she realized unnecessary needle trauma would have to be healed from forcefully trying to inject steroids (liquid) in something with the density of an eraser (before imaging could become meaningful). I offered to show them prior imaging, but they were too busy churning out patients. I came here for diagnostic clarity, not to sit around for 2 hours and be provided substandard care. The audacity of trying to pass it off as, "let's wait to see if the treatment responds" (damn well knowing it's not behaving like a cyst and forcing fluid in a solid mass in a patient's thumb). Come on now.

Pasadena Orthopedics 959 East Walnut Street Suite #150 is a premiere Orthopedics clinic. The…read moredoctors here have reputations for excellence. After finding a parking space in the large parking lot in front of the building, I entered Suite #150. There is a large lobby with a long counter with staff members taking care of business. We were greeted by a friendly staff member who handed us the expected paperwork. Counters available to fill out the paperwork. We returned the filled out forms to the staff member. We sat down in the lobby. The lobby had a large number of comfortable places to sit. After a short wait, we were called by a staff member, and led to the examination room. There is a large staff and all were friendly, helpful and attentive. Questions we had were all answered. The appointment with Dr Billings was very successful. I have no qualms about returning to this doctor and/or group. The parking area is monitored by a parking attendant, there is a fee for parking. Depending upon the time of day this lot can become very busy. This area is conveniently located a block off of Lake Avenue and a couple blocks north of Colorado Boulevard.

The very Worst experience on my Life. I had major Back surgery ; lower disc's spinal fusion. I…read morelive alone and needed some help. Got there Monday PM and I brought a Bag of my medication from My Dr. At Huntington Hospital. I'm 56 yrs old & very AWARE of the lack of assistance & staff was very rede & I wasn't taking the BS!!! They Lost my bag of :antibiotics, a new muscle relaxer, & hydrocodone pain meds. I only lasted 4& half days. I Was refused a shower!!! Had only 2 showers while there. The Friday that I checked out I demanded my bag of new medicine & it took several Staff members an hour & half to finally locate the meds before I was discharged. I reported numerous Issues to the Nursing director while I was there (wheeled myself thru hall). Also Alerted the Administrators. I Was so happy to leave. .

As soon as I was admitted I immediately wanted to check myself out. When I think rehabilitation…read morefacility for physical and occupational therapy I never thought my insurance company would put me in a skilled nursing facility. I was put in a shared room with a lovely lady easily into her 80's . I tried to make the best of my 10 days here however I was treated as if I was an 80 year old patient. I was constantly awoken to have my vital signs taken at all hours of the night, injections that left several bruising on my stomach and medication to make sure I had regular bowel movements, I never took those pills, I would spit them out of my mouth as soon as the nurse walked away and still had regular bowel release. I felt like I was in the movie one flew over the cuckoos nest. Every 3 days was shower day, where they would bring in a chair made out of pvc piping and I would be wheeled into a wall to wall tile shower room. Their was only one soap to wash your hair, face and body. Once you where done, they would drape me with bedsheets to return me to my bed. I haven't even gotten to worse part of my room. We had 1 bathroom that the moment you turned on the light their would be an annoying humming sound, their was no windows in the "restroom" and the lighting was that type that would give me anxiety, that I was required to share by two rooms and 4 people. It was absolutely ridiculous and disgusting to enter and see their urine and crap on the seat. We where provided with wipes to clean ourselves but I primarily used them to clean the toilet seat, their was even a bathroom leak so unfortunately since my legs weren't working so well I would unfortunately step into leaking toilet water. The wipes where often used to clean my feet and luckily I had brought my own sanitizer and would clean my feet, I would request socks and would get a pair a day later, apparently their was a shortage of socks for us patients. I once held my bladder for 20 minutes waiting for some woman in the other room to get out of the restroom as I heard her go through her repeated ocd routine. I hardly ever pushed the assistant button but I was about to urinate on myself so I pushed for the help button to ask where else I could use a restroom and no one came to my aid. I finally had to be "that person " and started banging on the door for her to get out!! I did try to find some positive things from the facility and I convinced myself that the highlight of my bed by the window was a treat until it rained and our room was completely flooded with rain water, so their I was with my sweet little old lady roommate awoken at 3am to have the room wet vacuumed. And finally the final straw, the day before I was meant to be released I by chance had a fever, and since the was at the brink of the beginning of the CoronaV they panicked. They quickly removed my sweet little friend out of her bed against her will, made the room a quarantine room. I was inserted with a catheter and a IV. I had previously had an appointment outside the facility and they started to blame my nephew for giving me CoronaV. I was F this crap, I got in a verbal argument with the main facility social worker who looked for anyone to blame for me bringing this virus in. As they awaited for an ambulance to take me to Kaiser hospital to be admitted, I could hear the nurses outside saying I don't want to go in her room, please come get me in 5 minutes for any excuse. I packed all my belongings so my husband could pick them up since I knew I wasn't returning myself. Once I was admitted to the CoronaV section of Kaiser hospital, the cause of my high fever was all due to a bladder infection and I was completely negative of CoronaV. I was livid I had to spend another five days away from my son and husband completely isolated, by this point I had been in health facilities for a month and just desperately wanted to go home and start healing even more so from my spinal cord surgery. I won't even get into the "food" I hardly ate. I basically lived off a coffee a day and whatever pastry I got. The only one positive thing I could say was the CNA's seemed to be the only ones who cared for the needs of the patients. I wouldn't wish any family to put their loved ones into this hell hole.