Joint Ventures Physical Therapy

Don’t waste your money, go somewhere else!
I decided to go to Joint Ventures because I started to hear a clicking/​popping noise in my right knee, when walking up stairs. Before going to PT, the pain associated with this noise was minimal. After a month of seeing one of Joint Ventures’ PTs the pain had increased and the PT still had yet to figure out what was exactly wrong with it. Two weeks later, he finally admitted he didn’t know what was going on, and recommended that I see one of his coworkers. The new coworker told me I had been doing the exercises completely wrong, i.e. I had wasted all that personal free time doing what I thought was the correct exercises, while in reality they had 0 effect on my knee. Admittedly the new PT was significantly better, he actually took his time with me, and didn’t rush me out after 30 minutes. I started doing the «corrected» exercises, however still did not have any improvements and the new PT still was not entirely sure what was going with my knee.
I then decided to go to my Dad’s PT who has been in the business for years (who works at a completely different PT facility) and within minutes was able to accurately tell me what was going on with knee. He told me I had been strengthening the completely wrong muscles and making the situation worse. He gave me a completely new set of excessive and I actually NOW, after over 2 months and hundreds of dollars in the trash, see improvements!
In conclusion, this practice is an embarrassment.

Joint Ventures has a completely different model than any other PT facility I have seen, and unfortunately, I have seen a lot of PT facilities. Here, you work one on one with a dedicated physical therapist — no interns, no assistants, no other clients. At each session, you focus right in on specific therapies to help you get better. I was amazed at all of the different manual treatments I was given and even more amazed at how well they worked. This is not supervised exercise class like other facilities. This is serious medical treatment. JV also has a great network, so if you need something else (acupuncture, massage, personal training, etc.) they will make sure you get it.
My specific therapist, Cameron, was particularly knowledgeable. He was the first to correctly diagnose my injury after 6 months, 2 previous doctors, and 2 previous PT’s. All I can say is that I wish I had gone here first.

Nicole is friendly, knowledgable and unbelievably strong. Having a pinched neck she’s found muscles righted into spots I’ve never even known existed. Hours are pretty convenient. 7am and open Tuesdays and Thursdays till 7pm. A orthopedic sports medicine doctor at Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine recommended them and I’m happy after my second visit. I’ve been in pain for weeks and slowly it’s getting better! Worth a try! Plus it’s in Boston Sports Club. NO EXCUSE for me now not to hit the gym during eat like a Turkey season!

After years of no chronic injuries, I managed to rupture two disks in my lower spine, get tendonitis in my ankle, and injure my hip. After a complete round of PT for the ankle and hip that got me nowhere at MGH and two failed attempts to find someone good at the NE Baptist Spine Center and Kennedy Brothers, I found Chris at JV. He is fantastic. The back pain is completely gone and we’re making steady progress on the hip and ankle issues. He has a careful, reasoned approach and it works!