David Lower, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT, CMPT - GAINESVILLE PHYSICAL THERAPY & WELLNESS, LLC.

Dr. David Lower is exquisitely skilled and massively knowledgeable, not to mention warmly human and kind. He met me exactly where I was and moved me along so precisely that even though he gave me some challenging exercises, I never felt pushed or stressed. Week by week my pain decreased and my strength increased. He helped me develop greater body awareness, fine-tuning posture and form in ways that make a big difference. I graduated with a series of exercises to do to help keep my core and back strong to help prevent further pain (am now pain-free, which I wasn't sure would be possible). What a rewarding, pleasant and fun experience! The entire staff are a pleasure to deal with and collectively create a positive healing environment. I wish everybody who has pain from injuries or other conditions could see Dr. Lower or, if not him, one of his staff, because they all learn from him.

Everyone is so attentive the care is above excellent and positive!I David worked with me intensely! I cannot say enough how he helped me relieve the excruciating pain I have been experiencing, I have severe scoliosis and sciatica pain that shoots down both sides of my leg. David showed me techniques and exercises to shut down the pain before it escalates. I tell all my friends and clients that have issues the best place to go would be here at Gainesville therapy! Best care I have ever experienced from PT.

David takes the time to give you a thorough,careful evaluation that includes discussion of your health and prior treatments and therapy history, your presenting problem/ condition/injury and your work, hobbies and recreation. He gets a complete picture of who you are and what caused your problem, and the abilities and activities that you want to return to. This helps him plan a tailored program for each patient. He is very gifted and skilled at manual therapy and does not have any trouble spending the time required to do this. He also hires and trains excellent exercise therapists and physical therapy assistants to guide patients through their unique exercise programs. He is always watching out of the corner of his eye to make sure that things are going well, even if he isn't working directly with his patients. His focus on wellness, that is, getting patients back to strength and doing what they want to do pain free encourages those who want to regain their strength and ability,and even become stronger then they were before they needed physical therapy. The other physical therapists at GPTW also seem to share this philosophy of aiming for as high of a level of wellness for their patients as possible. I've been to Shands and Request over the years too, and this is hands down the best physical therapy practice in town, if you are looking for highly skilled PT's and a caring, competent staff who care about their patients and helping them achieve their best active, independent lifestyle. It is also affordable, and they keep the place extremely clean, and always have (even before COVID.) I can't recommend them highly enough. - KB