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I’m Injured and need help!
Injury prevention
I’m not injured and don’t want to be!
Mission
accessible physical therapy
Our mission at RocDocPT is simple. It’s to get you back to the activities you love, faster. To get you climbing, hiking, skiing, and mountaineering in less pain, with less inhibition. Let me focus on your injuries, so that you can focus on what’s important to you. As a flexible outpatient practice, based in Seattle, I offer a variety of locations to meet up, including your home, gym, office, or my own workspace in South Lake Union, so you can worry less about how to get here or there.
MY PROMISE
At RocDocPT, we promise:
To listen to your story and consider every possible angle to address your injury.
To educate you on your injury and its root causes to empower you with the knowledge to heal yourself.
To deliver a 100% customized treatment. No prefab programs. No filler exercises. Just the most effective and efficient exercises for you.
To be honest about what I believe you do or don’t need to get back to where you want to be.
To practice ethical healthcare & reduce the number of visits as much as possible. Over 95% of patients only require 1 session to improve or resolve their pain.
Testimonials
Our clients are the priority and focusing on your wellbeing is our mission. Check out what our clients have to say about our services!
hi, my name is andrew chen
About Me
Professionally, I obtained my Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis; a program that pioneered MSI (Movement System Impairment). The MSI method seeks to determine your specific movement patterns, relate those patterns to your pain, and then change those patterns to bring you out of pain. Since I graduated, I have been working in hospitals alongside patients with all kinds of ailments, ranging from knee replacements to stroke. While I love working in the hospital, my passion project is what you see today; RocDocPT.
In the climbing world, I’ve always thought of myself as a climber first and a Physical Therapist second. My goal is to make physical therapy work for climbing, and not the other way around. As a niche specialist, I do this by reading and applying the latest climbing based research to provide you with the most up to date treatment methods.
Personally, I grew up in North Carolina, I have two great siblings, two amazing parents, and a wife I can’t live without. I spent my time outside with the neighborhood kids, playing soccer and hockey, my parents love to travel so there were many trips to Asia.
Undergraduate Program
North Carolina State University
(2007 - 2011) Biology Major / Genetics Minor / Chinese Studies Minor
Graduate Program
Washington University in St Louis
(2013 - 2016) School of Medicine Program in Physical Therapy (#1 in the Nation, Pioneer of the Movement System)
Work Experience
Swedish Medical Center Acute Care
University of Washington Medical Center Acute Care
Climbing Medicine based Continuing Education
Sports Experience
Soccer (10 Years)
Hockey (17 Years)
Rock climbing (16+ Years)
Recreational Cyclist
Recreational Skier
Skills
Movement Analysis Expert
Expert Level Climber (V11/12 Level)
Personalized Therapy
Blood Flow Restriction
Post Cerebro Vascular Accidents/Stroke Home Therapy
Post-Hospital Home Therapy
Patient Education