North End Physical Therapy

There is no practitioner better in the South Sound/​Tacoma area for Physical Therapy than Carter Peckham. I initially saw her when dealing with Frozen Shoulder, having been referred first to a big box PT practitioner who gave me a band and strengthening exercises, making my shoulder worse. What I needed, and what Carter knew, is that my shoulder needed stretching, not strengthening. I stayed the course of being stretched by Carter in her office and stretching on my own at home with the exercises she sent home with me and gradually got better. Each new level of recovery was met expertly with new stretches and I regained the use of my shoulder joint and arm.
It was a no brainer who I would see when I was involved in a rear end collision nearly 2 years ago as well as with the 2 times I have been hit since. Carter’s treatments are full range from hands on stretching to the use of props as well as applied heat or ice and TENS-​unit stimulation and craniosacral work. When some stretch doesn’t help, Carter keeps trying until we find one that does.
Carter is patient, firm, empathetic and friendly. Her knowledge of anatomy is vast. I feel lucky to be in her care and recommend her without hesitation.

Dr. Carter Peckham is a physical therapist extraordinaire. She worked with me on a difficult knee replacement for many months. She goes the extra mile and finds the odd procedure that works. Carter provides patient, kind and healing techniques and then sends you off with homework. Unlike the bigger PT places, where you never know who you will get on any given day, Carter is your therapist every time. Many thanks for sharing your healing touch.

This woman is gifted. I’ve been seeing doctors, orthopedics, massage therapist, body workers and chiropractors my whole life (I’m not very well made and a little too physically active for my own good). This woman is smarter than all of them. Cannot recommend her highly enough. If you have pain or an injury that has never been solved, see Carter.