Motion Empowered Physical Therapy & Wellness - St. Petersburg, Florida

K S.

Dr. Katie is an incredibly personable and professional physical therapist. She has been great to work with and has provided exceptional care. She worked hard and helped me address my cervical pinch issue with a thoughtful and effective treatment plan that delivered real results. Her expertise, combined with her warm and supportive approach, made a challenging process much more manageable. I highly recommend Katie to anyone seeking PT.

Rita V.

Dr. Carpenter is the real deal. I feel like she is invested in my progress. Thoroughly trained (PhD!) with a complete understanding of complex issues, and delightful to work with. As an active older adult with back and hip pains that were starting to slow me down, Dr. Carpenter provided daily progressive exercises and stretches, plus follow-up email instructions and videos, that make a huge difference in my mobility and comfort. You have to do the work though, so be prepared to be an active partner on this healing journey.

Laura M.

Katie is a God sent. I’m a retired RN supervisor for a large Homecare agency. One of my tasks were the periodic and yearly review of my clinicians. Katie is definitely at the top of her game. She has a drawn up a plan specific to my needs, and clearly explains how these exercises impact the muscles I’m working on. She makes sure that I’m doing each one correctly, with both patience and empathy. I feel like her care plan has definitely improved the strength in my legs, my balance, and helped reduce the numbness to my right foot from a pinched nerve at L5S1. I am grateful for her knowledge and care.

Leigh T.

Dr. Katie Carpenter, PT, DPT, CSCS
EmpowerMe Wellness

I’m not sure how I was lucky enough to find Dr. Katie but she has made a huge difference in my life. I had had multiple knee surgeries with two total knee replacements gone bad, along with a large abdominal surgery and complications which kept me pretty much sedentary and home bound for over a year. I needed to get strength back enough to be energized, steady, and to be able to get around and prep for yet another orthopedic surgery towards the end of the year.

I knew that I didn’t want to go a PT center where there is usually 3-4 clients to one therapist. I also knew that I lacked the discipline and the knowledge to do physical therapy on my own.

Dr. Katie did a full evaluation of my strengths and weaknesses and designed a program that we would do together and an outline of home exercises to do on my own. She thoroughly explained the muscle groups we needed to work to obtain our goals and challenged me every time to do better. This was not just doing exercises for the sake of doing them. This was exercise for the purpose of getting my life back without constant pain and without falling down.

I would highly recommend Dr. Katie Carpenter to anyone who needs at-home, one-on-one physical therapy. With her knowledge, professionalism and patience she will enrich your life.

Neil G.

I'd highly recommend Dr. Katie Carpenter for anyone needing focused and professional physical therapy. I began working with Dr. Carpenter when worsening right hip pain limited my ability to walk more than a couple of blocks. (An orthopedic doctor subsequently diagnosed a hip impingement.) Katie devised and implemented a well-planned exercise program that has gotten me back to long walks and much better mobility. Each weekly visit involved an assessment of my progress and often new exercises to address my particular issues. Katie used videos along with very detailed instructions to ensure that I was doing the exercises properly. The in-home sessions were especially helpful in keeping me on the right track.

As with any physical therapy program, it's up to the patient to maintain the exercises. The excellent results I've seen from Katie's program continue to motivate me.

Tyler C.

Dr. Katie has helped me rehab several injuries. I suffer from arthritis and she’s helped me multiple times get back to full functionality after a severe flare ups.

In addition, I’ve worked with her to improve my golf game. Her insight on utilizing the ground to generate force, has helped me gain 15-20 yards off the tee.

She generates individualized programs as well as does one on one sessions, thus it is truly personalized to my needs. Would highly recommend

Steven S.

Katie, hi
I started this rehab journey with you from searching for a local lumbar/back specific therapist who had synergy with the advice I received from my niece who is also a Dr. of physical therapy. You didn't disappoint with your recommendations, attention to my specific conditions and most importantly caring about my improvement. I feel greatly improved from where we started and have a great path on my own to become more flexible and strengthen areas that will make me less likely to injure in the future. Thanks again and good luck building your practice. Steve

Sharon D.

Katie is awesome! She is very professional and knowledgeable. She was immediately able to pinpoint and address my issues. Coming to my home for the session was an added bonus. I definitely recommend her and will continue to use her services myself.