SOL Santa Cruz

Feb 2024

My 80+ year-old Dad's life has been changed by Dr. Chris' regime of physical therapy and home exercises. Over the past fifty years, Dad has had other Physical Therapists but none that resulted in him following through with the home exercises. Discussing this as a family, we think it is partly because Dr Chris sent him home with adult-type exercises involving apparatuses used for resistance and body weight exercises at his office sessions. The other piece is that he greatly enjoys how Dr. Chris works out with him. Dr. Chris gave him a pulley system that hooked to a closed door and two types of bands. These are Dad's to keep. Also included is a website login...read full review

Apr 2023

Miracle worker! I had dislocated a rib from my sternum and it healed incorrectly over time. Thanks to Chris we were able to work muscles that changed my posture and relieved me of all chronic pain!!

Feb 2021

I've been to four physical therapists in Santa Cruz County over the years, and my experience with Chris Taquino has by far been the best. After assessing my problem, he created a treatment plan for me without simply plugging me into a pre-conceived agenda. He's an excellent listener, does a fair amount of hands-on work (unlike most PT in my experience), was realistic with me about my prospects for full recovery (questionable in my case), and prepared a small but focussed set of exercises for my situation.