About Root Physical Therapy
A clinic built around the care we believed patients deserved.
Root Physical Therapy was founded on a straightforward premise — that physical therapy should not end when the pain stops. We built a progressive care model that starts with focused 1-on-1 treatment, expands into a coordinated team through the PT-to-Performance Bridge, and sends you back to your life stronger than you were before the injury.
Our Story
A different model, by design.
The standard physical therapy model in the United States is built around volume — short appointments, multiple patients seen simultaneously, and care delegated to support staff. That approach optimizes for billing. It does not optimize for outcomes.
Root Physical Therapy was built as an alternative. Your recovery starts with dedicated 1-on-1 sessions with a Doctor of Physical Therapy — then, when you are ready, your care expands into a coordinated team through our PT-to-Performance Bridge. Your Rehabilitation Strength Specialist works alongside your PT — coaching you on the gym floor while your PT assesses your movement, progresses your exercises, and ensures every session builds on the last.
We are located inside Root Strength, a 9,000 square foot training facility in Georgetown, Seattle. This is intentional. Patients who graduate from PT receive a complimentary two-week Continuation Period — full access to Root Strength classes and open gym. By that point, they have already been training on the gym floor. The habit is built. The coaches know their history. Most of our patients stay on as members — not because we ask them to, but because the results speak for themselves.
Clinical Principles
What guides our approach to care.
Phase 1 is dedicated 1-on-1 time with your Doctor of Physical Therapy. Phase 2 expands your care into a coordinated team — your Rehabilitation Strength Specialist works alongside your PT on the gym floor. Phase 3 is your Continuation Period. Each stage is personalized to where you are in your recovery.
Your PT will not clear you for the Bridge until they are 100% confident your body is ready. When that day comes, your care expands — your Rehabilitation Strength Specialist works alongside your PT, and training starts to feel like progress, not therapy.
Our care combines hands-on manual therapy with progressive therapeutic exercise, grounded in current clinical research. We do not rely on passive modalities or generic exercise prescriptions.
Our goal is not to return you to baseline. A shoulder that has been through proper rehab and maintained correctly is often more durable than one that was never injured. The process builds something that passive rest never could.
Our Clinical Team
Licensed Doctors of Physical Therapy.
Combined experience across orthopedics, pelvic health, trauma and ICU care, sports medicine, and chronic pain management. Every clinician maintains an active clinical practice and ongoing professional development.
Dr. Joe Rellora, PT, DPT
Dr. Rellora has over 10 years of clinical experience across outpatient orthopedic and performance rehabilitation settings. His clinical focus is movement assessment, progressive loading, and the long-term management of musculoskeletal conditions.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Rellora coaches strength classes at Root Strength, which directly informs the Bridge Program. He understands both sides of the transition — the clinical demands of rehabilitation and the coaching demands of training — because he works in both every day.
Dr. Lorrainne Dizon, PT, DPT
Dr. Dizon is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with clinical experience spanning trauma and ICU care, pelvic health, and outpatient orthopedics. She is currently completing an orthopedic residency toward board certification — one of the most rigorous post-doctoral pathways in the profession.
A competitive powerlifter, Dr. Dizon brings a performance-informed perspective to patient care. Her clinical philosophy integrates pain neuroscience with a holistic approach that addresses the connection between physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Dr. Andy Le, PT, DPT
Dr. Le is a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in athletic rehabilitation and return-to-sport progression. With over a decade of experience as a Muay Thai coach, he brings a dual perspective that allows him to treat athletes in the context of how they actually train and compete.
His clinical focus includes combat sports rehabilitation, sport-specific return-to-activity programming, and athletic performance for recreational and competitive athletes.
Bobby Green, PTA
Bobby Green has been a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant since 2019, specializing in sports rehabilitation, orthopedics, and chronic pain management. He holds certifications in Muscle Energy Technique (MET), Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) methods, and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF).
A Muay Thai practitioner since age 17, Bobby also coaches at Muok Boxing. He is currently enrolled in a bridge program to complete his Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
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