Carrie Poethke, DO
4.7/5
44 Ratings – 13 Comments
My specialties:
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Professional interests:
- Musculoskeletal/sports medicine
- Spasticity management
- Joint injections
- Trigger point injections
- Electrodiagnostics
I listen to my patients to understand what is most important to them, so I am able to partner with them to form an individualized treatment plan to improve their function and quality of life. I am passionate about helping my patients start or return to an active lifestyle.
Credentials
- DO
Specialties
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Personal interests
- Biking
- Hiking
- Running
- Sailing
- Spending time with family and friends
- Swimming
- Traveling
- Trying out new restaurants
- Walks with my dog
Educational institutions
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa
- BS, Molecular Biology and Spanish, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Memberships
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Medical Association
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Years of experience
- 5
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- St. Francis Regional Medical Center
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4.7 out of 5 (44 Ratings, 13 Comments)
8/12/2019
[...] Dr. Poethke was great! [...] Thanks! [...]
7/24/2019
Dr. Poethke observed my walking with a new leg (L) brace. Made recommendations about exercise to strengthen my leg muscles.
6/27/2019
Respectful, professional, considerate, organized, thorough, informative, pleasant - an excellent example of a good physician. Keep her.
6/25/2019
Very well read on my past doc's notes! Yet - Also did a great exam/check-up. I thought - All in all - She did a great job!
6/14/2019
Carrie was very direct about what I had to do to improve my condition and that was helpful.
5/30/2019
I was doing my therapies at Ridgview in Waconia, their therapies helped me just a little bit. This is the reason the doctor recommended me with Dr. Carrie, I felt frustrated because the appointment wasn't what i expected, I know I don't need more therapies, I need rehabilitation but she didn't even know what was my problem and she recommended me to go to the therapies again.I told her I prefer to make my "own therapies " at home and she ordered just a gel for me.
5/22/2019
It was my first time to get an EMG and she made it as painless as possible.
5/6/2019
It was the best appointment ever. The doctor was GREAT!!!
4/27/2019
This appointment was a follow up to my time in acute rehab at CKRI. She also looked forward to my future surgery, [...].
4/25/2019
Two separate exams were linked together before I visited, but Dr. Poetke was not made aware of that until my first exam was completed. But she took the time to complete the second exam without hesitation, so that I didn't have to come back on a different day. Her, and the staff ([...] and [...]) were great in handling the scheduling mixup.