Santa Cruz • Private Practice • By Appointment Only • In-Network with Kaiser Permanente
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Sports medicine

Stay active. Recover well. Get back to what you love.

Whether you're returning to sport after an injury or trying to keep an active body moving well, treatment is tailored to your activity, symptoms and goals.

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Movement matters

Sports medicine for real life—not just athletes.

You don't have to be a competitive athlete to benefit from sports-focused care. The same principles can help with hiking, surfing, biking, tennis, work, recreation and everyday movement.

Daniel's Santa Cruz roots and his own active lifestyle inform a practical approach centered on function, recovery and getting you back to the activities that matter.

The objective is straightforward: reduce pain, restore function and help you move forward.
Recovery

From injury to return-to-play.

Care can combine acupuncture with manual therapy, exercise instruction and movement guidance.

01

Assess

Understand the injury, training demands, movement and goals.

02

Treat

Use targeted acupuncture and manual therapies as appropriate.

03

Rebuild

Support mobility, strength, flexibility and mechanics.

04

Return

Progress toward the activity, sport or lifestyle you want.

Exercise therapy

Movement is part of the medicine.

Individualized exercise instruction may address core stabilization, shoulder and scapular stability, hip and knee function, ankle strength, flexibility, posture and return-to-play.

Core and low-back stabilization
Neck and pelvic-floor strengthening
Scapular and shoulder-girdle stability
Forearm and wrist strengthening
Hip flexibility and strengthening
Knee-cap alignment
Ankle strengthening
Safe stretching and flexibility
Posture and ergonomics
Return-to-play assessment
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