Balance Training & Fall Prevention | Physical Therapy | PT Effect

Focused, One-on-One

Balance TrainingFall Prevention

No Medication. No Painful Injections.

You shouldn’t have to live your life in constant fear of falling. Regain your balance and independence with the help of our expert, compassionate team of Doctors of Physical Therapy. We understand the frustration and issues that come with trying to maintain your balance, so we’ll work with you through the whole process to ensure you’re comfortable on your feet again.

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Our Treatment Method

How We Help You Prevent Falls

Falls are scary and can cause you to lose a lot of your independence. We want you to be able to move around confidently and get back to enjoying your life to the fullest. We’ll work on strengthening vital muscles that stabilize your entire body as well as performing focused drills that help keep you upright.

Every visit at our clinic will be entirely one-on-one with one of our certified Doctors of Physical Therapy. You always get expert treatment and care throughout the entire session. After your evaluation, we determine the cause of your balance issues and establish a treatment plan to make you feel more confident on your feet. This is typically done through strengthening of vital, misunderstood muscles and rounding out your body’s functions. We never use medication or painful shots to treat your problem.

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Manual Therapy

How We Achieve A Better Diagnosis with Less Discomfort

What is manual therapy? Manual therapy is a method physical therapy that involves the therapist feeling exactly how your body reacts to specific movement and exercises. A lot of pain and discomfort comes from lack of mobility or a small range of motion. Through simple movements and exercises, we're able to get your body used to these motions again, reducing or completely removing your pain.

Manual therapy includes a detailed biomechanical assessment. This means that your therapist will watch and feel how you move in order to make the most accurate diagnosis possible. This leads to faster recovery times and improved outcomes.

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Benefits of Manual Therapy

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More accurate diagnoses and understanding of pain

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Less discomfort and pain during treatment

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Don't wait weeks

No Wait Times, We Can Schedule You Sooner

Your pain isn't waiting, so you shouldn't have to either.

We have a team of dedicated, experienced Physical Therapists standing by to help. Reach out to our team and get an appointment scheduled as quickly as you can fit it in your schedule.

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The Best Of The Best

Meet the Team

Learn more about the expert physical therapists and team members that you'll work with at our clinic. Every physical therapy session will be one-on-one with a Licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy.

Mark Shulman

Dr. Mark Shulman

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT), COMT, CSCS

Owner

Allison McKay

Dr. Allison McKay

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Pelvic Rehab Practitioner Certification (PRPC)

Hannah Willms

Dr. Hannah Willms

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Dr. Jana Tokunaga

Dr. Jana Tokunaga

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Rachel Berger

Dr. Sarah Mendenhall

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Jil Harris

Jil Harris

Personal Trainer

Julissa Amina

Julissa Amina

Certified Massage Therapist (CMT)

Rachel Berger

Rachel Berger

Office Manager

Convenient Downtown Location

State-of-the-Art Office

We’ve been a part of the Little Italy community for over 6 years. Our office features top-of-the-line equipment to get you the results you expect.

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Ready to become painfree?

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Step one:

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Step two:

We’ll work with you to
get you painfree again

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Step three:

Regain your freedom &
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Mark Shulman

Dr. Mark Shulman

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), FAAOMPT, COMT, CSCS

Founder

Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists.


Mark Shulman

Dr. Allison McKay

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), PRPC

Co-Founder


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Contact Information

(619) 544-1055

info@pteffect.com

Fax: (619) 544-1056

The Physical Therapy Effect

1601 Kettner Blvd Suite 11
San Diego, CA 92101