Yvette's Special Credentials: Yvette graduated from UCLA in 1996 with a B. S. degree in Physiological Science and then graduated from USC in 2002 with a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy. In the past eleven years, Yvette has been practicing in outpatient orthopedics, specializing in head and neck challenges, adolescent sports rehabilitation, ergonomic assessments and injury prevention. She has worked with national athletes as well as persons in the film & entertainment industries. She has also provided job coaching, office and home ergonomic recommendations and work-related injury prevention programs to various persons and companies city-wide.
When she isn't treating patients or doing consulting work, Yvette is promoting and encouraging community members to get involved with wellness programs she created and designed to improve and maintain total body conditioning and pain-free health. Lastly, Yvette is also a Certified 830 laser provider and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength & Conditioning Association.

What do I like most about what I am offering: I enjoy inspiring and empowering individuals. This is why I know that physical therapy is the right field for me. I love knowing that I have an amazing team dedicated to doing what we can to get our patients better faster. Lastly, I am excited about these facts: we offer the highest quality patient care, we guarantee the most affordable patient care, and we celebrate patients' accomplishments when they reach their goals.

Hobbies: When I am not in the clinic, or doing service work in the community, I am home spending time with my husband and our awesome pitbull 'pride- and-joy', Tasha. We love living on the west side and spend a lot of time relaxing, watching movies and experiencing great local cuisine. My hobbies include kettlebell training, rollerblading at the beach, singing, dancing, traveling, and visiting with family.

Jaclyn's Special Credentials: Jaclyn graduated from the University of Illinois in 2008 with a B.S. degree in Kinesiology & Applied Health Sciences and then graduated from USC in 2011 with a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy. USC continues to be the #1 physical therapy school in the nation. In the past three years, Jaclyn has been acquiring clinical knowledge and practicing in outpatient orthopedics with an emphasis on shoulder, knee, ankle and spinal injuries. She is skilled at using specific taping techniques to prevent future re-injury and maintain proper alignment. Jaclyn is able to manage a diverse caseload with skilled manual therapy and specific treatment plans that meet the individuals’ needs. Lastly, Jaclyn has helped head a fitness/exercise group to help parents and their children with disabilities train for a 5K event.

What do I like most about what I am offering: What do I like most about being a part of the Physical Therapy Solutions team? I love that we provide affordable care and that the team approach to each individual is highly effective. I love that we are located in Santa Monica and I love the energy in the clinic.

Hobbies: Being active; running, spin classes, bar method, dancing, overall anything that involves enjoying the beautiful sunny California weather, cooking, baking, spending time with family, friends, Chicago sports, watching USC Football, traveling, going out to tasty LA restaurants, and watching movies.

Rene’s Special Credentials:  Rene graduated from UCONN (Storrs) in 2000 with his degree in “Physique Augmentation” - a combination of exercise science, sport nutrition and endocrinology.  In 2006, Rene received his Master’s degree in Sports Medicine with a concentration in Human Performance and Injury Prevention.  Rene has 13 years of professional personal training and sport-specific training under his belt working with goal-oriented clients and athletes of all levels.  At the personal level, Rene has been resistance training for 20 years.  In 2002 after winning a tri-state bodybuilding show and qualifying for Nationals, Rene decided to move on from competition and give all his energies to bettering himself as a strength and conditioning and sports medicine professional.  
 
Aside from being the Director of our adolescent and adult sports rehabilitation programs, Rene also does extensive strength and conditioning programs for those who want to stay strong, be fit, and prevent injury.  He has extensive continuing education credits and personal study hours in sports training and performance, post-rehab program design, sports nutrition, sports supplementation, bioidentical hormone replacement with fellowship credits in Preventive Medicine and an elite knowledge of sport performance endocrinology.  Some of his most popular wellness programs include:  kettlebell training, strength training, speed and power training, and cosmetic/physique augmentation regimens. 

Rene’s bottom line goal is to help you become faster, stronger, and improve body-composition while correcting mechanical flaws in body so that you move with greater ease and efficiency (sport-specific or otherwise).  Rene wholeheartedly believes that the basic art of progressive resistance training coupled with correct biomechanics (form is function) forms the basis of his consistent success from the youngest to the most mature age client. 

What do I like most about what I am offering:   Helping people resolve old injuries while helping them obtain aggressive strength and fitness.  What is better than having joint pain go away, possess greater levels of physical strength and power, and having the mirror become your friend?  Although I have worked with some pro and semi-pro athletes, I also love working with driven young athletes of high-school age due to their motivation and willingness to learn. 

Hobbies:  Researching topics in human performance, sport specific training and their relationship to balanced nutrition and hormone levels.  Of course I still work out, specifically with kettlebells and martial arts- muay thai kickboxing, brazilian jiu jitsu. 

Brady’s Special Credentials:  Brady graduated from California Baptist University in 2008 with a degree in Kinesiology and a focus on exercise science.  During Brady’s time in college he played four years of varsity soccer as well as and one year on the golf team.  Brady also was involved in amateur boxing. He trained for three years with professional fighters and trainers, and is hoping to compete more in the future.  Brady is a certified 830 Laser provider.  He understands the benefits and importance of a healthy lifestyle, as he has been involved in athletics from a very young age.

What do I like most about what I am offering: I love working with both high end athletes as well as non-athletes. I love to help someone who is injured get back on their feet as soon as possible. I love to watch the transformation in people.  I get to see their confidence, and abilities sky rocket from when they come in, to when they walk out. I enjoy sharing the stuff that I have learned to help in the healing journey.

Hobbies:   I listen to music for hours while sipping on fine wine.  I love anything to do with the ocean or the beach. I am a non-stop movie watcher.  If there is an activity involving competition I am there, and doing my best to win. I play every sport possible and work out all the time.  I love to try out new things, interesting food, and fun times.