(San Luis Obispo, CA) Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness 

The vestibular system covers a small portion of the human body, including parts of the inner ear and brain, yet significantly affects the whole body when it hinders physical movement and cognitive functions. 

​Vestibular rehabilitation therapy, or VRT, is used to treat patients who have a form of vestibular disease. This is a special form of physical therapy, and includes a range of treatments to address the specific needs of vestibular patients. 

Precision Physical Therapy is unique in that both clinics (San Luis Obispo and Avila Beach) treat vestibular disease. At both locations, Precision provides services to treat a variety of diagnoses. Services include a clinical assessment, individualized exercises, vestibular education, as well as exercises to address the common symptoms which include dizziness, lightheadedness, vertigo (a sensation that the room or world is spinning), blurred vision, nausea, sensitivity to light or sound, disequilibrium, rocking, and imbalance. ​
There are two physical therapists at Precision who are able to treat patients with vestibular disease:Dr. Brianna Darneal and Dr. Heather Hamaguchi. Dr. Brianna Darneal obtained her undergraduate degrees from UC Santa Cruz, and her doctorate of physical therapy from Chapman University. Dr. Heather Hamaguchi completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Pacific, and her doctorate of physical therapy at Azusa Pacific University.

Vestibular disease affects patients’ everyday life by making it difficult to move, change positions, and concentrate, which “can impact a person’s ability to work, read, walk, or participate in recreational activities”, according to Darneal. It is rewarding for Dr. Darneal and Dr. Hamaguchi to work with vestibular patients, as it “helps to increase their safety and quality of life”, says Dr. Hamaguchi. 

The Precision physical therapists aim to help steadily improve patients who are suffering from the symptoms caused by vestibular disease. This is achieved by making a customized at-home exercise plan for patients. Similar to regular physical therapy, following the at-home exercise plan is essential for patients to see progress.

Dr. Darneal says that “patients start to see progress within 7-10 days of performing their home exercise program as prescribed”. 

In addition, Dr. Hamaguchi says progress is made because “physical therapy can help realign aspects of the vestibular system, if indicated, and can help retrain your body and other systems to improve balance and dizziness”.

Another important aspect of VRT is the educational component. There is a level of anxiety and fear that comes with vestibular disease because of the wide range of symptoms and lack of understanding about the disease. This is why the Precision team focuses on educating the patient about their specific case, what they can expect, and the type of treatment needed to help their condition. 

One unique aspect about treating vestibular patients compared to other patients is that “for a vestibular patient to improve their symptoms, we need to exercise their use of the vestibular system which often means that the exercises will make a patient feel dizzy”, according to Darneal. Although this approach seems counterintuitive, this type of treatment is essential because provoking dizziness will challenge the patient’s balance to then later resolve the problem. 
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The physical therapists at Precision are excited about the opportunities to expand vestibular treatment. Dr. Darneal is looking forward to partnering with local ear, nose and throat providers to provide interdisciplinary care for patients with balance and dizziness impairments, and she hopes to “improve access and awareness of physical therapy as a way to treat symptoms of dizziness and imbalance for patients on the Central Coast”. Dr. Hamaguchi hopes to “spread awareness of how physical therapy and vestibular rehabilitation therapy can be impactful and beneficial in helping patients recover from vestibular disorders”.

About Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness
​Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness is a locally owned and operated physical therapy clinic. Precision prides itself on offering a “48 Hour Appointment Guarantee” from a patient’s initial call. All physical therapists are certified to treat a variety of diagnoses and pride themselves on providing specialized care timely and effectively. The mission of Precision is to produce healthy, happy, and engaged patients through proven therapeutic services and evidence-based practice. Precision has two convenient locations: in San Luis Obispo, located at 211 Tank Farm Rd., Suite A (across from Farm Supply), and in Avila Beach at the Avila Bay Athletic Club, located at 6699 Bay Laurel Place. For more information, call (805) 439-3900 and find Precision at www.PrecisionPTW.com and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @PrecisionPTW.

(San Luis Obispo, CA) Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness is excited to announce that we now have five physical therapists who are PWR! Moves certified. 

​Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder that affects the central nervous system, which has an overwhelming impact on everyday physical movement. 

​Treatment for Parkinson’s disease requires special training. Physical therapists must be Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery Moves (also known as PWR! Moves) certified, which means they know how to treat patients with the symptoms of Parkinson’s, such as slow movement, stiffness, and loss of balance. 

PWR! Moves certified physical therapists help patients during the rehabilitation process by maintaining or improving the movements that patients lose as a result of this disease. This treatment is imperative for patients so they are not weighed down in their everyday life by the physical inabilities of Parkinson’s disease. PWR! Moves also make sure patients do not become vulnerable to life-threatening conditions, which are enabled when a body suffers the physical effects of Parkinson’s. 

Precision Physical Therapy is proud to be one of the only clinics on the central coast that is able to treat Parkinson’s patients. There are five physical therapists at Precision who are PWR! Moves certified: Dr. Kristen Carless, Dr. Melissa TenKate, Dr. Heather Hamaguchi, Dr. Brianna Darneal, and Dr. Emily Mulhern.

About Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness
Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness is a locally owned and operated physical therapy clinic. Precision prides itself on offering a “48 Hour Appointment Guarantee” from a patient’s initial call. All physical therapists are certified to treat a variety of diagnoses and pride themselves on providing specialized care timely and effectively. The mission of Precision is to produce healthy, happy, and engaged patients through proven therapeutic services and evidence-based practice. Precision had two convenient locations: in San Luis Obispo, located at 211 Tank Farm Rd., Suite A (across from Farm Supply), and in Avila Beach at the Avila Bay Athletic Club, located at 6699 Bay Laurel Place. For more information, call (805) 439-3900 and find Precision at www.PrecisionPTW.com and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @PrecisionPTW.

(Avila Beach, CA) Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness, one of the fastest growing physical therapy practices on the Central Coast, has announced the opening of its second treatment facility in Avila Beach. Precision is now able to service South County residents of San Luis Obispo with more convenience at the Avila Bay Athletic Club.
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With access to both indoor and outdoor space at the Avila Bay Athletic Club, Precision’s Avila location provides the unique opportunity for patients to be treated outside in the sunshine. Patients who visit the Avila Beach clinic will also have access to the entirety of the club’s facilities during their visit including the pools and exercise equipment areas. Both new and existing patients are eligible to be treated at the Avila clinic. 
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Having been a physical therapy practitioner throughout San Luis Obispo County, Precision Co-owner Dave Svetich is well aware of the demand for services in the South County, “The Avila Beach clinic combines a local population that is in need of quality physical therapy services with a superior and well regarded facility, packed with high quality equipment.” 

Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness offers treatment for orthopedics ailments and various neurological diseases, including Parkinson's Disease. Precision’s therapists have experience in treating a range of body specific impairments involving back, ankle, and knee pain. Treatments also can be done to improve balance and mobility and assist individuals in recovering from different athletic related injuries.
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About Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness
Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness is a locally owned and operated physical therapy clinic. Precision prides itself on offering a “48 Hour Appointment Guarantee” from a patient’s initial call. All physical therapists are certified to treat a variety of diagnoses and pride themselves on providing specialized care timely and effectively. The mission of Precision is to produce healthy, happy, and engaged patients through proven therapeutic services and evidence-based practice. Precision has two convenient locations: in San Luis Obispo, located at 211 Tank Farm Rd., Suite A (across from Farm Supply), and in Avila Beach at the Avila Bay Athletic Club, located at 6699 Bay Laurel Place. For more information, call (805) 439-3900 and find Precision at www.PrecisionPTW.com and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @PrecisionPTW.

​(San Luis Obispo, CA) It was the 1989-1990 school year when parachute pants were cool, Milli Vanilli was at the top of the pop charts, and Bart Simpson first uttered “Eat My Shorts,” when college senior, sports medicine trainee, Dave Svetich, joined the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo athletic training staff. Fast forward 30 years and Svetich is now a doctor of physical therapy and co-owner of one of the newest physical therapy clinics on the Central Coast, ​Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness​ in San Luis Obispo.

A native of Bishop, California and athlete in football, track and field, and wrestling, Svetich was attracted to the sports medicine field at Cal Poly because he endured an injured shoulder while wrestling and wanted to learn more about rehabilitation and recovery. Upon acceptance into Cal Poly, he participated in Rugby, Gymnastics, and Shorin- Ryu karate. 

The Cal Poly Athletic Training Program, when Svetich started, was headed at the time by Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame member, Steve Yoneda. “I have connections with Dave’s family and have kept tabs on his career,” said Yoneda, “It’s gratifying to see one of my former students achieve such success.”
 
Over the past 30 years, Svetich has amassed extensive sports training in wrestling, football, track & field, rugby and martial arts. One of his dream assignments was as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for his favorite NFL team, the Los Angeles (Oakland) Raiders. “It is always great to see an athlete get back to their sport and compete at a top level. I get the same satisfaction seeing someone return to being able to perform their daily activities and do their routine exercise.” Dr. Svetich has gone on to learn treatments beyond athletics, from pediatrics to geriatrics. He takes great pleasure in helping all populations achieve their goals.
 
Svetich has kept touch with his beginnings at the Cal Poly Athletic Training Program and its current director and head athletic trainer, Kristal Slover. Svetich, a frequent visitor to Mott Athletic Center at Cal Poly to watch his daughter, Lily Svetich, a walk-on sophomore member of the Mustang Women’s Basketball squad. “The Cal Poly Kinesiology major today has many exceptional pre-health profession students, some of whom we employ. Their enthusiasm and ‘Learn By Doing’ philosophy is unparalleled,”
said Svetich. 

Precision Physical Therapy, Svetich’s newest clinic, which opened in July 2019 is co-owned with Dr. Kristen Carless. Both he and Carless are Doctors of Physical Therapy and ​Board Certified Specialists in Orthopedics. Carless is also a Cal Poly graduate.
 
About Dr. Dave Svetich
Dr. Dave Svetich works with pediatric to geriatric populations, as well as athletes from middle school age to the National Football League. He began his career as a certified athletic trainer, has applied and continually updates his education. He holds a B.S. in Physical Education from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (1991), an M.S. in Physical Therapy from University of the Pacific (1995) and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Western University of Health Sciences (2009). Svetich is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the National Athletic Trainers Association. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, surfing, mountain biking, and doing projects at home.
 
About Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness
Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness is a locally owned and operated physical therapy clinic. Precision prides itself on offering a “48 Hour Appointment Guarantee” from a patient’s initial call. All physical therapists are certified to treat a variety of diagnoses and pride themselves on providing specialized care timely and effectively. The mission of Precision is to produce healthy, happy, and engaged patients through proven therapeutic services and evidence-based practice. Precision is conveniently located at 211 Tank Farm Rd., Suite A (across from Farm Supply). Proud member of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. For more information, call (805) 439-3900 and find Precision at www.PrecisionPTW.com and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @PrecisionPTW.

​(San Luis Obispo, CA)  Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness will celebrate the Grand Opening of its Clinic in San Luis Obispo. The community is invited to the Ribbon Cutting at 4:30pm with the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce and Reception with Open House from 5:00pm to 7:30pm, Thursday, November 21 at 211 Tank Farm Road, Suite A, 93401 (across from Farm Supply).
 
Precision Physical Therapy is owned by Dr. Dave Svetich and Dr. Kristen Carless, both Doctors of Physical Therapy and Board Certified Specialists in Orthopedics. Svetich and Carless, both Cal Poly graduates, have been practicing physical therapy for a combined 37 years, with 28 of those years in San Luis Obispo County.
 
The plan to start their own practice was borne out of the realization that San Luis Obispo is woefully underserved when it comes to physical therapy access. According to Carless, “It’s not uncommon for patients to have three week waits to get an appointment for therapy. Dave [Svetich] and I are determined to change that. That’s why Precision Physical Therapy had a 48 Hour Appointment Guarantee.” Patients will be offered an appointment within 48 hours of their first call. “We’ve had some patients have been quite shocked to find out that they can be evaluated by a therapist the same day they call,” said Svetich, “When you’re hurting, the last thing you want to hear is that it will be a three week wait.”
 
The 4,000-square-foot clinic will be used to provide one-on-one physical therapy treatment, specialized twice-weekly PWR Moves! (Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery) exercise classes, and educational seminars on therapy innovations for both patients and physical therapy professionals. “We hope to host many community health and wellness events in our space and want to expand on our already existing ties to the community,” said Carless. The Grand Opening event will support non-profits like Cal Poly Tennis, Cal Poly Rugby and Central Coast Parkinson Association with Silent Auctions. Precision is also partnering with local health related businesses like Tank Farm Road neighbor, Kennedy Club Fitness, and with Boost Nutrition, which has recently opened near Cal Poly.
 
Besides Svetich and Carless, Precision will be staffed by Dr. Kate MacVicar, Doctor of Physical Therapy; with support from Physical Therapy Aides: Miranda Lykens, Taylor Shoemaker and Julianna Ruotolo; and administrative support from Kameron Ramirez and Erin Crotts. “Given a steady patient growth rate, we look forward to hiring additional physical therapists to help keep up with demand and maintain our 48 Hour Appointment Guarantee,” said Svetich.
 
About Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness
Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness is a locally owned and operated physical therapy clinic. Precision prides itself on offering a “48 Hour Appointment Guarantee” from a patient’s initial call. All physical therapists are certified to treat a variety of diagnoses and pride themselves on providing specialized care timely and effectively. The mission of Precision is to produce healthy, happy, and engaged patients through proven therapeutic services and evidence-based practice. Precision is conveniently located at 211 Tank Farm Rd., Suite A (across from Farm Supply). For more information, call (805) 439-3900 and find Precision at www.PrecisionPTW.com and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @PrecisionPTW.

(San Luis Obispo, CA)  Timothy H. Jones, MD, of Regenerative Mind Body, in partnership with Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness, will be conducting a free educational talk on regenerative medicine including non-surgical treatments for hip, knee, shoulder and back pain on Wednesday, November 13 from 6:30-8:00pm at Precision Physical Therapy in San Luis Obispo.
 
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear about cutting edge, non-surgical stem cell injection therapies, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapies and prolotherapy (also known as ligament reconstruction therapy). All are increasingly popular treatment option for sports injuries, lower back pain, knee pain, hip or hand/wrist pain.
 
With over 20 years as an ER practitioner, Dr. Jones has frontline experience with the worst injuries and understands the real value of regenerative medicine over the traditional invasive surgeries and medications. Dr. Jones will focus on the latest breakthroughs in regenerative pain relief that is an alternative to surgery or traditional pain treatments and addictive medications, provide information on how regenerative medicine could be a safer and more effective option for your joint pain, and how to avoid surgery and downtime. “My talk will allow participants to explore whether regenerative medicine might be right for them,” said Jones.
 
Jones recognizes that most regenerative therapies are optimized when coordinated with physical therapy, and that’s why he approached Dr. Dave Svetich, co-owner of Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness, to team up to have the talk at Precision’s clinic. “My goal is to get people back to what they love doing but sometimes treatment is tough to access. That’s why I was pleased to partner with Precision Physical Therapy because of their 48 Hour Appointment Guarantee,” said Jones.
 
A complimentary dinner will be served with the presentation. Those wishing to attend are invited to call the office of Regenerative Mind Body at (805) 556-7006.
 
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About Timothy H. Jones, MD, and Regenerative Mind Body
Timothy H. Jones,MD, specializes in stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine treatments for orthopedics. His team at Regenerative Mind Body is in the business of getting our patients moving again. He specializes in nonsurgical orthopedics for the competitive athlete, weekend warriors or those that just want to gain back lost mobility and freedom of movement. Regenerative Mind Body is located at 6621 Bay Laurel Place, Suite A in Avila Beach. For more information, call (805) 556-7006 or go online to www.RegenerativeMindBody.com
 
About Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness
Precision Physical Therapy and Wellness is a locally owned and operated physical therapy clinic. Precision prides itself on offering a “48 Hour Appointment Guarantee” from a patient’s initial call. All physical therapists are certified to treat a variety of diagnoses and pride themselves on providing specialized care timely and effectively. The mission of Precision is to produce healthy, happy, and engaged patients through proven therapeutic services and evidence-based practice. Precision is conveniently located at 211 Tank Farm Rd., Suite A (across from Farm Supply). For more information, call (805) 439-3900 and find Precision at www.PrecisionPTW.com and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @PrecisionPTW.