Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula Physical Therapy
Axis Physical Therapy has been serving the Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula for more than 15 years providing outpatient physical therapy services. Physical therapists Mario Teering and Marcel Lak started the Salinas office at the end of 1997 and opened the Pacific Grove clinic in 2003. They offer over 45 years of combined experience in rehabilitation.
At Axis, we not only work on specific issues, but also towards the larger goal of maintaining a healthy life style for every person we evaluate and treat. We pride ourselves in providing hands-on care in a smaller clinic setting and work closely with a large variety of referring providers.
At Axis Physical Therapy you can expect a welcoming and professional environment. It would be our pleasure to work with you!
Featured articles
Clinical research
Clinical research is vital in the field of physical therapy. Physical therapists regularly take broad new evidence based research to back up their treatments methods. Read more →
Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a condition in which a person's spine is curved from side to side and appears as an 'S' or a 'C' shape on an x-ray film. The condition may be idiopathic or it may be congenital. Read more →
Sports hernia
Sports hernia, also known as an inguinal hernia or Gilmore's groin, is named after Jerry Gilmore who first recognized the condition in 1980 and developed a surgical repair technique for it. Read more →
Basketball injuries
Basketball injuries can be nagging long term, so getting the right physical therapy and treatment and advice following injury is essential Read more →
Ice and heat therapy
Ice therapy (cryotherapy) is the use of ice in the treatment of acute and chronic injuries. Read more →
Ruptured Achilles tendon
Rupturing your Achilles tendon can be painful and disruptive to your lifestyle and worst of all, can linger for years. Read more →
Proper hydration
The human body is made up of 70% water, and can lose up to 3 liters daily, therefore it stands to reason that we need to maintain our water level in order to be healthy. Read more →
Strength training mistakes
Many people join a gym or buy expensive exercise equipment and begin strength training without knowing how to properly lift weights. Read more →
Types of rehabilitation
When someone sustains injury requiring rehabilitation, he or she may receive services from different members of the rehabilitation team, depending on the type of injury. Read more →
Sports drinks
When you are exercising and attempting to improve your health and/or lose weight, it is important to keep your body hydrated. Read more →
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