PARKINSON CERTIFIED THERAPY SPECIALISTS
What is a Parkinson specialist? Why go see a therapy or exercise specialist with a certification? What kind of certifications are there?
All therapists can treat people with Parkinson Disease. However, therapists with a certification or a specialty in Parkinson Disease is better equipped to provide the optimal therapy or provide the most impactful exercise program. Please help us keep these resource pages up to date!
Physical Therapy
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Most Parkinson specialists have taken a certification course in either PWR!Moves or LSVT Big. The following list may be incomplete, but lists the local therapists who are either PWR!Therapists or LSVT Big Therapists, or in some cases both!
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San Luis Sports Therapy, Paso Robles 805-226-0975 Jennifer Metzler PT, DPT and Roseann Koerber PT, DPT
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Paso Robles Physical Therapy, Paso/Nacimiento/Atascadero 805-237-0272
Wendy Westphal PT and Brenda Mendoza PTA
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San Luis Sports Therapy, Templeton 805-434-2050· Kara Dolny PT, DPT
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Central Coast Physical Therapy, Paso Robles & Atascadero 805-462-1110
Ethan App PT and Emily Hernandez PT, DPT
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Cambria Physical Therapy, Cambria 805-924-1605
Melissa Sanden PT, DPT
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Therapy Works, Morro Bay 805-772-7358
Amy Shimer PT, DPT, NCS
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Sunnyside Physical Therapy, Los Osos 805-528-2590
Audrey Elliott PT and Jennifer Rubio PT
San Luis Sports Therapy, SLO 805-543-7771
Andrea Ripoyla PT, DPT and Charlene Powell PT, DPT
San Luis Sports Therapy, Arroyo Grande 805-489-7912
Jessica Williman PT, DPT
San Luis Sports Therapy, Santa Maria 805-440-9318
Brian Woo PT, DPT
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Beck and Cale Physical Therapy 805-922-1724
Kathy Zack PT, DPT
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The Healing Project Physical Therapy, Solvang (805) 686-4642
Mary Beth Johnson PT, MS
Speech Therapists
Most Parkinson specialists have taken either LSVT Loud or Speak Out! certification courses. All speech therapists can provide you with appropriate speech therapy for any difficulties you are having with your voice, your swallow, or your thinking process/memory. In our area these are the therapists with specialty certification. Please let us know if there are others!
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Marion Health and Wellness Center Santa Maria
805-739-3071
· Aundie Werner, M.S., CCC-SL
Beyond Speech Therapy, Atascadero 805-591-7188
April Nolan, M.Ed., CC-SLP; Yvette Deleo, MA CC-SLP
Stephanie Oldham, MA, CCC-SLP
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