Kinetix Physio

08/22/2025

Surgery sucks.

I make it so your rehab doesn’t have to also suck.

Here’s what you get at Kinetix Physio:

✅ Appointments at your home/office
✅ Tailored to your surgery and goals
✅ Direct access for questions
✅ Convenient scheduling
✅ Check-ins for progress
✅ Communication with surgeons, coaches, trainers, etc
✅ Recovery rentals (compression boots, red light, BFR, NMES, etc)
✅ Custom rehab program in training app
✅ Programming for non-surgical areas
✅ Submit claims to insurance (PPOs)

I want you to have the best experience and be a badass again.

I won’t stop until those things happen.

Want more info?

DM me ‘REHAB’ and let’s chat 💪🏻

08/21/2025

Speed Day on the Bay

I’m not a distance guy. Never was, never will be.

I hate it less when I’m running with a fun group of people or when training for something 😆

But I like speed and feeling light and powerful.

That’s what gets me going and makes me feel like I accomplished something for the day 🧱

I’m not going to tell you exactly what I did because honestly, it doesn’t matter.

But here’s a tip if you’re training for maintenance a.k.a. not training for anything specific, but want to feel good physically and mentally.

Don’t get caught up in the specifics of speed, pace, distance, duration, etc.

Do what you have time for and be all in.

Focus on the quality of your form and control more than anything else 📈

When you feel like you’ve had enough or you run out of time, you’re done.

It’s supposed to be fun!

If distance and endurance is your thing, go follow my guy .monpere. He’s the best when it comes to rehab and performance for distance runners 💪🏻

Do you prefer speed or distance running? Let me know in the poll!

Have a great one!

Freedom Through Movement.

07/22/2025

I’m David!

Here’s my story.

I was always the fastest kid in school. Voted most athletic in my high school, MVP of my league in basketball, league champ in 200m and 4x400m in track.

Sports came naturally to me. For a long time I only identified as being an athlete.

But it all came to a halt my senior year in high school when I pulled my hamstring for the first time. My 2nd day of practice after making it to state playoffs in basketball.

I ended up missing my whole senior track season because of that injury.

No guidance from my coach. I was just told to rest until the pain went away.

I had massage therapy and acupuncture which did their part to help the pain and tightness.

But looking back, I didn’t strengthen it enough. I didn’t prioritize running and sprinting mechanics enough.

I just ran, hoping that more running would simultaneously strengthen it and improve my technique.

That summer my rehab was mostly just doing the walk-on track program for UCSB. More running.

I was one of three walk on freshmen for the UCSB track team in 2007.

But I didn’t last long. That same hamstring injury never fully resolved, and kept coming back in college.

I quit before I ever really began. Before my freshman season started in the spring.

Truth is, I gave up on myself.

I was frustrated with the injuries, but more than anything I was frustrated with not having a coach or training staff that seemed like they cared about me.

I was a walk on freshman, not a seasoned veteran on the team.

I didn’t have the guidance or support I wanted or needed. So I quit.

That’s when I realized I would become a physical therapist, so I could help others return after injuries to do what they love.

My frustration as an injured athlete is the biggest motivator I have to this day as a PT/rehab coach.

I may not be a competitive athlete anymore, but if I can help you get through some of the tough, frustrating times in your life that are traced back to an injury, then I’ve succeeded.

Whatever your individual goals are, I hope that you don’t give up on them.

Don’t quit on yourself like I did.

And if you need a coach to guide you through it, I’m here.

07/16/2025

Here’s some common errors I see with hip hinging, especially with people with chronic lower back or knee issues.

🚫 Knees travel forward. This uses the quads and stresses the front of the knee. Hinging we want to load the hips, not knees. Save that for squats and lunges.

🚫 Low back rounds/pelvis tilts backward. Think tucking tail between legs. This avoids the hamstrings and stresses the low back more.

🚫 Toes lift up. You will feel like you’re falling backwards, and overarch your back to keep from falling. Doesn’t feel too good when lifting heavy.

🚫 Head lifts up. If the head lifts, the back arches, stressing the low back more. Instead, head and hips move together. Lower your focus point to the floor in front of you.

07/16/2025

Develop movement skills first.

Then add challenge later.

You will feel better and perform better.

And won’t feel like you’re beating yourself into the ground to just to be in shape.

07/10/2025