Sandra Reade
Physical Therapist - Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
Sandra Reade started her career working at the reknown Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, spending two years under the guidance of top neurological physical therapists and reasearchers. She worked for 2-1/2 years treating acute and long-term brain injury victims, while undergoing specialized training in Proprioceptive Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT).
Career Highlights: San Francisco State University, Bachelors Degree University of Southern California, Masters Degree Board Certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy, 16 years experience 20,000 hours direct patient care in Orthopedics 5,000 hours direct patient care in Neurologic Rehabilitation 700 hours continuing education |
For the next two years, Sandra served as staff physical therapist in San Pedro, expanding her orthopedic skills while continuing her education in industrial Rehabilitation and Work Hardening. Following this exceptional experience, Sandra managed and treated at Pacific Therapies, Huntington Beach, while continuing her outpatient and orthopedic clinic work.
After Pacific Therapies was purchased over ten years ago Sandra, co-founded Huntington Beach Physical Therapy Specialists, with her primary area of specialty being manual therapy for the treatment of orthopedic and rheumatic dysfunction.
In addition to her skills in orthopedic, Sandra has spent the past 5 years studing Mind/Body Medicine. She is strongly driven to understaning the ways our emotions and thoughts influence our bodies through the developing research in Psycho-NeuroImmunology, the study of how chemicals produced by emotions affect our nervous, endocrine and immune systems.
Sandra contines to develop her skills in CranioSacral Therapy - a light touch therapy applied primarily to head, spine and sacrum to correct and released pressures that may lead to many other dysfunctions.
Sandra currently is collecting preliminary data for planned research studies using CranioSacral Therapy for diagnoses of headaches (both short-term and long-standing), chronic sinus congestion, chronic overeating and pain patterns of unknown origins throughout of the body. Sandra's extensive experience contributes to her reputation as a respected leader in high-quality health care.
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