Physical Therapy-by-the-Sea is a privately owned outpatient physical therapy clinic.
Physical Therapists utilize a clinical approach to help regain functional capacity after injury. More than just injury rehabilitation, we take a thoughtful, research-based approach to provide care for each of our patients.
At Physical Therapy-by-the-Sea our main focus is to assist our patients in achieving their desired functional goals through physical therapy evaluation, treatment, exercise and education.
Expert Physical Therapists
Our therapists offer the highest levels of expertise through first class education and elite experience. It is our passion that drives us to design the very best and customized treatment program to optimize your recovery and performance.
Claire Kristl, PT, MPA, GCS
Claire has been practicing physical therapy in Monterey County since 1986. She graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1982, obtained her masters degree in public administration with an emphasis in healthcare in 2000 from Golden Gate University and became a Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist in 2009. She is LSVT Big certified (a Parkinson’s disease protocol). She is a master clinician who treats the whole body by carefully obtaining one’s personal history, assessing biomechanics that are impeding function and crafting a personal rehabilitation program for each client. Her objective is to return clients to their maximal functional level while meeting their personal goals whether it is competing in a triathlon, recovering from surgery or remaining independent at home. Claire is a life long athlete, wife, mother of 3 boys and is always up for an adventure.
Services
Conditions Treated
pre and post-surgical
total joint replacement
orthopedic conditions
sports specific re-training
golf rehabilitation
fall prevention
repetitive strain & chronic pain
parkinsons & other neuromuscular disorders
geriatric conditions
tmj dysfunction
injury recovery
Treatments
manual therapy & massage
biomechanics assessment & training
therapeutic exercise
balance training
gait training
stretching
workspace analysis
neuromuscular re-education
LSVT BIG for parkinsons
TPI assessment/treatment for golf
instrument assisted soft-tissue mobilization
modalities