CERTIFICATIONS

2017 Certified Massage Therapist; National Holistic Institute 800-hour Core Massage Therapy Program - Graduated with Honors

2019 Rock Tape

2021 Functional and Kinetic Treatment with Rehab (FAKTR)

Dr. Kelly Schweitzer, DC is a recent graduate from Palmer College of Chiropractic West as the Salutatorian. She is very passionate about helping her patients decrease pain and return to their daily activities by combining her skills as a Certified Massage Therapist with her knowledge of chiropractic and rehabilitation.

For 4 seasons, Kelly was a massage therapist for professional athletes including the San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors. During the season, she had the opportunity to work with players to help them prepare for a game, or recover from injuries using a variety of modalities and techniques including IASTM, cupping, flossing, electric stim, stretching, and deep tissue sports massage.

In the off seasons, she massaged in a chiropractic clinic which is where she was inspired to become a chiropractor in order to help her patients even further. As a former gymnast with multiple injuries, Kelly knows the importance of being able to perform while feeling your best, physically and mentally.

Outside of the office, you can find Kelly fishing, surfing, or running along the coastline.

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Marcus McDonough is a Certified Massage Therapist accredited by the California Massage Therapy Council. Additionally, he holds certifications as a Fascial Stretch Therapist and Life Stretch Instructor from the Stretch To Win Institute. Marcus earned his bachelor’s degree in Health and Psychology from Capital University.

He pursued massage education at Ascete Massage Training Center and Cypress Health Institute. Marcus underwent specialized training in deep tissue massage, sports massage, myofascial release, and fascial stretch therapy at the Bay Area College of Nursing, Kinesis Myofascial Integration, and the Stretch To Win Institute.

With over a decade of experience, Marcus is a highly regarded practitioner in pain management and performance care. He provides treatment to athletes seeking rehabilitation for injured muscles and joints, as well as those looking to enhance their performance.

Marcus’s journey to offer an alternative approach to pain management began during his collegiate football career, where he dealt with chronic ankle injuries, shoulder injury, and low back pain. His mission is to revolutionize how individuals address pain and rekindle hope for healing and optimal health.

Marcus focuses on creating and implementing alternative solutions for treating both acute and chronic pain. He integrates insights from scientific fascia research, massage and soft tissue manipulation, dynamic stretching, exercise programs, stress management techniques, and martial arts into his practice.

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CONTINUED EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

2005 Active Release (ART) Upper Extremity

2006 Active Release (ART) Spine

2007 Active Release (ART) Lower Extremity

2007 Graston Technique Certified

2007 Certified Chiro Extremities Practitioner (CCEP)

2007 CPR/BLS Health Care Provider Certified

2008 Applied Kinesiology 100 hours 2008

2010 Hanson Muscle Therapy Certified (H.M.T.)

2011 Hanson Muscle Therapy Certified (H.M.T.)

2011 Rock Tape Certified

2011 Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) Level 1 Certified

2012 Functional Movement Screening (FMS)

2015 Stanford Strength and Conditioning

2020 Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) Level 1 Certified

2020 Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) Level 2 Certified _______________ Dr. Justin McLeod, DC has was voted Best Chiropractor in Santa Cruz Weekly in 2010 and 2012, and he continues to be a leader in his field through hundreds of hours of post-graduate certifications with an emphasis in sports injuries and soft tissue healing. Using full spine adjusting and extremity adjusting (CCEP) with his a unique blend of pressure point therapy (HMT), and movement-based massage (ART) he is able to get fast lasting results. After the patient receives bodywork he has them work with a personal trainer who goes over therapeutic exercises, stretches, and movement pattern corrections.

Dr. Justin McLeod, DC became interested in chiropractic at the age of 16 while sustaining multiple injuries from football and soccer. He started seeing a chiropractor and became fascinated with how the human body worked and healed. After hyperextending his elbow and fracturing the radial head he wasn’t able to straighten his arm past 90 Degrees. The MDs were great in helping to diagnosis the hairline fracture but as far as the soft tissue damage their solutions were to take medications for the pain, rest, and ice. His Dad guided him to Tobe Hanson who has created a unique blend of Acupuncture and Applied Kinesiology, called HMT. In one visit he was able to fully straighten my elbow without pain. The speed at which he recovered was nothing short of a miracle to him.

Through his injuries, he has experienced both Eastern and Western medicine and liked how chiropractic combined the two. Dr. Justin McLeod, DC received his undergraduate pre-medical training while at Brigham Young University while on an academic scholarship and completed his formal chiropractic training at Palmer College of Chiropractic West in San Jose, California in 2007

Unlike other doctors of chiropractic who believe that the patient must get adjusted several times per week to remain healthy, Dr. Justin McLeod, DC believes that by balancing out the function of the 650 muscles in the body, that the 210 bones have a much better chance of staying aligned and therefore need less frequent adjustments. Dr. Justin McLeod, DC believes that he is succeeding when his patients don’t need to come into the office regularly

CONTINUED EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS 2005 Active Release (ART) Upper Extremity 2006 Active Rel... Read More