About Us
The Movement For Life® Team is made up of locally managed clinics, regionally named San Luis Sports Therapy, Delta Physical Therapy, Central Valley Physical Therapy, Athlon Physical Therapy and Avid Physical Therapy. Established in 1959 as San Luis Sports Therapy and Orthopedic Rehabilitation in San Luis Obispo, California, the Team is currently comprised of close to 200 team members from diverse backgrounds striving to improve the lives of those they touch. Boasting Board Certified, Doctoral educated practitioners; the Movement For Life® team is able to apply current and effective treatment paradigms in a healthy, healing atmosphere, encouraging progress.
The Movement For Life® Team operates under a unique “Collaborative Model” where the motto “All for one and one for all!” rings true. All of the profits generated by our Team are invested back into our Company and the Communities we serve rather than being siphoned off to owners or corporate shareholders. Team members receive annual “profit sharing” contributions in addition to the robust creation of opportunities tailored to team members’ specific goals and aspirations. We work together towards common goals for mutual benefit!
The company headquarters continue to be located in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California on the Central Coast with quality rehabilitation services provided in convenient locations throughout California and Arizona. In San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties, we are known as San Luis Sports Therapy and Orthopedic Rehabilitation. In the San Joaquin Valley our clinic is known as Central Valley Physical Therapy and in the delta region of California, we are known as Delta Physical Therapy. In Arizona we are known as Athlon Physical Therapy and at our newest location in the Coachella Valley of California we operate as Avid Physical Therapy. The Movement For Life® Team continues to be owned and operated by physical therapists.
COMPANY MISSION
Movement for Life Clinics strive to provide wide-access to a physically active lifestyle through services efficiently delivered by able professionals in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere as part of the communities we serve.
CORE VALUES
**Care and Compassion for the Client Comes First
**Pride in the Services Offered
**Community Minded Approach
COMPANY VISION
**Recruit, Retain & Reward the Best Employees
**Provide Cutting Edge Services & Management
**Expansion and Growth of our People, our Services, our Facilities, and our Company
**Effective and Efficient Communication and Teamwork
CLINIC VISION
**Atmosphere
**Provide Quality Care (Ability)
**Access
SUPPORT VISION
**Customer Service
**Help Clinics’ Efficiency and Effectiveness
**Minimize Risks
For more information about any of our community involvement program, please contact Jenna Healy at (805) 788-0805, ext. 206 or email jenna@slsportstherapy.com.
2009 Lecture Series
Central Valley Physical Therapy of Bakersfield continues to strive to provide a valuable informative 2009 Lecture Series to the residents of the Bakersfield community. Lectures vary from Managing Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Spine Care and Diabetes. Please contact us through the web site, contact page, or by calling the Clinic directly at (661) 827-8959 to set up a lecture for your business.
American Cancer Society Relay For Life
The Annual Relay For Life is brought to you by American Cancer Society with participation from Central Valley Physical Therapy. This event is held in May and is a 24-hour celebration walk. 350 plus teams with 8- 15 members to a team walk the event to celebrate survivorship, remember loved ones who have lost their battles, and to raise money to improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their families. Bakersfield’s Rely For Life is now the largest fundraising event in Kern County, #1 Relay in California and #2 in the world, raising over $1.67 million in 2008. The walk is held at CSU Bakersfield AYSO Soccer Fields. Funds that are raised through Rely For Life allow the American Cancer Society to work with communities to eliminate cancer as a major health concern through research, education, advocacy, and service.