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physical therapyworks was started in 1996 by John Dravillas, PT, MTC, OCS, because John was dissatisfied with the compromises that were occurring in the health care field. These changes - including shortened treatment times and rampant and inappropriate delegation of treatment to aides and assistants - were economically driven in response to changes in the insurance industry. John wanted to create and work in an environment where the emphasis is on what is right for the client. physical therapyworks is the realization of that goal.

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John Dravillas, PT, OCS, MTC is the owner and director of physical therapyworks.  He is a graduate of The Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, class of 1986. Washington University is consistently ranked the #1 physical therapy program in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

As part of John's continuing education, he has attained advanced standing as a Certified Manual Therapist (MTC) from the Institute of Graduate Physical Therapy. There are only 517 MTCs worldwide. John is also a mentor at the USC post-professional residency program and was recently nominated for the Henry O. and Florence P. Kendall Practice Award.
EMAIL: JOHN@PHYSICALTHERAPYWORKS.COM

Alison M. Hanson, MS, PT is the senior staff physical therapist at physical therapyworks. Alison attended Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where she earned both her bachelor of science and her master of science in physical therapy. While at Ithaca she earned both Academic and Athletic All-American honors while competing for the varsity gymnastics team. Her personal experiences with physical therapy as an athlete combined with her desire to help people resulted in a natural career choice of physical therapy.
EMAIL: ALISON@PHYSICALTHERAPYWORKS.COM

Mia Katzel, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS graduated with a Biology major and a Psychology minor from The Ohio State University. While attending OSU, she was a four year varsity soccer letter winner as well as a scholar athlete. Mia received her doctorate in Physical Therapy from USC in 2006 and worked at physical therapyworks for 3 years before returning to USC to complete an advanced residency in Orthopedics in 2009. Mia has come back to physical therapyworks to continue her clinical practice and believes that the most rewarding aspect of physical therapy is helping people achieve their goals.
EMAIL: MIA@PHYSICALTHERAPYWORKS.COM

Nicola Nakase, DPT earned her doctorate in physical therapy from USC in 2002. Since graduating she has primarily worked in orthopedics and sports medicine. Nicola has worked for the Los Angeles Clippers and is also a physical therapist for the Olympic Beach Volleyball Team. Nicola has found her career in physical therapy to be rewarding on many levels, including offering her the opportunity to meet interesting people from all over the world.
EMAIL: NICOLA@PHYSICALTHERAPYWORKS.COM

Jared Vagy, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS received his B.S. in Exercise Biology from the University of California at Davis. While attending UC Davis, he served as Student Athletic Trainer for the Wrestling and Water Polo teams. Jared has since received his clinical doctorate in Physical Therapy at USC and he is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Jared has a strong interest in manual therapy and functional evaluation and treatment techniques and enjoys helping people of all ages get back to their desired activities.
EMAIL: JARED@PHYSICALTHERAPYWORKS.COM

Betsy LeDoux is our awesome and talented office manager. She received her Kinesiology degree and has been working in the physical therapy world since 2007. She is now the face of physical therapyworks and most likely the first of our team to greet you! She is the go-to person for insurance and billing questions, as well as the main resource of information regarding our clinic. So if you have any insurance, administrative or scheduling questions, she is the person to go to! Betsy also has a great appreciation for the outdoors, taking advantage of the California weather by running and hiking at the beach.

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