Pilates classes provide increased joint stability, movement, flexibility and core strength training. Join us to reach your fitness goals, increase flexibility and be pain free. We offer Private and Duet Pilates classes taught by Certified PMA, BASI and Polestar Pilates Instructors. All Core Connections Physical Therapy sessions are one-on-one with an experienced Physical Therapist for 50+ minutes.
After a thorough initial evaluation, each visit may include a manual and visual assessment of soft tissue, joint mobility, neural mobility, visceral mobility, balance, strength and flexibility. We also evaluate posture and movement strategies while setting up a personalized home program to help you reach you goals.
After a thorough initial evaluation, each visit may include a manual and visual assessment of soft tissue, joint mobility, neural mobility, visceral mobility, balance, strength and flexibility. We also evaluate posture and movement strategies while setting up a personalized home program to help you reach you goals.
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Kelly is a licensed physical therapist and a certified PMA and Polestar Pilates instructor. She has been practicing physical therapy since 1990. As a young competitor in swimming, crew and cycling, Kelly was introduced into the world of physical therapy as a patient after several knee surgeries of her own.
Programs provide 50 minutes+ for one on one physical therapy and coaching for individualized instruction. Provide a personalized custom program to meet your individual movement goals and exercise comfort level. Combine Physical Therapy with Pilates exercises and many other pieces of equipment to address your specific health needs.
Thank you for considering Core Connections Physical Therapy and Pilates for your patient's referral. We look forward to helping your clients achieve a successful physical therapy experience. Our mission is to help your client back to optimal function and living a pain-free life. Below are some frequently asked questions from Physicians.
Physical Therapy is a non-invasive discipline that helps individuals develop, maintain and restore maximum body movement and physical function. Physical Therapy can help clients recover from an injury, relieve pain, prevent future injury or deal with a chronic condition. It can be applied at any age or stage of life.
What is Pilates? Pilates is similar to yoga but emphasizes your body's core including abdomen, obliques, lower back, inner and outer thigh and butt. Pilates develops strength, flexibility, muscular endurance, coordination, balance, and good posture. Pilates classes provide increased joint stability, movement, flexibility and core strength training.
Reviews (5)
Rob
Jul 28, 2021
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Kelly and Denise are true healers! Can't say enough about how satisfied I am with their work. I first started coming in 2020 at 50 to address a lingering neck and shoulder problem that a chiropractor had been working on for over 5 years. Kelly had me pain free in less than 6 months. I came back in 2021 to address a chronic ankle injury that require PT after major joint fusion surgery. And thanks to K & D, I was back to ice hockey in no time; my surgeon was very impressed with the recovery time. Not only did they address the specific injury with various rehab modalities but they also worked with
Paul Wayne
Nov 22, 2018
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Kelly is the most accomplished Physical Therapist I have ever met. She listens and she sees and she challenges. I call her clairvoyant, but Kelly is competent, expert to the point where my subtle issues seem OBVIOUS to her. What an asset for Santa Cruz County! Definitely core to my care team from now on! (over 60, multiple laminectomies and hip replacements) Do you want to remain mobile? Go see Kelly, again and again and again!
Carol Foster
Nov 19, 2017
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I was diagnosed with "hallux rigidus" ( stiff big toe caused by arthritis in the toe joint). I was told to wear specific brands of shoes with stiff soles, and to never go barefoot, avoiding any movement in the toe joint. I was told that I would eventually need surgery when the pain became unmanageable, and that physical therapy would not help. Maybe the ordinary physical therapist who spends 15 minutes on a patient could not have helped, but Kelly Otis structures her practice in a very different way. She has my toe moving pain free! Kelly works on you herself for the entire hour as a problem solver
Linda Foster
Jul 13, 2017
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Worked with Kelly the physiotherapist after hip surgery. Kelly really worked on my "problem" areas and gave my hip a great workout. She also gave me an exercise plan to do at home. She was very professional but also very friendly and I felt very confident and safe during our sessions.Kelly really helped me to get back on my feet .
Although I worked mostly with Kelly I also had some sessions with Denise, another physiotherapist , who was also excellent.
Had a few therapeutic massages with Maria too - she certainly was able to focus on my stiff muscles and gave a very good deep massage.
Thank
Although I worked mostly with Kelly I also had some sessions with Denise, another physiotherapist , who was also excellent.
Had a few therapeutic massages with Maria too - she certainly was able to focus on my stiff muscles and gave a very good deep massage.
Thank
Katherine Van Diepen
Jul 13, 2017
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Kelly and Denise at Core Connections PT literally woke up my left foot, and addressed some chronic pain that I thought I was stuck with forever. The level of education and knowledge they have addressed and solved my left leg weakness, I highly recommend Core Connections Physical Therapy. 5 Stars for sure!
