Who is OPTM?

In 1979, sports therapy was in its infancy. Paul Christensen was one of fewer than a dozen in the San Francisco Bay Area who were credentialed as both an athletic trainer and physical therapist. After 1 year as an athletic trainer at SJSU, he worked for 3 years as the Director of Rehabilitation at the S.M.A.R.T Clinic, which was one of the first sports medicine clinics in the USA. At SMART, a vision of how active people could be returned to their active lifestyle most efficiently was developed. The vision included biomechanically based rehabilitation exercise programs based on the most current knowledge of exercise physiology and the importance of the proper environment to emotionally support and encourage injured people to return to a full and active life.

 

 

OPTM Sports and Physical Therapy was founded in 1990. By 2007, it was one of the largest providers of services in The Valley with 3 locations and over 400 physicians referring to our services.

 

Continual pursuit of additional education is paramount for professional excellence. In 1993, Paul completed a 3 year orthopedic manual therapy progarm in Oslo, Norway under the mentorship of Olaf Evjenth and Hans Gunnari. In 1995, he became one of the first 10 Fellows of the American Acacemy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy, and an Orthopedic Certified Specialist. In 2000, he completed a 2 year post-professional doctorate program at the University of Southern California.

 

OPTM has monthly classes in which all therapists participate in continuing professional educational programs.

 

Additionally, we continue to be active in our community. We have covered local high school sporting events for 25 years and Paul was recently elected President of the extraordinarily philantrophic Los Gatos Rotary Club.
 

OPTM wants you to be completely satisfied with the care you receive. If you have concerns, please contact us immediately for assistance.

 

Yours in health and well being,

- Paul Christensen