Our Approach

What makes Beyond PT different

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Custom-tailored

Our goal is to build a personalized toolkit with you for strength development and injury recovery that will serve you for the rest of your life.

Once we map a full picture of your injury history and health goals, we work with you to develop a plan that will keep you progressing past any plateaus.

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Integrative Approach

Leveraging an integrative approach to chronic pain recovery, we often prescribe functional training that engages the whole body in building strength and resilience.

We blend a focus on breath and core stability with joint-by-joint development of tissue resilience for long-term adaptability.

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Psychology-informed

We understand that pain is not just about the body.

Each body part is interdependent with all other parts, including our emotional health and social wellness.

Often, reigniting a sense of agency and interconnectedness is a critical first step to healing persistent pain.

We’re ready to step in when your physical therapists bow out.

Straight from our Clients

  • Hi Benny, I wanted to text you earlier to tell you I felt sooo much better after leaving today! 🙏 thank you! I was worried I would only aggravate it more from today’s session, but I’m in a lot less pain now. You rock! 🤘
  • The knot/pain in my medial hip/groin that affected my medial knee has been missing since I started working with you! So wonderful! Thank you so much Benny! Can’t thank you enough! After just one session I felt hopeful about restoring some ease and s
  • You helped me understand what I could do with my knees after an injury nearly ten years old. A great and empathetic listener, his tips helped me embrace a recovery path that worked for my body, without risking reinjury.
  • Your session was AMAZING. It helped me pretty much be pain-free after one session. Make an appointment for next week and then probably will follow up with you once a month.
  • You are really good at what you do! I always have fun working with you. You brighten my day. :) I never used to look forward to PT in the past, so thanks for making it fun for me, yet challenging at the same time. Holding me accountable for doing t
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About Benny‍ ‍

Having lived through multiple life-altering sport and gym injuries and overcome chronic pain after 7 years, his passion to be of service as a movement-based healer is pointed and unwavering.

Benny Drescher developed his approach from a diligent study of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stability with the Prague School of Rehabilitation in combination with principles of weight training for pain recovery and tissue regeneration taught by Ben Patrick and Ben Clarfield of the Athletic Truth Group.

He places special emphasis on treating pain as a neuroplastic phenomenon interdependent with the context of our lives. You can read more about his philosophy of practice here.

Born and raised in Santa Cruz, he holds a B.S. from UC Santa Barbara, is an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and an avid surfer since the age of 13.

Credentials

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