Jose Shimokawa Pt, Dpt, Gcs Email & Phone Number

Greater San Diego Area

Greater San Diego Area

Restore patient's function, alleviate pain, and prevent disabilities by planning and administering medically prescribed physical therapy. Meet the patient's goals and needs and provide quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.Help patient accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities and in using assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.

El Cajon

•Physical Therapist running community clinic serving predominantly Arab and Chaldean populations. •Evaluate and treat patients in outpatient orthopedic setting with a wide range of diagnosis, including stroke, vestibular, chronic pain, decrease functional mobility, sports rehab and orthopedic ailments. •Fast-paced outpatient clinic with caseload ranging from 18-24 patients per day

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Evaluated and treated patients in an orthopedic outpatient setting with diagnoses of hamstring and ankle sprains, low back pain, knee pain, cervical and lumbar stenosis, thoracic outlet syndrome, adhesive capsulitis, ligament tears (shoulder and knee), and post-operative orthopedic surgeries• Experience in the following hospital units/clinics: Cardiac Rehab, Wound Care and Total Contact Casting, Vestibular and Balance• Maintained a productivity standard of 8 patients per day for 30 to 60 minute sessions• Presented an inservice entitled “Coccydynia: Etiology and Treatment”• Evaluated and treated patients in an acute care and neurological inpatient setting that specialized in CVA, TBI, poly-trauma, amputation and imbalance/fall risk• Interacted with on-site MDs regarding patient plans of care and daily treatments• Maintained a productivity standard of 24 units per 8 hour shift• Presented an inservice entitled “PTSD"

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Evaluated and treated patients in an urban orthopedic outpatient setting with diagnoses of ankle sprains, lowback pain, neck pain, knee pain, cervical and lumbar stenosis, ligament tears (shoulder and knee), and post-operative orthopedic surgeries• Directed and worked closely with physical therapy assistants to provide optimal care for all patients• Interacted with on-site MDs regarding patient plans of care and daily treatments• Maintained a patient caseload of 10-16 patients per day

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Evaluated and treated patients in an acute care setting • Experience in the following hospital units/clinics: Acute Medicine, Telemetry, Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Heart and Lung ICU, Poly-trauma Care Clinic• Communicated with other health care professionals to provide multi-disciplinary patient care• Practiced time management while coordinating patient treatment with other disciplines• Maintained a productivity standard of 26 units per 10 hour shift• Presented an inservice entitled “Static Magnet Therapy: roll in diabetic wound ulcers”

Greater Salt Lake City Area

40 hour, semester long internship with an emphasis on developing examination and treatment skills in an outpatient orthopedic rehab setting.

Greater San Diego Area

Dpt, Physical Therapy/Therapist

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Kinesiology And Exercise Science