MEET THE DOCTORS
Dr. Michael Sterling, D.C
Dr. Michael grew up in the Central Coast and lived here for most of his life. He has a passion for sports, and due to a career ending football injury, he decided that he would like to help people get back into doing things that they love to do. Dr. Michael went to CSU Bakersfield and graduated with a B.S in Kinesiology with a biomechanics concentration. After undergrad, he went to school to get his doctorate in chiropractic and graduated in June 2023 at Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, Iowa.
Michael is specialized in WEBSTER technique which is a special technique that assesses and treats all populations including pregnant women, postpartum, and toddlers. He is also certified in Quantum Neurology, which is a technique that helps rehabilitate the nervous system. During school, Michael has taken a couple classes in rehabilitation courses like Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS), and Functional and Kinetic Treatment with Rehabilitation (FAKTR).
Michael, during his free time, loves to mountain bike, play sports, play board games, spend time with friends and family, and hiking. He has a passion with spending quality time outdoors and growing relationships with people and help educate people in a practical way in order to have an improved balance in life long wellness.
CERTIFICATIONS: ⁃ WEBSTER Certified Pregnancy ⁃ Quantum Neurology Certified Practitioner
Dr. Lauren Sterling, PT, DPT, OCS
Lauren grew up in San Diego and then moved to San Luis Obispo to get her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Following this, she returned to San Diego where she got her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from San Diego State University. She worked in San Diego in outpatient orthopedics and women’s health for many years before deciding to move back to the Central Coast in 2022 where she met Michael.
Lauren has specialized in orthopedics and pelvic floor therapy over the last four years. She is a board certified orthopedic clinic specialist and certified pelvic health practitioner through the APTA. She has completed hundreds of hours of continuing education courses in strength and condition, pregnancy and postpartum exercise, applied functional science, and women’s health.
Lauren loves spending time with family and friends, getting outdoors, watching movies, reading books, playing board games and doing puzzles. She is passionate about providing education and resources to the community in a practical way to create sustainable health habits to improve life long wellness.
CERTIFICATIONS: ⁃ Board Certified Orthopedic Clinic Specialist ⁃ Certified Pregnant and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist ⁃ Certified Pelvic Health Practitioner through the APTA for incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, and bowel dysfunction ⁃ Certified in Applied Functional Science including Women’s Kinetic Chain
OUR STORY
We met in January of 2023 and instantly bonded on our shared Christian faith and our passion for helping people feel better through physical therapy and chiropractic care.
Throughout our relationship, we had a vision to open a multi-disciplinary clinic specifically designed for families to provide well-rounded health care that is convenient and family friendly. We saw the frustrations with needing to arrange childcare, wrangle kids, and how difficult it could be for some kids to be in a clinic. We knew we could make something where the kids could be safe and comfortable, and everyone could get the help they need.
After we got married in December of 2023, we decided to put this idea into a reality. Our hope is to help the entire family by providing convenient care at your house.