Kadalyst Wellness and Physical Therapy - Seaside, California

Pamela Baker

I came to Kadalyst Wellness and Physical Therapy on a recommendation from my local orthopedist. I had been dealing with pain from an inflamed right hip for many months which had been preventing me from my usual hill and stair walking, hiking and participating in weekly Scottish Country Dance classes. I tried anti-inflammatory pills and injections, which did not help, and finally decided to try physical therapy.

Nate was welcoming, an excellent listener and very thorough in his examinations and testing. The real breakthrough came when he had me demonstrate the specific dance steps used in my class, and that’s when he started me on targeted stretches and lunges to address the hip muscles involved. It took a couple of months, but I’m back to dancing again, as well as walking and hiking, for which I am so grateful.

I enjoyed working with Nate so much that I have decided to join one of the weekly conditioning classes offered at the clinic. I look forward to continuing my healing journey and being in better overall shape in 2022!

Rusty Hofmann

I am a physician and professor at Stanford. I had a severe leg fracture due to skiing and was repaired with 8 screws and a plate. I met Nathan on post-op day 7. He and I have been working together 2-3xs a week now for 4 months as my goal is to get back to my real passion of surfing and exercising. All I can say about Nathan, is that he is the most impressive physical therapist I have met in my 20 year career. He is very caring, thoughtful and bright. I feel very lucky to have met him. I have worked with him as physical therapist and trainer to get me back to my top performance. After the first month, due to my insurance he became out-of-network. However, I was so impressed with him that I have been paying out of pocket now for 3 months. I plan to keep working with him as a strength and fitness coach, even once I am fully healed. At Stanford, I do minimally invasive surgery, so my patients do not need PT. However, if they did, I would hire Nathan to work with me and my patients at Stanford. Frankly, I can't recommend him enough.

Daniel Saphorghan

Kadalyst Wellness and Physical Therapy are AMAZING! I had a shoulder injury and my doctor wasn't very optimistic, was even talking about future surgery, and thought I may never regain full motion of my right shoulder. I was devastated to say the least. I reached out to Nate who responded so quickly and after the first session gave me hope and a program to start recovery. After just one week I noticed significant improvements for the first time since the injury and that things were heading in the right direction! With his customized approach we expect to make a full recovery!

Nate gives realistic expectations and has a unique holistic approach where he's concerned about your lifestyle and overall health. I have 5 children, the youngest being 3 and although I'm in my late forties, I have plenty of years where I need to active, surf, play sports, and just have fun with all my children!! He gets that and is working with me to achieve not only recovery but all round health to meet my personal goals.

I can't recommend Nate and his team enough for all he's done. Nate, thank you so much!!

Liz Garcia

I met Nathan last year when I was referred to him for having shoulder pain. He is very easy to talk to and a great listener. He made me feel like he really wanted me to get back to doing the things I loved and he did!

Just recently I injured my knee while on a morning run. I’ve been a runner for over 10 years and the pain and swelling that followed was new to me and very concerning. I saw an orthopedic doc and was referred to physical therapy once again but this time with a different professional. As I was assessed I grew even more worried when we started discussing a possible tear and surgery. I was heart broken. I didn’t hesitate to call Nathan to seek his opinion. I felt that with his experience and knowledge he could help and once again he did! We discussed the incident and my symptoms that followed. He gave me recommendations and made me feel like I had options. I’m grateful and would recommend Nathan to anyone who is serious about their physical well-being.

Lisa Martin

Nathan is helping me strengthen my shoulder after a pinched nerve injury left me off balance and in pain. We've been meeting weekly to work through exercises designed to target my specific issues.

It is very clear that Nathan has a solid background in rehab, especially in regard to pain and recovery issues. If you're interested in gaining a deeper insight into your healing process, he's your guy!

Our sessions fly by - and I feel noticeably stronger, confident, and more balanced. In addition, my goal of doing a full range-of-motion pull-up is now in reach!

Virginia Mitchell

Dr. Nate was exceptionally friendly and welcoming and showed interest in why I was there. He even did some independent research on my ”condition,” explaining with diagrams and taking time to explain.

Though fairly new to PT he seems very knowledgeable and well trained. No passing off to PT aide. Works directly with patient which us unusual!5

My only disappointment was that he was not supportive of alternative therapies I was pursuing for my pain, particularly chiropractic treatment and actually very dismissive of the profession. In fact, it has been extremely effective for certain issues.

dliverusa

I'm very impressed with Nathan. He is an outstanding PT, dedicated, knowledgeable and focused. I went to him for nerve, back and balance issues. After just eight sessions I had improved mobility, less pain and much better balance. He focuses on each person"s particular needs and designs a program specific to address/correct the problem. He offers a diverse series of online self-help/informational blogs I also found very helpful. I plan to (and he asked me to) check in with him from time to time, I highly recommend him and would not hesitate to use him in the future.

Mars Gunja

Dr. Nathan is the best physical therapist I have worked with. He is knowledgable, professional, thorough, psychologically minded and was attuned to my individual needs. He provided me with dedicated one-on-one time for one hour sessions that included discussions of my goals and progress as well as guided exercises and workouts. A really cool tool he uses is a smartphone app that provided me with an individualized workout plan, which really helped adherence and commitment to therapeutic daily exercises.