When you are injured, you have many choices in selecting a Physical Therapist. My manual therapy skills set me apart from other physical therapists. I am a Mulligan certified practitioner, the first in Los Angeles, I have my doctor of Physical Therapy from University of Southern California and am also a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist.
When I was 19, I injured my neck and learned first hand the positive impact physical therapy can have on improving the quality of one’s life. Nothing satisfies me more than seeing a patient leave my clinic running, skipping and jumping at their pre-injury level.
I am motivated by the goal of improving the quality of my patients’ lives. I especially enjoy treating the challenging patients, so that I can try to put the puzzle together. I have been able to help a patient when their previous therapists could not.
Located in Manhattan Beach, I specialize in rehabilitation of my patients who have various orthopedic injuries, including injuries to the foot, ankle, knee, hip, spine (low back, mid back and neck), shoulder, elbow, wrist hand, jaw, and balance dysfunction. I am also able to cast and evaluate patients for orthotics for various types of shoes.
Mo Herman, MA, OTR/L, CHT received her Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1996. After several years of working in the field, Mo opted to pursue specialization in the upper extremity, obtaining her Certified Hand Therapy Credential (CHT) in 2001.
Mo has over 20 years of clinical experience in rehabilitation of surgical and non surgical upper extremity injuries, including elite and professional athletes.
She is dedicated to the field whereby she served as the 2019-2020 President of the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT).
Mo guest lectures annually at both USC and Cal State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Graduate Occupational Therapy programs, and is a sought after speaker both locally and nationally, Mo is actively engaged in research; she has co-authored both academic articles and book chapters related to various topics on hand and upper extremity rehabilitation.
Prior to working in the field of hand and upper extremity, Mo was a world class swimmer and swam for both USC and Canada. In 1988 she swam the 200m Butterfly at the Seoul, Korea Olympics.
Call us at 310.546.1444 to book your appointments.
Insurance card
• Photo ID
• Physical therapy prescription
• Reports from any diagnostic tests (MRI, EMG, x-ray)
• List of medications
• Loose fitting comfortable clothes with sneakers.
The initial evaluation and subsequent treatments are about 45-60 minutes.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7 am – 4 pm
• Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 am – 7 pm
• All PT treatments are by appointment only.
A neuromuscular and skeletal evaluation with ongoing assessment
• Functional training
• Postural rehabilitation
• Massage
• Joint mobilization
• Therapeutic Exercises
• Modalities: hot packs, ultrasound, cold packs
• Light therapy
• Electrical stimulation: the most commonly used types are neuromuscular electrical stimulation and interferential electrical stimulation.a
Currently we we are contracted with Medicare and Blue Shield. Additionally, we can bill most insurance companies as an out of network provider. When you call to schedule, our billing company will verify your benefits.
2011 Cedar Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Phone: 310.546.1444
Fax: 310.546.1477
bodyconnectionpt@gmail.com