Formerly in Pacific Palisades, Cypress Center Physical Therapy is now OPEN in their new location at 1811 Centinela Ave, Santa Monica, 90404. Palisades and Brentwood residents, take heart. They were burned out of their original offices, but Kimberly Russell and her wonderful staff of PT and Pilates professionals are back in business in Santa Monica. Highly recommended! Cypress Center Physical Therapy (310) 573-9553 read more

The staff at The Cypress Center is wonderful! I have had both PT and Pilates there, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. They are knowledgeable, caring, and kind. This type of one on one care is hard to find these days. read more

Kim is a great physical therapist and the new owner, really enjoyed the new location as well. Highly recommend for anyone needing 1-on-1 therapist to client treatment. read more

I was thrilled to see beautiful new space for The Cypress Center, after knowing they had burned down in the Palisades Fire! The owner, Kimberly, has found a wonderful, large, new facility, and her PT staff is back in full swing! My previous therapists Ko and Katie are there.The PT care of Cypress is great! Congratulations! It takes a lot of hard work to get back on your feet!! Palisadians will find you and support you!!! read more

My warning to the current and future patients - be aware of very deceptive billing practice. The receptionists, when scheduling the 1st session, assured that it's covered by my insurances (I have 2 policies) and copayment would be $10-15. The therapy specialist I saw was very unexperienced, yet recommended many sessions. I started having the therapy in June 2022, never received any bill, update, etc., I received my bill in EIGHT months. it was long after I completed the Therapy. Each co-payment was between $50 and $80! When I contacted my insurance it turned out they were billing 2 identical treatments under each single session. The Cypress center started billing my insurance right away so they knew perfectly how much my co-payment would be. However, they never updated that information, not verbally, nor in e-mails, which they were sending often. Instead, they were waiting for 8 months to send me the bill, keeping me in the dark and to have me continuing the sessions. Stay away from this place read more

Look no further for the best PT Pilates. Kind, caring and knowledgeable Ko and Paulina have allowed be to move without pain. Plus the bonus of Tehran encouraging me with even more Pilates PT. I am grateful and blessed to be moving because of these wonderful Therapists who know what they are doing. I remain so grateful with deep appreciation. read more

I had the most positive physical therapy outcome ever at Cypress, especially thanks to my hands-on Therapist, Maddie McCullough. The problem was in my foot, and I found Maddie to be more knowledgeable than any Podiatrist. When I came to her, I wasn't able to walk more than a hundred feet. Recently I walked five miles in one day. Kudos to Cypress and Kudos to Maddie McCullough. read more

Cypress Center has changed my life. When I first came to them with a severe back injury, I felt extremely vulnerable and afraid. But I immediately felt so secure in their friendly, healing environment. This is nothing like the physical therapy "mills" I've experienced before. They provide one-on-one customized therapy, and are so knowledgeable and compassionate. I am positive that I would not have made the complete recovery that I did without the post-surgical physical therapy I received from Rachel Clark. I still go to Cypress Center weekly for individual Pilates instruction to maintain and build on my full recovery. My instructor Heidi Harrison is absolutely beyond incredible. She has transformed my body. She's given me strength like I've never had before...all without risking re-injury. My back is strong and pain-free. I highly recommend Cypress Center. read more

This place is indescribably wonderful My father, at 88, developed back pain after a life of much physical activity and good health in the muscular/skeletal realm. He is getting relief from it and since he's old and of course well-insured, he didn't realize that it is 165/hour for those sans insurance. But these are professionals. Not just massage therapists and my aunt bridled when I said there were short certificate programs for that, comparing it to online acupuncture. Still, these people have a slew of diplomas on the wall and they're truly knowledgeable. Peter at the front is truly great. It's upstairs in the strip mall where everything always goes bankrupt and no one remembers to go unless one's doctor is there, nor is there much privacy (I could hear Brooke telling my father, lol, "Don't worry about it, Robert," which prompted me to wonder if this was a sub because anyone who knows my dad knows her words would be unintelligible to him). But this is the old Kinko's mall and it's just a dumb strip mall: Palisades Gardens is the name for no reason I can determine other than the big stone thing in the middle with some plants. That doesn't usually warrant the term "gardens." My apartment of 10 yrs in SB, pseudo-senior complex across from cemetery was arranged AROUND a big garden, hence the term "Hope Gardens," though it became "Death Gardens" for me very quickly. Also, it turns out Alison Garb, one year ahead of me at Westlake School for Girls, has private practice next door and refers people and she's the daughter of ex-colleague of Dad's so it's truly a small world) Dad is not an easy guy, though easier than he used to be, and the girls handle him great. He is very fond of Brooke and even when insurance quits paying, he is going to keep going back as long as the pain continues. read more

I am currently working with Jenn Field at the Cypress Center. She is extremely thorough and knowledgeable. After contacting my doctor, she devised a plan to strengthen the areas of concern and improve my posture. It's a pleasure to work with this compassionate and caring professional. She gave me a home plan that is clear and easy to follow. I'm so glad i went to the Cypress Center. read more

This review is for Christina Bacigalupo, the acupuncturist who works in the clinic. As an acupuncturist myself, I think it important to list those whom i refer patients to in other locations. Christina is my go-to for the LA/Santa Monica/Palisades area. She is adept in many areas, specifically trained in both sports medicine and Women's health (infertility). Her genuine nature and intelligence make for a unique practitioner. Its rare to find someone so compassionate but with the head for science and methodology that Christina offers. If you are in this area, you will be quite pleased to land in her care! read more

Like other patients of The Cypress Center I am also a triathlete. My race schedule this season included the Hollywood 1/2 Marathon and the Wildflower Long Course...two 13 mile runs that I thought I could easily do one month apart. In fact, I expected to continue training for the second race after running the first. Instead my IT band (hip area) tightened up to the point where I was limping after the first race and experiencing serious discomfort, if not pain, while climbing stairs and running...even a couple miles. I had tried everything from icing, to stretching, to foam rolling. As a last ditch effort I decided to visit the center (the day before the race!) to see if they could perform some type of miracle. My PT was Jerri and she was great! She didn't scold me for attempting another 1/2 marathon while injured though she certainly could/should have! Instead we stretched and iced and she massaged my hip. It was nothing drastically different than what I had been doing myself but come race day - no pain! Not even at the end of the race. Instead of my hip buckling at the finish line as before I proudly strutted off the course flashing my medal. I am so grateful that Samantha Wood referred me to her clinic and to Jerri for "healing" me the day before my race. I don't know whether I'm a candidate for long term care but I will certainly return the next time I experience any type of race related pain. read more

The Cypress Center is a place of healing miracles. Alli changed my neck from chronic pain to 'gone', with her manipulation and home movements that I do religiously. Sarah's private and class instruction in pilates is keeping me in alignment and strengthening my 67 year old body to ease arthritis and joint pain. I thank heaven everyday that we are blessed to have this sanctuary of sanity and inspiration in our midst. I do not fear aging while I can stay on the right side of health with their guidance! My gratitude is boundless! read more

I love my Pilates classes i take, my PT and my massage therapist at cypress!! Its so nice to have everything i need for my fitness and wellness in one place. The Pilates classes are private and personalized to my ability each time. I was having some neck pain and was better in no time. Also their new massage therapist Bernhard is just incredible probably one of the best most effective massages I've ever had i can't recommend enough! read more

I have rehabbed two shoulders and an ankle their over the years. I just completed PT for my interior lateral Knee Replacment. Well, I just skied at 4 months no pain the therapy and attention I received was outstanding. The staff is Excellent and Sam and Rachel are on top of there business. Great atitudes and professionalism. You can't go wrong rehabilitating your surgeries or injuries there 5 starts read more

After my elderly mother's back and shoulder surgeries, I took her to the Cypress Center for her physical therapy. Her physical Therapist, Alison Gallup was AMAZING!!!! She was so sweet, patient, gentle, compassionate, and most importantly, she helped my mother heal from her surgeries. Other places do not give you the personal attention Alison did. Other places just give you an exercise and walk away. Alison stayed with my mother making sure she was doing the exercise the correct way as not to hurt herself further. She counted with her and encouraged her. You could tell Alison really cares about her patients. This gal is a gift from Heaven. And the facilities are great! and the billing and scheduling was seamless. read more

I've completed bi lateral hip replacement and was Referred to the center by my home therapist I attend twice a week using Jen and Jerry Who work together monitoring my progress This is the best center on the west side by far Gene Wagner read more

I love the Pilate class. My instructor Sarah has changed my life. The class is super fun and she mixes it up every week to keep it fresh. I feel I am getting stronger each week and I wouldn't miss it! It's amazing and did I say I love it Xo Marlena read more

Here's another update. So I thought this was all sorted out and I like my therapist very much so I called for more physical therapy. It seems that after overcharging me for several months and being totally non-responsive when I tried to sort it out UNTIL I described the situation on Yelp, when I got an INSTANT response and a refund, now they are refusing to treat me any more because I wrote about them on Yelp ("we are a very positive place and this was too many negative vibes"). I have offered to take down anything I wrote on Yelp which is incorrect. So far I have not received a request. read more

Over the past 15 years I've stumbled into some sort of sports related injury with great regularity. I've been to lots and lots of physical therapy offices and am a believer in PT generally - however, The Cypress Center in the Pacific Palisades is the best, most dedicated healing situation I've ever seen. I've worked with 4 different PTs at Cypress for 4 different issues over the past 5 years and I come away fixed quickly and with great professionalism. I'm really glad they exist. read more

I have participated is several triathlons since 2000 and I have suffered numerous injuries and have been plagued by unexplained chronic soreness and weakness in certain parts of my body. My most recent ailments were numbness and pain in my arm and hand, numbness in my foot and pain in my hip. Most health professionals gave me isolated solutions to my problems but Brooke Winder P.T., DPT, OCS, was able to explain what was causing my suffering in just a 60 minute evaluation. The amount of knowledge and skill she demonstrated was very impressive. I feel I have a complete road map to putting myself back together now. I thought that the forces of nature and my genetics were going to end my participation in triathlons, but now I know what I need to work on, which makes me feel very optimistic about my future. I want to give special thanks to Samantha Wood, who is triathlete and has supported the triathlon community with her knowledge and expertise as a physical therapist, what she has provided gives normal middle aged people like me, the means to do extraordinary things. read more

Amazing facility that offers both physical therapy and pilates. You have doctors of physical therapy that are knowledgable and work with your doctor to get you the best possible outcome. All the staff and so friendly and so good. You get to know them like they are trusted friends! Highly recommend! read more

Like many of the previous reviewers, I only have great things to say about the Cypress Center and the professional staff that works there. In summary, the center is well-equipped, well-maintained and, in my opinion, the Cypress Center is the top physical therapy/Pilates center in the area. My first impression of the Cypress Center was indeed favorable: the Center is clean, well-organized and keeps a 1:1 physical therapist-to-patient ratio. The Center is also equipped with several Pilates reformers, stationary bikes as has several private rooms. The administrative staff is friendly, professional and enjoys their work. Both Roxann and Chris were very patient in helping schedule my visits around my hectic work schedule. The Center is also a very personable place - everyone there will eventually know your name, including the owners Sam and Rachel! I recently need physical therapy (PT) following ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair (contact-based soccer injury). I underwent the ACL reconstruction procedure in Jan 2015 (performed by Dr. Mandelbaum from the Santa Monica Orthopaedic Group) and began rehab at the Cypress Center in Feb 2015. I was assigned Ann Marraccini MSPT, which was smart since she has a great deal of experience in helping patients with reconstructed ACLs. She followed my surgeon's rehab routine to the letter. My visits were 2x per week and I followed this schedule religiously, only missing 2 sessions over 7 months. With Ann's constant guidance, I gradually improved my flexibility, strength and form. Ann shared with me her unique hamstring-strengthening exercise (the Marraccini Walking Deadlifts), which were admittedly tough but well worth the effort! As my strength and flexibility began to return, I opted to undergo Powers testing at the Movement Performance Institute. The Powers test is a biomechanical assessment that measures strength and movement patterns for evaluating potential injury risk for those returning to sports. In preparation for this test, Ann and I worked steadily on my hip/glute strength and I thankfully received some additional instruction from Priyanka Kumar PT, DPT and Jennifer Mon PT, DPT both of whom were helpful in refining the efficiency of my movements. As a result of the work and guidance from the PTs at the Cypress Center, I received a green light evaluation on the Powers test (45 out of 50 points) meaning that my musculature and skeletal stability was suitable for an eventual return to sport. I was released from PT in Sept 2015, 8 months post-surgery being definitely stronger and more fit than I was prior to my ACL injury. To close, the Cypress Center is a highly recommended place to complete your physical therapy regimen. While it was great getting back on my feet, passing the Powers test w/ the help of Center's PTs was not only a great achievement for me personally, but it says a great deal about the quality of the PT's at the Cypress Center. read more

Christina Bacigalupo gave me several treatments for a head cold and sore throat I was battling, and really helped to alleviate the pain I was feeling. Being new to this type of treatment, I was pleasantly surprised by not only the immediate pain relief, but also the professional manner in which the session was conducted. She clearly has a passion for her work and it comes across not only in the knowledge that she has but also in her genuine concern for her patients. read more

I have been a client of Cypress since the day it first opened in the Palisades. Through the years the quality of the therapists and the environment maintained initially by Michelle and Sam and now by Sam and Rachel is absolutely first rate. I recently required therapy after a major cervical spine surgery and my recovery was clearly enhanced by the work of Brooke who was my therapist. Now I am having bi-weekly pilates sessions with Sarah who is absolutely fabulous, very professional and a real fun person to work with. At age 71 I think I am there for life. Richard S read more

As a former physical therapist and former clinic director at The Cypress Center, I cannot recommend this clinic highly enough. For a physical therapist looking for an opportunity to treat patients using all of their skills via one on one care without the use of aides, this is the place to be. At Cypress, therapists work with the patient the entire treatment session from manual intervention to movement re-education to exercise. Orthopedic and pelvic health physical therapists collaborate with acupuncture, massage therapy, and highly trained Pilates instructors to allow for a holistic approach to patient care. Through this clinic's close affiliation with Body Arts and Science International (BASI), a world renowned Pilates Instructor training program, (Sam, one of the owners, teaches Pilates for Injuries and Pathologies internationally for BASI) physical therapists can gain firsthand knowledge of innovations in Pilates based rehabilitation. Rachel and Sam, the owners, are passionate about collaborative care and about continuing education opportunities for the therapists and Pilates staff. I enjoyed that the therapists worked together so closely, often co-treating in patient cases and helping to create the most optimal and individualized care for patients. Working at Cypress also allowed me the opportunity to be involved in community in the Palisades. Many of my hard working Cypress patients were quite the inspiration to work with. After moving almost 2 years ago and practicing in a new city and new environment due to my husband's job change, I have still felt like part of the Cypress family. I have kept in touch with the owners and staff, exchanging resources, referring patients, and passing along educational opportunities. I recommend Cypress to any patient in the area. read more