About Us

Arroyo Physical Therapy is a rehabilitation and balance testing facility that specializes in the treatment of dizziness and balance disorders of vestibular, central and postural origins. Our rehabilitation treatment programs are well known in the Southland communities and throughout the United States.

Arroyo Physical Therapy is also actively involved in professional education. We regularly teach academic and continuing education seminars to physicians and rehabilitation therapists. We also regularly conduct public education lectures, seminars, and fall prevention screenings.

Jeremy Cowin, PTA COO - Clinic Director

Jeremy is a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant and a graduate of Loma Linda University.  His background includes being a clinical instructor for PTA students, and also worked at Orthopedic Hospital in orthopedics, wound-care and aquatic-rehab, where he honed his skills in manual therapy. Jeremy also has an extensive background in community education.  He has worked with The Balance Disorders Institute for many years and has continued to expand his interests and knowledge for balance and vestibular rehab.  He is also a Personal Trainer, specializing in Senior Fitness, and is the founder and Clinic Director of Arroyo Physical Therapy.

Kathleen McGuire, PT, DPT SVP - Clinical Director

Kathleen is a two time graduate of the University of Southern California with B.S. in Kinesiology and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Her knowledge of movement began as a career in classical dance and transformed into the study of movement science. In graduate school she quickly became interested in balance and vestibular rehabilitation and has joined Arroyo Physical Therapy to compliment our patient services and care. She is adept in geriatric rehabilitation and is certified in the LSVT®BIG rehabilitation program for treating Parkinson's Disease . She is passionate about physical therapy and looks forward to serving her community through physical rehabilitation.

Nancy Russell, PT Rehabilitation Specialist

Nancy graduated from the USC School of Physical Therapy in 1961 and has been a member of the American Physical Therapy Association since 1960. She has had intensive experience in cystic fibrosis, orthopedics, wound care, neurological conditions, strokes, home health care and balance disorders. Nancy is a dedicated life long learner to improve her professional expertise. She regularly attends courses and workshops for professional development. She spends considerable time doing internet searches on the newest information related to her practice.

Nancy’s life experiences enhance her professional skills. She has traveled extensively in the United States and internationally, has been a team manager for several United States Fencing Association teams and youth camps in the U. S. and abroad, has been a hospice volunteer, is a certified teacher for grades K through 9, has lived on a sailboat and cruised the California Coast and has recently taken up driving miniature horses in horse shows.

Most recently Nancy has focused her attention on people who are at high risk of falling including senior citizens as well as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s patients. In addition to designing custom tailored exercise programs, she emphasizes both patient and care giver education that stresses the importance of regular exercise and strategies for decreasing the risk of falls during activities of daily living.

Greg Cox, PT Balance Disorders Institute On Staff Consultant

Greg is a graduate of Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University. Mr. Cox specializes in evaluating and treating balance disorders and has developed and managed many hospital and clinic balance disorder programs nation-wide. He is also the creator and teacher of "Balance Challenge" group balance and fall prevention classes that are offered in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and Culver City. Greg is co-founder and co-owner of The Balance Disorders Institute.

Along with clinical practice, Greg professionally consults and lectures on a wide variety of health and balance related topics to the medical community and public. Educational publications, news interviews and radio lectures are just some of his credits and Greg is currently involved in a number of research studies on balance disorders. Topics in publication are; "The Evaluation and Treatment Manual for Physical Therapist", "Is Dizziness an Accurate Clinical Indicator of Vestibular Dysfunction" and a 1997 study for the California DMV "The affects of alcohol on VOR". Greg has authored an extensive on-line interactive education course on vestibular disorders, the first of its type. Moreover, he conducts professional continuing education and certification classes in vestibular and balance disorders for MDs, and rehabilitation professionals.