On-Demand Performance Coaching
45
Every month
Your plan, your data, a doctor's eyes on every week.
Built from your real running data — never a template
Each plan is unique, designed by Doctors of Physical Therapy
Coaches that check on you, not the other way around
Life happens? Travel week? Plan adjusted. No guilt trip.
Fueling and hydration built into every block
A new block every month, built from your running data
Running Form Analysis with 1-on-1 Review
450
LIMITED AVAILABILITY — Slow-motion analysis of your mechanics by a fellowship-trained movement specialist. Includes written report, live 1-on-1 review, and one free month of coaching.
Slow Motion Running Form Analysis
Customized Running Report
Zoom call to review with your personal coach
Personalized Recommendations
Free! One Month Coaching On-Demand
Movement Analysis
495
Limited Availability – Postural, mobility, and functional movement testing by a trained specialist. Includes a custom training plan built for your body and one free coaching month.
Full body posture and mobility assessment
Functional movement testing beyond just running
Find the restrictions that are holding you back
A customized training plan built from your results
One month on-demand coaching included
Our Services.
The next level of your journey awaits:
What our Clients are saying.
"@themovementscientist, Dr. J. Paul Tucker and I have been working together for over a year now and my running game has improved so much. If you are looking to improve your running, START your running journey, or even just learn how to properly gear your training for your goals, he is the Man!"
-Alyssa
How it works.
1. Talk. A short chat about your running – your history, your goal, your schedule. 10 minutes. No forms that feel like a DMV visit. Share your watch data, and we skip half of the questions.
2. Your plan, engineered. Your plan is engineered from your data and reviewed, adjusted, and approved by your Doctor of Physical Therapy coaching team before you ever see it. Every plan. Every month.
3. Run. Open your plan app to see today’s session waiting – warm-up, pace and effort, cool-down, cross-training, and what to do if you’re feeling flat.
4. Recalibrate. Your check-ins and running data automatically shape next month’s block. The plan adjusts to your life, not the opposite.
Our Approach.
Performance training, Recovery, & InjurY-Risk Reduction
Customized to the individual, not just the sport. Better posture and movement patterns build efficiency; efficiency builds durability.
Training ought to fit your body, your life, and your goals, and adapt when things change.
Human movement.
optimized.
•INJURY PREVENTION• •performance TRAINING•
•REHABILITATION•
•scientific RESEARCH• •education•
Our mission is to improve the health, livelihood, and longevity in our families, friends, and communities. We aim to organically maximize athletic performance, ease the burden of chronic pain, and improve health care delivery while growing meaningful relationships with clients and clinicians.
about Us.
Dr. J. Paul Tucker, DPT
Dr. Tucker earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Azusa Pacific University, then completed Kaiser Permanente’s orthopedic residency and its Movement Science Fellowship.
He is a certified practitioner of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization under the Prague School of Rehabilitation and a Ph.D. candidate in Rehabilitation and Movement Science at APU, where he teaches sports motion analysis in the DPT program.
As lead clinical specialist, he piloted Kaiser Permanente’s Conservative Spine Center into a program spanning Southern California, and he consults with physicians across physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain management, spine surgery, and orthopedics.
He specializes in movement analysis and sports performance using 3D motion analysis and musculoskeletal ultrasound.
Away from the clinic, he’s with his wife and four young kids – usually moving.
Dr. Luke Gentry, DPT, OCS
Dr. Gentry earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Azusa Pacific University, then completed a post-doctoral orthopedic residency and became a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. Director of Avid Physical Therapy in Cathedral City since 2011.
He specializes in treating and lecturing on — chronic pain disorders and pain management, and partners with local schools and community organizations to improve healthcare education. Outside the clinic, he's outdoors with his wife and two young children.
Dr. Zachary McGill, DPT, MPH, OCS
Dr. McGill earned bachelor's and master's degrees in public health from Kansas State University before completing his Doctor of Physical Therapy at Azusa Pacific University.
His post-doctoral training includes the orthopedic residency at Casa Colina and Kaiser Permanente's spine rehabilitation fellowship, studying under internationally renowned preceptors in movement science and manual therapy.
He led Casa Colina's Industrial Rehabilitation program before helping launch the Kaiser Permanente Spine Center, a multidisciplinary program for acute and complex spine pain.
In his free time, he's writing a children's book series that teaches kids — and their parents — how the body works.
CONTACT US.
Drs. McGill, Gentry, and Tucker are available for private, in-person, and virtual performance optimization and rehabilitation consultation.
Currently accepting appointments in Pasadena, Glendora, and Claremont, CA.
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In-person and virtual consultations include a detailed clinical examination and treatment with personalized recommendations.
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Performance Optimization Consultations include a detailed examination and training plan.
In-Person Consultations.
Questions?
Tel: 626.460.0640
