Foundation Physical Therapy and Wellness Training

Foundation Physical Therapy and Wellness Training Hello Peeps! I'm Dr. Monica, a holistic physical therapist focusing on the brain body connection using applied functional neurology. Hello and Welcome!

My goal is to restore a pain free active lifestyle to all of my clients. Let me introduce you to Foundation Physical Therapy and Wellness...

First, straight out the gate, your nervous system impacts everything and is impacted by everything! Yes, the body you're walking around in right now is a reflection of all of your life's experiences. Whether a prior injury, surgery, accident, trauma, habitua

l patterns or even just the day-to-day stressors, your brain keeps track of it all and can ultimately result in physical pain, poor posture, poor mobility, as well as things like poor sleep, poor digestion, etc. It is essential to view the local symptom or complaint through the lens of neurology or we stand to miss one of the most important links in achieving foundational and optimal healing. It is my ultimate goal to help motivated individuals with recurring pain and discomfort to return to their desired exercise, sport or activity through holistic means and addressing the nervous system. Now let me introduce myself...

I'm Monica, physical therapist and founder of Foundation Physical Therapy and Wellness. I was a competitive soccer player growing up with multiple injuries landing me in the athletic training room which ultimately led to this wonderful opportunity to help others through physical therapy. When Iโ€™m not helping my peeps, I enjoy going on hikes, working out on the beach with my husband of 26 years, being mom to my 3 beautiful children and traversing the trails with my two Rottweilers. I am a nut for healthy recipes and holistic remedies for healing. I have a special place in my heart for Type 1 diabetics and I am forever grateful for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am so thankful you have found Foundation Physical Therapy and Wellness and I pray I can somehow impact your life for the better!

Well, thereโ€™s thisโ€ฆ ๐Ÿซค Iโ€™m SURE itโ€™s something simple to fix ๐Ÿ˜…Good thing itโ€™s not all about the table. ๐Ÿ˜› Struggling with ...
06/05/2026

Well, thereโ€™s thisโ€ฆ ๐Ÿซค Iโ€™m SURE itโ€™s something simple to fix ๐Ÿ˜…

Good thing itโ€™s not all about the table. ๐Ÿ˜›

Struggling with pain or chronic tension that just doesnโ€™t seem to want to go away despite your honest efforts?

Come on in for a brain ๐Ÿง  based assessment. Youโ€™re likely missing this key component!

Foundation Physical Therapy and Wellness Training
๐Ÿ“105 Avenida De La Estrella, Ste. 1
San Clemente, CA

๐Ÿ“ž 949.350.0179

06/04/2026

Behind the scenes. ๐Ÿซข

Can it ever just be one take? Uhh, nope! ๐Ÿคช

And we carry on โ€ฆ๐Ÿค“

โœจCarry on with us by joining The Foundation Insider!
https://monica.hiveone.io/

๐Ÿ“105 Avenida De La Estrella, Ste. 1
San Clemente, CA

๐Ÿ“ž949-350-0179

05/30/2026

Ok, you donโ€™t HAVE to be on the beach ๐Ÿ–๏ธ to do this exercise but if you can, I 100% recommend!

The ocean breeze, the sound of the waves ๐ŸŒŠ, the sun โ˜€๏ธ, barefoot ๐Ÿฆถ๐Ÿผ grounding, fresh air โ€ฆ and thisโ€ฆ
Stare off into the distance as you walk. Itโ€™s that simple.

โœจMay I also suggest just taking frequent brakes when on your computer or phone and just stare at something far, across the room, or out the window, just give your eyes a break from convergence (looking in close up).

BONUS: you may notice less tension, less headaches and more productivity by the end of your day ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿฝ

Screen time got you down? Contact me for an individual assessment! I gotchu ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐Ÿ“105 Avenida De La Estrella, Ste. 1
San Clemente, CA

๐Ÿ“ž949.350.0179

05/27/2026

The Foundation Insider is packed with updates, motivation, and a little fun along the way! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ

Stay tuned for the next edition! ๐Ÿ‘€
https://monica.hiveone.io/

๐Ÿ“105 Avenida De La Estrella, Ste. 1
San Clemente, CA

๐Ÿ“ž 949.350.0179

05/26/2026

๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐? ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ โ€œ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ.โ€ ๐Ÿ’™

You may already know that breathing exercises can help but adding sound and gentle tapping can take the calming effect even further. ๐Ÿ™Œ

1๏ธโƒฃ Take a deep inhale through your nose

2๏ธโƒฃ Do a LONG exhale through your mouth making these sounds (in one breath):
โ€œVooooโ€ โ€œAhhhhโ€ โ€œEeeeeโ€ ๐ŸŽถ

3๏ธโƒฃ While exhaling, make a flat fist and gently tap your chest like a gorilla ๐Ÿฆ on the Voo and Ahh. On the "Eee", raise the eyebrows, big smile, and tap just above your collar bones.

4๏ธโƒฃ Make sure you get all the air out and enjoy the benefits ๐Ÿ˜Š

โœจThe "Voo Ahh Eee" taps into so many cranial nerves with just this one exercise.

๐Ÿ˜Ž Long exhale, vibration, facial expression, sound and other sensory inputs create a powerhouse for waking up your parasympathetic nervous systemโ€ฆ

Check out Dr. Perryโ€™s Vagus Mojo Course for more!

๐Ÿ“105 Avenida De La Estrella, Ste. 1
San Clemente, CA

๐Ÿ“ž 949.350.0179

This Memorial Day, Foundation Physical Therapy and Wellness Training honors and remembers the brave men and women who ma...
05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, Foundation Physical Therapy and Wellness Training honors and remembers the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Today, we reflect with gratitude, respect, and appreciation for their courage and service.

๐Ÿ“105 Avenida De La Estrella, Ste. 1
San Clemente, CA

๐Ÿ“ž 949.350.0179

05/19/2026

Here today gone tomorrowโ€ฆ๐Ÿคญ
It doesnโ€™t always work that way, but itโ€™s glorious when it does. ๐Ÿ˜Š

Got pain and want someone who thinks outside of the box to get you better?

Contact Foundation Physical Therapy and Wellness Training today and start moving, feeling, and living better. โœจ

๐Ÿ“105 Avenida De La Estrella, Ste. 1
San Clemente, CA

๐Ÿ“ž 949.350.0179

The Foundation Insider is quickly becoming everyoneโ€™s favorite inside look at whatโ€™s happening at Foundation Physical Th...
05/14/2026

The Foundation Insider is quickly becoming everyoneโ€™s favorite inside look at whatโ€™s happening at Foundation Physical Therapy & Wellness Training! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ

Calling all newbies ๐Ÿ“ฃ Donโ€™t miss the next edition youโ€™ll want in on this! ๐Ÿ‘€ https://monica.hiveone.io/

๐Ÿ“105 Avenida De La Estrella, Ste. 1
San Clemente, CA

๐Ÿ“ž 949.350.0179

05/11/2026

๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ‘ƒ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐š ๐’๐‚๐„๐๐“?

Your nervous system is constantly assessing what feels safe or threatening and this fun little experiment may surprise you! Does your brain reeeeeally like your favorite scents? ๐Ÿค”

1๏ธโƒฃ Start with an assessment (e.g. shoulder range of motion, forward bend, trunk rotationโ€ฆ)

2๏ธโƒฃ Choose any scent you like (Essential oils, coffee, lemon, peanut butter, etc.)

3๏ธโƒฃ Plug one nostril and close your eyes.

4๏ธโƒฃ Hold the scent near chin level and smell it with the open nostril.

5๏ธโƒฃ ๐Ÿ‘‰ While smelling:
โ€ข Try to identify the scent
โ€ข Visualize it in your mind

6๏ธโƒฃ Open your eyes and reassess your movement.

โ“So, what changed โ“

โœ… More motion? Your brain may perceive that scent as supportive and safe.
โš ๏ธ Less motion? Your brain may perceive it as a stressor or threat.

Now try different scents and even switch nostrils to compare responses. ๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿง 

The nervous system is A-MAZING and small sensory inputs can influence movement, stress, pain and performance more than we realize!!

A personalized assessment rooted in applied neurology is a GREAT start to overcoming the symptoms holding one back from achieving their goals!

๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ Iโ€™m Dr. Mโ€ฆ if youโ€™re feeling stuck in the hamster wheel of your symptoms and ready to finally take charge and overcome, send a text, DM or phone call and letโ€™s do this! ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿฝ

๐Ÿ“105 Avenida De La Estrella, Ste. 1
San Clemente, CA

๐Ÿ“ž 949.350.0179

In the meantimeโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ“ฉ Check out "The Foundation Insider" for more wellness tips and nervous system education! https://monica.hiveone.io/



๐ท๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ: ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’. ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘–๐‘“ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ฆ ๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘โ„Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘’, ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข. ๐ธ๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘“๐‘“๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘›๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘š๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก.

My โ€œjobโ€ is so humbling and rewarding โ˜บ๏ธโ€ฆFoundation Physical Therapy and WellnessDr. Monica Smith, PT, DPT, ATC105 Aveni...
05/20/2025

My โ€œjobโ€ is so humbling and rewarding โ˜บ๏ธโ€ฆ

Foundation Physical Therapy and Wellness
Dr. Monica Smith, PT, DPT, ATC
105 Avenida De La Estrella, Ste. 1
San Clemente, CA 92672
www.foundationptw.com
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