The Kinney Way — FULL-Body APPROACH

Still hurtinG
AFTER you've tried everything?

You're not broken. The real cause of your pain was somewhere no one thought to look. For 47+ years, Dan Kinney, PT has found it — by treating the full body, not just the spot that hurts.

Trusted by patients who were told surgery was their only option.

— Free Evaluation & WELLNESS QUIZ —

Experience the difference of full-body care.

Start with the free Kinney Wellness Evaluation — a few minutes that give Dan a foundation for how your full body, including your gut, is really doing. Return it and you'll earn a free 15-minute consultation with Dan himself.

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No cost. No obligation. Just answers.

— Why nothing has worked —

Most care masks symptoms. We find the root cause.

Pain is a messenger, not the source. The real driver is usually a restriction somewhere else, quietly overloading the area that screams. Treat only the symptom, and it comes back — every time.

Passed around

Handed from provider to provider, and no one connected the dots.

Months of no change

Therapy that eased things for a day — then the pain returned.

"Surgery is your only option"

Told to cut, fuse, or replace — and something in you says wait.

— MEET YOUR GUIDE —

The therapist who looks where no one else does.

Dan Kinney spent decades treating high school, collegiate, and Olympic-level athletes — then became his own toughest case. Injury after injury taught him what textbooks couldn't: the body works as one connected chain.

That insight became the Kinney Way — a full-body method that reads the body from foot to skull, finds the hidden restriction driving your pain, and releases it. Twenty-five years later, he's helped patients cancel surgeries and get their lives back.

He's been the patient in chronic pain. He built the answer he couldn't find.

Northwestern-Trained PT
Olympic Rehab Committee
Functional Medicine
Creator of the Kinney Way
— How the Kinney Way Works —

Your body works as one connected chain.

Most care treats the spot that hurts. The Kinney Way treats what's making it hurt — a hidden restriction somewhere else in the chain. Here's how Dan finds it.

Kinney Chain — scroll-animated
SKULL
SPINE
HIP
KNEE
FOOT
Step 1

Move

Dan passively guides your body through natural movements that should ripple from the ground all the way up to the top of your neck — one connected chain reaction.

Step 2

Find

Where a restriction interrupts that chain, the movement stops — and Dan can feel exactly where the real problem is hiding, even when it's far from the pain.

Step

Release

He releases that restriction by hand. The chain flows again, the overworked area finally gets relief, and your full body moves freely.

— YOUR PATH FORWARD —

A clear path back to a body that moves freely.

Every new patient at Kinney Physical Therapy & Wellness receives a personalized assessment — not a generic protocol. Dan Kinney, PT reviews your health history, movement patterns and gut health markers before recommending a single treatment.

That means you leave your first visit with a concrete roadmap: which hands-on, physical therapy exercises and nutritional shifts apply specifically to you — not to the average patient.

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— SIGNATURE PROGRAMS —

Choose the path that fits where you are.

01In-office care

Full-Body Physical Therapy

Hands-on, one-on-one care at our Westlake Village clinic. Dan uses the Kinney Way to find the restriction driving your pain — and treats the cause, not just the spot that hurts.

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02Guided program

Gut-Brain Wellness Protocol

A phased, functional-nutrition plan that seals and rebuilds your gut, calms inflammation, and clears the fog — so your body can heal from the inside out.

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03RESTORE MOBILITY

Neuromuscular Restoration Program

Rebuild balance, strength, and confident movement after Parkinson's, MS, stroke, or chronic conditions — with a weighted vest, functional training, and mindset coaching.

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— REAL RESULTS —

People who got their lives back.

"Three months of adjustments and targeted nutrition work cleared the chronic back pain I'd had since 2019. I didn't expect the gut protocol to matter — it changed everything."

— Sandra M., Westlake Village

"After a car accident left me with neck pain and brain fog, Dan Kinney, PT was the first provider who addressed both together. I was back at work full-time in six weeks."

— James T., Thousand Oaks

"I came in for a shoulder injury and left with a complete picture of why I felt run-down. The physical, emotional, and nutritional plan they built for me actually held together."

— Rachel V., Agoura Hills
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— Why our credentials matter to your recovery —

Licensed full-body care for your whole body — not just your symptoms.

  • Physical therapist (PT) — Dan Kinney, PT addresses structural and soft-tissue restrictions in the same visit, at 790 Hampshire Rd.
  • Gut-brain-body protocol backed by clinical training — the intake process screens nutrition, neurology and musculoskeletal function together, not separately.
  • Serving Westlake Village patients — over a decade of successful outcomes across chronic pain, digestive health and stress-related conditions.

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