Jana Van Surksum, PT, OCS
Director

A graduate in Health Science in Physical Therapy, she is a Board Certified Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. She is a participating member of the American Physical Therapy Association as well as the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Jana became a Certified Golf Fitness Instructor through Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) in February of 2007. She is also a Certified Level 1 Gyrotonic® Instuctor.

Her post-graduate studies have focused on research and evidence based treatment strategies that focus on maximal outcomes for her patients. Her specialty is identifying faulty movement patterns and asymetrical patterning that allow for joint dysfunction, neurological impairment, soft tissue changes and poor motor control.

Tim Appleford, MSPT, OCS, ATC

Tim graduated from UCLA in 2001 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in physiology. While at UCLA Tim completed a 3 year sports-medicine internship where he worked closely with the UCLA football, baseball and track and field teams. Tim became certified as an athletic trainer (ATC) in 2002 following completion of his studies at UCLA.

Tim completed his Master's of Science in Physical Therapy at University of California, San Francisco in 2004. While in San Francisco he worked with a local high school football team as an athletic trainer through a community outreach program.

Tim has completed numerous continuing education courses including a year-long course on orthopedic manual physical therapy and became a board certified specialist in orthopedic physical therapy (OCS) in 2008. His treatment emphasis is on biomechanical assessment and treats with a mixture of both manual therapy and functional exercise.

Tim has been married for 3 years to his wife Tamara who is also a physical therapist. In his spare time he enjoys playing soccer, reading, biking and sometimes playing the guitar.

Samantha Sargent
PT, DPT, ATC

Samantha graduated from San Diego State University in 2007 with a BS in Kinesiology and an emphasis in Athletic Training. She fulfilled her athletic training internships working with SDSU’s football and softball teams as well as the football, baseball, swimming, tennis and men’s and women’s basketball teams at Grossmont Junior College. She received her Athletic Training Certification in 2009.

Samantha went on to attend Chapman University’s Physical Therapy program, where she obtained her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in May 2010. Her clinical rotations were primarily focused in the area of orthopedics; specifically, sports medicine, geriatrics and pediatrics. Samantha has continued with her passion in the field of orthopedics and continues to work with sport related injuries in the adult and pediatric populations.

Her treatment approach is specific to each patient and integrates proper movement and body mechanics through exercise, manual therapy and functional activities.

Samantha was born and raised in Orange County. She loves to hike, exercise, enjoy the beach and spend time with her family and friends.