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Name: Lyndsay DeFilippo

From: I’m a Cali transplant by way of New York City and could not be happier to have made the trek to the sunny shores of Orange County!

Education: I began my education at Syracuse University where I majored in Physical Anthropology with minors in Biology and Spanish, later moving to NYC where I completed my Doctorate of Physical Therapy coursework at New York University. As a graduate of the class of 2010, I first began my career in the acute care setting working predominantly with patients in the Oncology and Stem Cell transplant units as well as General Medicine floors. I realized quickly that my passion was not in a hospital setting but rather in outpatient Sports and Orthopedics, and to this day have not looked back.

Why did you want be to a Physical Therapist?

As a former athlete myself (soccer and swimming) I have gone through my own plethora of injuries and physical therapy as a result. I will attest to the fact that I was “the worst therapy patient ever” having never done my home exercises and skipping sessions frequently, so really having ended up in a profession where I’m the one prescribing those things is just karma’s way of saying “Well hello there”! That is obviously a joke, as I love what I do and love coming to work each day. Being a therapist allows me to be creative yet also challenges me daily. I look at each injury as a constantly changing puzzle which is only solved when YOU, the patient returns to what you love doing. I like to help with the full recovery process but also like to educate, giving the tools and fundamentals to prevent re-injury and the potential for new injuries. My favorite body parts to work with include shoulder, knee, foot and ankle pathologies both operative and nonoperative. I am a Graston Practitioner and recently became a Certified Kinesiotaping Practitioner.

When not fixing head, shoulders, knees & toes, what are you doing?

In my free time you can find me by the beach paddle boarding, swimming, surfing, traveling the world with my backpack, and shamelessly dancing like a banshee at a concert. I am a diehard futbol fan supporting Real Madrid and the Spanish National Team (minus our lackluster World Cup performance…I’m still bitter) and really just enjoy being able to share new experiences as they are presented to me.

Are you ready to FULLY drink the Rausch PT kool-aide?

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing therapy team, and start this new “West Coast” chapter of my life. Stop on by, say hi, we can talk bagels, lunch meat, what REAL pizza is supposed to taste like, and you can try and keep a straight face every time I attempt to say coffee, office, dog, and water.