Santa Monica, CA · Westside
Posture therapy in Santa Monica, CA
One-to-one posture therapy that works on the alignment underneath your pain, not just the spot that hurts.
The clinic
Where the practice started
Santa Monica has been our home since 2008 and remains our longest-running clinic. Our founder wrote the Posture Alignment Specialist curriculum used to train therapists in this discipline, and the standards our LA therapists work to come from that.
Every program starts with a full postural assessment — photographs from the front, side and back, plus functional tests showing which muscles have stopped doing their job and which have taken over. You see the same picture we see.
Who comes to us
Who we work with on the Westside
Desk workers and commuters
Neck, shoulder and lower back pain that builds through the working week and eases at weekends.
Runners and cyclists
Recurring one-sided injuries that keep returning to the same hip, knee or Achilles.
Over-50s who want to stay active
Balance, stiffness and the sense that things are narrowing. Usually reversible, and worth addressing early.
People weighing up surgery
Worth exhausting conservative options first. We will tell you honestly if we do not think we can help.
What people come to us for in Santa Monica
Most people arrive with something specific that keeps coming back. Lower back pain that flares after a week at a desk or a long stretch in traffic. Neck and shoulder tension from screen hours. A hip, knee or Achilles that has been managed for years rather than resolved. Plantar fasciitis that improved and returned. Headaches that start at the base of the skull. Runners and cyclists more often bring recurring one-sided trouble that keeps landing on the same side.
We don’t run a protocol per condition. The assessment looks at how your whole structure is loading, because the same rotated pelvis can surface as back pain in one person and knee pain in another. The symptom tells us where to start looking, not where to work.
Most clients come from Santa Monica, Venice, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades and Marina del Rey. If you’ve been looking for a posture specialist on the Westside and aren’t sure this is the right kind of help, the free consultation is a thirty-minute way to find out.
Booking
Book your appointment
New here? Book your free consultation
A thirty-minute consultation and postural assessment, at no cost. You will see what we see, and there is nothing to decide on the call.
Already a client? Book your next session in the scheduler above.
Ongoing sessions in Los Angeles are also arranged by phone — call or text 617-668-1450.
Getting started
Three steps, no mystery
01 A conversation and an assessment
One free session, thirty minutes. You describe what is going on and we analyze how you are actually standing and moving.
02 Your own sequence
A program built around your alignment rather than a general routine, adjusted as your body changes.
03 Keeping it going
As your alignment improves, the work evolves, from correcting patterns to building habits that support them. Some people keep regular sessions; others check in now and then and carry the practice forward themselves.
Who you would work with
Your therapist in Santa Monica
Kimberly Pasamonte
Posture Therapist — Santa Monica and Beverly Grove
TBMM-CES · MS Kinesiology (Gerokinesiology) · BS Kinesiology · NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
Closer to central LA?
We also see clients at our Beverly Grove clinic, and the same program runs over Zoom — see virtual posture therapy.
See it
What a session looks like
Where to find us
Visiting the Santa Monica clinic
Suite 105,
Email: support@activ8posture.com
Free consultations book online. Ongoing sessions are arranged by phone — call or text 617-668-1450.
Common questions
Questions from Westside clients
Do I need a referral?
No. You can book a free consultation directly, and most clients come to us without a referral. If you are under the care of a doctor or physical therapist for the same issue, tell us and we will work alongside them.
How is this different from physical therapy?
Physical therapy usually treats a diagnosed injury or the area that hurts. We assess the whole body and work on the alignment and muscle imbalances producing the load — which is often somewhere other than the painful spot. Many clients do both, and we are happy to coordinate.
What happens at the free consultation?
Thirty minutes. You describe what is going on, we take posture photographs and run functional tests, and you see the same picture we do. There is nothing to decide on the call, and if we do not think posture therapy is the right answer we will say so.
How long does a program take?
Programs run in blocks of eight or sixteen sessions, usually one a week at the start, with twenty to forty minutes of exercises a day at home. Change happens at different rates for different people, so we do not promise a timeline.
Do you take insurance?
We are a self-pay practice. Many clients use HSA or FSA funds — you can check whether you qualify through TrueMed.
Which LA clinic should I choose?
Pick by commute rather than distance. Santa Monica suits Venice, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades and Culver City; Beverly Grove is easier from West Hollywood, Mid-City, Hancock Park and Beverly Hills. The therapist and the program are the same at both.
Reviews
What clients in Santa Monica say
“Kimberly is especially astute at noticing what’s going on with my body, receiving my feedback, and coming up with just the right exercises to add to my menu.”
Bess H. · Google review
“She assessed my posture, then asked me to look at my belly button in the mirror, noting it wasn’t facing straight. She had me do 3 easy exercises then look again. It moved.”
MarLa P. · Google review
Individual results vary. These are individual experiences and are not a prediction of how anyone else will respond. Read more on Google.
Start with a free consultation
Thirty minutes, no cost, and nothing to decide on the call. If posture therapy is not the right answer for you, we will say so.