Christopher Daprato, DPT, PT

Associate Professor
Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
+1 415 353-7598

At the UCSF PHysical Therapy Faculty Practice, DaPrato specializes in sports injury prevention/rehabilitation and manual therapy concepts relative to the orthopedic and spine population. He has spoken at numerous conferences and continuing education seminars on the subjects of manual therapy, sports injury management, and spinal care. Manual therapy is a sub-specialty in physical therapy which often expedites efficient, quality outcomes for patients. The body will often choose the path of least resistance, and as such we must find the root adhesions, preventing inefficient movement and dysfunction. Without removing the barrier to efficient movement patterns, there is often a revolving door effect of chasing symptoms. Successfully treating the symptom doesn't always mean fixing the problem. DaPrato’s approach rests firmly on the current evidence that manual interventions paired with movement pattern retrain is a winning combination. His view is that you must increase structural mobility while focusing on neuromuscular re-education and motor control for maintaining stability.

Interests: Sports medicing, musculoskeletal impairements affecting performance, and interventional studies

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