Welcome to HAWAII SPORTS & BALANCE CENTER

Hawaii Sports and Balance Center is located in Kauai, with dedicated staff members. Our office is situated on Aukele Street in Lihue, centrally located and easily accessible from all parts of the island for physical therapy Kauai pain relief.

We have a highly experienced team of physical therapists who offer specialized treatment services for any pain, injury, or discomfort you may be feeling. Our patients have found high levels of success in our treatment services, due to our implementation of advanced technology and methods.

Since 2008, we have been offering specialized treatment services for any pain, injury, or discomfort you may be feeling and we are dedicated to helping the people of Kauai recover from pain and disability, and to return to the active lifestyles that you enjoy.

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Manual Physical Therapy
With fellowship training and certifications in advanced spinal manipulation, our PTs utilize a hands-on approach to physical therapy. We are the Kauai specialists in dealing with neck, back, hip, pelvic, and joint pain.
Balance and Dizziness
We are the leaders in Hawaii for physical therapy treatment of dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders. We offer diagnostic testing, posturography, and vestibular rehabilitation to treat various dizziness disorders.
Aquatic Therapy
Aquatic physical therapy decreases the load on your joints and slows the effects of gravity, which can help you tolerate activities and exercises that you wouldn’t normally tolerate well on land.   
Mobile Physical Therapy 
Can’t leave home? Too busy to come to the clinic? Want us to visit you at home, in the field, or at the track? Ask about our outpatient mobile service. We come to you!  
Full Service Gym
Have freedom to work on strength, conditioning, and flexibility or other body parts independently. We are the only clinic on Kauai with a private gym, available to you during and after your therapy.

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At Hawaii Sports and Balance Center, we strive to create a warm, welcoming environment where you can comfortably heal. Our treatment plans are aimed toward the achievement of each patient’s goals, taking into account their symptoms, medical history, and any health restrictions they may have. We look forward to watching you achieve your goals. With our care and commitment, we know that is possible for anyone who walks through our doors.

We use sophisticated diagnostic methods, such as movement investigation and gait analysis, to help determine which services you will benefit from most. At Hawaii Sports and Balance Center, our thorough evaluations lead to successful treatment plans for your pain relief, healing, and future injury prevention needs.

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Our Patient’s Success Stories

Meynard and Hawaii Sports and Balance are truly exceptional. The level of care I received was outstanding and personalized to my needs. Through his help, I avoided knee surgery with treatment and exercise. Meynard has a wealth of knowledge in so many areas and has helped me resolve other injuries over the past four years. Even though there is another PT closer to my home, I drive an hour roundtrip because not all PT’s are equal. Meynard and his team excel. My Orthopedic Surgeon thought so too and was first to recommend him. Now I refer Meynard any chance I get.

Jeff T, Kalaheo

The team at Hawaii Sports and Balance Center has made a significant difference in my overall health. The professional care I receive allows me to continue an active lifestyle even when plagued with unexpected lower-back pain or shoulder and neck pain. The therapists that I work with are knowledgeable, resourceful and caring. I can rely on results at Hawaii Sports and Balance Center.

Corey N, Lihue

My son Jason has been coming to your clinic since his spinal cord injury for over five years. On behalf of my family, I would like to express our appreciation for the care and professional expertise provided by you and your staff for his therapy. HSBC tremendously helps with his positive outlook on life and keeps him motivated to keep trying and look forward to improving his body’s physical limitations. We appreciate the flexibility in scheduling due to unforeseen situations that occur and work around creativity. Please continue with the outstanding service everyone provides from the front desk staff and to the therapists that work with Jason. Much Aloha!

Gilbert C, Puhi

After two total knees and a total shoulder replacement, the folks at Hawaii Sports and Balance have gotten me back to work and fishing each and every time. The staff is great and treat you like ohana not just a patient. The PTs are awesome and very different than any other PT place on the island. I love their free gym program and I was there as much as can to make sure I got better faster! They always made me feel at home.

Walton N, Hanamaulu

Before therapy, I was evaluated by Dr. Meynard Enriquez who was highly recommended by my PCP . This was the most thorough assessment I ever had. Dr. Enriquez took note of my age, 80, my COPD condition, and a painful right shoulder that had a complete joint implantation. These were complicating factors for treatment of a decade long, severe lack of balance caused by Lipitor and subsequent peripheral neuropathy. He then prepared a treatment plan that incorporated these findings.

The plan was executed by an associate therapist, Mr. Christian Cadawas-Tanicala, who is extremely professional, punctual, patient, and reassuring. Other therapists at HSBC treat disciplines of Physical Therapy including: aquarobics, vestibular disorders, orthopedics, neurological disorders, etc. HSBC has modern, specialized equipment for different types of disorders. With these specialists and equipment, Dr. Enriquez tailors programs to meet a variety of different patients.

In my case, I am treated, at home and in my pool, as needed, by the therapist in a mobile van with a variety of equipment. I am making progress, but must continue treatment to maintain mobility as long as possible.

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MANUAL THERAPY
AQUATIC THERAPY
BIODEX BIOSWAY
IASTM
TAPING
LITEGAIT
CUPPING
LSVT BIG PROGRAM
VESTIBULAR THERAPY

MANUAL THERAPY

Have you recently sustained an injury, undergone a surgery, or been diagnosed with an illness that’s causing you pain? If so, it is likely that you would benefit from manual physical therapy. Some people are apprehensive about physical therapy treatments, ...

AQUATIC THERAPY

Aquatic therapy is a popular complement to traditional land-based therapy like physical therapy. Often, it’s an add-on certification for physical therapists. This type of therapy is also known as hydrotherapy and aquatic rehabilitation. It takes place in a pool or ...

BIODEX BIOSWAY

Biodex BioSway is a lightweight, portable balance assessment and training tool that can help anyone from athletes or older adults improve their balance....

IASTM

Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization is a manual technique your physical therapist can perform using a plastic or metal tool or “blade.” Your Kauai therapist can perform IASTM using a variety of pressures and speeds to help healing and ...

TAPING

Kinesio taping has become much more visible in recent years. You have likely seen athletes, gym-goers, and even pregnant women using the colorful muscle tape in strategic positions as a way of easing pressure on their joints and alleviating pain. ...

LITEGAIT

LiteGait® is a partial weight bearing device used for balance and gait training. It has the ability to life patients up from a sit to stand position, while simultaneously controlling weight bearing, posture, and balance over a slow-moving treadmill or ...

CUPPING

Cupping therapy may be the in thing now, but it’s not anything new. It was used by the ancient Middle Eastern, Chinese and Egyptian cultures. Cupping is actually an ancient form of alternative medicine where cups are put on the ...

LSVT BIG PROGRAM

LSVT Big® is a standardized treatment protocol used for the improvement of both gross and fine motor skills for people with Parkinson’s Disease. This form of treatment is customized to the specific needs and goals of each patient, and it ...

VESTIBULAR THERAPY

The second most commonly reported complaint within doctors’ offices is dizziness and loss of balance. In fact, 76 million Americans will experience some sort of dizzy spell or vertigo at some point in their lives. These are both extremely common ...

Benefit From Specialty Treatments

Physical therapy can be highly effective to relieve pain by providing a type of treatment you may need when your pain makes it hard to move around and do everyday tasks. Our treatments helps you move better and may relieve your pain. They also helps improve or restore your physical function and your fitness level. The goal of Hawaii Sports and Balance Center is to make your daily tasks and activities easier.

Meynard V Enriquez PT, DPT • Clinical Director
Jason Luke PT, DPT • Lead Physical Therapist
Christine Reber PT, OMPT • Lead Physical Therapist
Alyssa Friedberg PT, DPT • Staff Physical Therapist
Kaylen Wakumoto PT, DPT • Staff Physical Therapist
Tiffany Ikeda-Simao PT, DPT • Staff Physical Therapist
Christian Cadawas-Tanicala PTA • Physical Therapist Assistant
Joseph Otoman PTA • Physical Therapist Assistant

Meynard V Enriquez PT, DPT • Clinical Director

Meynard is currently the clinical director at Hawaii Sports and Balance Center. He graduated from California State University in Northridge with a Bachelor in Health Science in 1999 and a Masters in Physical Therapy in 2002. He continued his education at A.T. Still University, earning a Post-professional Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2015. He has had a mentorship for spinal cord injury at Craig Hospital and is one of only eight Certified Mulligan Practitioners (CMP) in Hawaii. He completed his certification in vestibular rehabilitation in 2005 at Emory Medical School, and is Kauai’s only certified clinical vestibular therapist. Meynard is trained in advanced spinal manipulation through the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy.

With private practice as his ultimate goal, Meynard started his career working inpatient rehabilitation at Valley Presbyterian hospital and the Southern California Orthopedic Institute. From there, he worked at Huntington Rehabilitation in Pasadena, California, where he had the opportunity to work closely with professional soccer players from Chivas USA and Mexico, with an emphasis on outpatient orthopedics and ACL rehabilitation. He later planned and coordinated the center’s outpatient balance and vestibular clinic, while concurrently working in pediatric home health, specializing in early intervention. In 2005, Meynard moved to Kauai and started working at Wilcox Hospital’s outpatient and inpatient departments, and was the first to introduce specialized vestibular rehabiliitation to the island.

In 2008, Meynard started Hawaii Sports and Balance Center with the mission of bringing new technology, evidence based physical therapy, and a new level of hands on care to the medically underserved community of Kauai. Meynard exemplifies service to his community whether through organizing fall prevention and educational events for the Parkinson’s Support Group, the MS Society and the Agency for Elderly affairs, or injury prevention clinics at the Kauai Marathon. He has also served 2 years as the strength and conditioning coach for the Kauai High school basketball team.

Meynard hopes to be able to continue to give back to his community, serve all his patients, and create opportunities for his team at Hawaii Sports and Balance Center who allow him to do what he loves every single day.

On his spare time, Meynard enjoys fishing, bow hunting, playing tennis and spending time with his family and children.

Jason Luke PT, DPT • Lead Physical Therapist

Jason Luke graduated from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in San Diego, CA with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2012, and his bachelors degree in Exercise Science from Pacific University in 2008. He has completed 4 years of coursework in the Mulligan Treatment Concepts and became one of only 8 certified Mulligan practitioners (CMP) in 2018.

Jason enjoys working with various orthopedic injuries and utilizes the Mulligan mobilization with movement techniques, manual therapy, and patient education to help his patients regain pain free movement. He has a special interest in physical therapy telehealth. On his free time, Jason enjoys fishing, diving, surfing, hunting, and golf.

Christine Reber PT, OMPT • Lead Physical Therapist

Chris received her Bachelor of Science Degree in 1990 from Saint Mary’s College of California. While there, she worked 3 years as a student athletic trainer. In 1993 Chris graduated from the University of the Pacific with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy. Chris then graduated from the Kaiser Hayward PT residency in 1998. She went on to finish her fellowship in orthopedic manual therapy, and was once recognized as a fellow by American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. With her extensive training in orthopedic manual therapy, she then opened her own outpatient clinic in Aptos CA which ran from 1998-2013. She and her family moved to Kauai in 2013. She currently works at HSBC where she enjoys treating the spine, chronic pain and other orthopedic related injuries.

Alyssa Friedberg PT, DPT • Staff Physical Therapist

Alyssa graduated with a Health Sciences degree in 2010 and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2012 from Ithaca College. She then moved to the pacific northwest for a few years and eventually settled down on Kauai. She has a strong interest in treating the patient as a whole instead of just one body part. She enjoys working with a diverse population including pediatrics. Currently she is pursuing a certification in visceral manipulation which helps to find the root of the problem that is contributing to your pain. She is also pursuing a certification in canine rehabilitation to help our injured companions get back to feeling their best too.

Outside of work, Alyssa enjoys volunteering at Kauai Humane Society, she is assistant coach in wrestling at Kauai High School, MMA, art projects, and enjoying everything that Kauai has to offer outdoors.

Kaylen Wakumoto PT, DPT • Staff Physical Therapist

Kaylen Wakumoto was born and raised on the island of Kauai. He graduated from the University of Hawaii with a BS in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences in May of 2013. He then attended Chapman University’s DPT program and graduated in August of 2016 with an award of academic excellence. Kaylen is certified in the Mulligan Concept for the lower quarter, LSVT BIG, and IASTM with the Fibroblaster. He has a special interest in working with sports injuries, post-operative patients, and the geriatric population. Kaylen’s hobbies include playing baseball, keeping his vehicles clean, and experiencing the world through food. Kaylen plans to further his education with continuing competency courses in orthopedic and neurologic rehabilitation.

Tiffany Ikeda-Simao PT, DPT • Staff Physical Therapist

Tiffany Ikeda-Simao was born and raised on the island of Kauai. She is a graduate of Kauai High School and received her BS in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2013. She later attended Chapman University in Orange, California where she graduated with her DPT degree in August of 2017. She returned home and began working for Hawaii Sports and Balance Center in November of 2017. Tiffany is a certified LSVT BIG and Fibroblaster level 1 IASTM practitioner. Tiffany enjoys working with a variety of patients, from pediatrics to geriatrics. Her hobbies include sports, going to the beach, and traveling the world.

Christian Cadawas-Tanicala PTA • Physical Therapist Assistant

Christian Cadawas-Tanicala is an experienced Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant who earned his Associates in applied science degree from Kapi’olani Community College in 2015. Christian has obtained experience with outpatient orthopedics, acute and sub-acute care. He also has a certification in LSVT BIG providing care for patients with Parkinsons.

Christian enjoys to helping people with a wide range of orthopedic injuries, including sports and postoperative rehabilitation. He also has a special interest with aqua therapy, and mobile therapy. He attempts to provide patients with the most effective treatment using evidence-based approach in order to facilitate quick recovery and achieve patient’s goals with therapy. He is passionate about this field of physical therapy and excited to be with Hawaii Sports and Balance Center’s team and looks forward to growing with the company.

When not working he enjoys to spend time farming, fishing, and spending time with family.

Joseph Otoman PTA • Physical Therapist Assistant

Joseph was born and raised on the west side of Kauai and went to Waimea High School. He graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree from Woodbury University. He went on to finish his certificate to become a physical therapist assistant from Kapioloani Community College. Joseph has over 20 years of clinical practice as a PTA. He joined Hawaii Sports and Balance Center in 2009. In 2010, he became a licensed massage therapist. He has a particular interest in geriatric and post-operative care.

On his spare time, Joe enjoys playing golf, traveling, and home improvement.

Meet Your Kauai Recovery Team

Our Kauai physical therapists are both compassionate and caring, ambitious toward helping our patients reach their highest level of performance with the least possible amount of discomfort. Our dedicated team consists of leading experts in the physical therapy Kauai area, any of whom would be happy to work with you on whatever you may be struggling with. They will work hard, not only to get to the root of your problems and provide quality treatment for the pain you are currently experiencing, but they will also use their abilities to provide you with injury prevention services for the future.

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Get Back To Doing What You Love!

1Request an appointment today to get evaluated.

2Meet with one of our physical therapists for your treatment plan.

3Complete your treatment plan by reaching your goals.

4Share your experience so other can find relief too.

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Keeping Kauai Healthy!

You have more options than ever for your day-to-day aches and pains. When combined with monitored physical therapy, you can use all our healthy tips to relieve your symptoms while improving the strength and the mobility of your muscles.