Hope Physical Therapy

Michael Cao MPT earned his BS in Biology at Northwestern State University in 1997.  From there, he went on to earn his Masters in Physical Therapy at the prestigious University of St. Augustine in Florida in 2000, which is best known for their curriculum in manual therapy.  Upon graduation, Michael Cao worked for the largest outpatient physical therapy company in the nation, Physiotherapy Associates for 15 years (Select Medical), managing multiple clinics throughout Southern California.  His passion and focus is on personalized, innovative treatments to help his patients obtain and return to prior physical and mental functioning. His positive energy and warm personality, helps put his patients at ease, as well as motivating them to obtain their goals. 

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During his free time, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 children, keeping an active and healthy lifetsyle, fishing, photography and watching his favorite team, the New Orleans Saints.   The company was named after his mother (Hope) who passed away due to cancer. 

John Vu, PT, DPT, earned his Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Irvine in 2004. He worked in the financial industry for 8 years, but wanting to find a true career focusing on mutual health satisfaction and fulfillment with people, decided to transition to the field of physical therapy in 2012. John earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2017 from California State University, Long Beach. His introduction to physical therapy was in 2013, as a rehabilitation aide to Michael Cao, MPT, at Physiotherapy Associates, and their paths crossed again in 2017 as John was eager to treat patients in an outpatient setting with someone with just as much commitment and compassion.  Now colleagues at Hope Physical Therapy, John and Michael’s combined enthusiasm make for vibrant, fun environment for patients to come rehabilitate what ails them.

John leads an active lifestyle, with health and shape being a top priority for him. He is an avid sports fan, following basketball and football fanatically. When not in the clinic, John can be found either in the gym working out, watching sports at home, or at the local all-you-can-eat restaurant.

Lionel Reyes is a Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) and graduated from CSULA in 2017 with a B.S. in Kinesiology, and an emphasis in Therapeutic Exercise and Rehabilitation. He then went on to earn his Physical Therapist Assistant License at Stanbridge University. One of Lionel’s specialty practices is Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) in which he has been a Certified Practitioner for 4 years. Lionel’s past experiences include working at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital (Downey), UCLA Outpatient Physical Therapy (Westwood), Outpatient Sports (Redondo Beach and Irvine), and Skilled Nursing Facilities (Torrance and Lomita). During his free time, Lionel enjoys being outdoors, training martial arts, attending music festivals, and anything that has to do with the ocean. Lionel’s love and passion is within the Sport/Orthopedic world due to the nature of his interests; therefore he caters his work towards people wanting to improve performance and mobility.