OCSOrthopedic Certified Specialist
USC Residency-TrainedOrthopedic physical therapy
Spine Specialist PTFormerly Kaiser Permanente
Pelvic Health TrainedHerman & Wallace Institute
15+ YearsOutpatient physical therapy
English · Spanish · HindiLanguages spoken
Deepa Konnur
PT, MPT, OCS
Founder & Clinic Director
Deepa Konnur is an Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) with more than 15 years of experience in outpatient physical therapy. She earned her Master of Physical Therapy at Loma Linda University, then completed an Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency through the University of Southern California, one of the top-ranked physical therapy programs in the country.
She went on to earn board certification in the Orthopedic Specialty from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, a credential held by only a small percentage of licensed physical therapists nationwide. She has never really stopped being a student, and continues to train under some of the most respected physical therapists in the country.
Before opening ARI, Deepa served as a Spine Clinical Specialist PT at Kaiser Permanente, a specialist role dedicated to complex spine conditions and to finding conservative, non-invasive alternatives for patients heading toward surgery. She has also completed postgraduate pelvic rehabilitation training through the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, care she is especially passionate about providing to women in our community, and she has treated children throughout her career, an interest that dates back to her undergraduate years.
Patients most often describe her the same way: she listens, she explains what is actually happening in plain language, and she pushes you a little further than you thought you could go.
She launched ARI Physical Therapy with a clear goal: to bring Bakersfield the same standard of specialized, unhurried care she spent her career training for.
Credentials & training
✓Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS)Board certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties
✓Orthopedic Physical Therapy ResidencyUniversity of Southern California
✓Spine Clinical Specialist PTKaiser Permanente, complex spine conditions
✓Pelvic rehabilitation trainingHerman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute
✓Master of Physical Therapy (MPT)Graduate study at Loma Linda University
✓15+ years in outpatient physical therapyOrthopedic, spine, pelvic, pediatric and post-surgical care
California Physical Therapist License #PT292525 · NPI #1245655307
