About
Dr. Robyn Sato is a Physiatrist practicing in Fullerton, California. She has been in private practice since 2008 and has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She has worked in stroke, spinal cord and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation and with the Chronic Pain Program at St. Judes before starting her outpatient practice.
My interest in Physical medicine and rehabilitation began I was a medical student on rotation at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital. I witnessed the inspiring recovery of those involved in traumatic accidents, including those with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and strokes. The process of rehabilitation is complicated and individual, requiring a team of doctors, therapists, family and friends, and most importantly the motivation and determination of the patient themself.
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After finishing my residency at UCI I worked in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and pain management. I have seen complicated cases in pain management including patients with multiple spine surgeries, autoimmune diseases severe headaches, and fibromyalgia.
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My approach now involves using functional medicine, diet, nutrition, and lifestyle changes and the integration of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment and prevention of pain and chronic disease. As an osteopathic physician, I believe that a person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit and that treatment is based upon understanding the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.
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Training & Qualifications
Training
Hackett Hemwall Patterson Foundation Prolotherapy Training Honduras​
Apollo Health: The Bresenden Protocol for Alzheimer's Dementia
Lyftogt Perineural Injection Therapy Training
Certificate in Functional Medicine - The American Academy of Functional Health​
Institute of Functional Functional Medicine -
Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice
Therapeutic Food Plans
Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine - Courses
Topics in Obesity
The Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Introduction to Integrative Mental Health: Anxiety and Derpession
Integrative Pain Management Series: Introduction to Pain in Pediatrics
Integrative Pain Management Series: Cannabis and Pain
Integrative Pain Management Series: Headache and Back Pain
Integrative Pain Management Series: Integrative Therapies
Integrative Pain Management Series Foundations
Education
UCLA BS Biology
UCLA Master of Public Health Health Services
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Western University of Health Sciences
UCI Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation​
Functional Medicine
Herbal Medicine
Dementia
Prolotherapy & Regenerative Medicine
Chronic Pain & Musculoskeletal Pain