Alyssa Herrera-Set, PT, DPT, SCS, NCPT

Alyssa Herrera-Set is the owner of On the Move Physical Therapy, an experienced lecturer at University of California, San Francisco and Notre Dame de Namur University, the co-founder of an online women’s health company called Papaya Health, and the co-founder of gymSAFE, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of gymnasts. She is passionate about detecting movement patterns that lead to injury.  She enjoys building programs that help all young athletes and dancers develop good movement habits.  Dr. Herrera-Set focused her undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley on education and ethnic studies.  She received her master’s and doctorate degrees in physical therapy through UCSF/SFSU.  She earned a Sports Physiotherapy diploma from the International Olympic Committee.  Her movement philosophy is influenced by her lifelong participation in dance and gymnastics, her experience as a dance and gymnastics teacher, and her pilates education through Polestar Pilates.  Alyssa has spent a lifetime in gymnastics - she was a competitive gymnast, a preschool, recreational and adaptive gymnastics coach, and a mom of two competitive gymnasts.