Practitioners
Minka Robinson Stevens
ITCMDA, L.Ac
Minka was born and raised on Mountain Drive in Santa Barbara, California. Growing up in the foothills foraging for edible and medicinal native plants she developed a passion for botany, gardening, cooking, nutrition, and herbal medicine. Minka attended Yo San University, one of the nation’s leading Chinese Medical graduate programs, founded by eminent Doctors Daoshing and Maoshing Ni. She graduated with honors and holds Masters of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine and is licensed by the California Acupuncture Board.
Minka worked in integrative orthopedic pain relief at the Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles. She has also completed specialized training in Pediatric Acupuncture and Integrative Pediatrics. Minka founded an organic, natural, herbal skincare company and has specialized in Dermatology for more than 12 years. She has also studied extensively with world renown expert Mazin Al-Khafaji, and received her Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medical Dermatology. She is a member of the International TCM Dermatology Association and and has a seat on the Advisory Board of the ITCMDA. Minka works with her patients to restore balance, health and harmony allowing their true beauty and vitality to radiate from the inside out.
Minka specializes in:
Dermatology
Pediatrics
Pregnancy and Postpartum
Family Care
Healthy Aging
Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disease
Kenneth Luke
MS, ATC, L.Ac
Kenneth is a licensed acupuncturist who specializes in orthopedic and sports medicine. His patients include elite and professional athletes, weekend warriors, and anyone whose daily activities of work, exercise, recreation or hobbies are affected by injury.
As an Athletic Trainer, certified by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association Board of Certification, Kenneth has thirty years of experience working with patients in physical therapy clinics, overseeing high school and college sports medicine programs, and as a member of the medical staff of many professional and United States Olympic teams.
Kenneth completed graduate studies in Traditional Oriental Medicine and earned his acupuncture license in 2000. He combines the art, knowledge and techniques passed down from eastern traditional medicine with western modern orthopedic medicine to create an integrated and holistic style of treatment. This unique combination of skills has proven to be effective for his patients and provided opportunities for him to teach on the faculty of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, to present courses at conferences around the US and Canada, and to continue to work with professional and Olympic teams and athletes.
Before moving to Santa Barbara, Kenneth has had successful private practices in San Diego, Oakland, Sonoma and Marin.
Kenneth specializes in:
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Dr. Ben Olivo
PT, DPT, TPS
Dr. Ben Olivo is a board-certified Doctor of Physical Therapy and a Therapeutic Pain Specialist. He has been a licensed Physical Therapist for over 10 years, working with a wide variety of patients in multiple settings including hospitals, rehab centers, and outpatient clinics.
He graduated from California State University of Sacramento with both a B.S. in Kinesiology in 2009 and received his Masters of Physical Therapy in 2013. During his time as a physical therapist, he observed how debilitating chronic pain could be, and recognized that there were not many effective solutions at treating it. Due to this gap in medical knowledge, Ben decided to return to school and pursue his doctorate to further his education to focus on helping people with chronic pain.
His doctoral training had an emphasis on the spine and pain, learning how to combine the latest neuroscience research and strategies to address it. He primarily works now as holistic physical therapist offering a mind-body approach to help people with chronic pain reconnect to their bodies and restore their lives.
He is the owner of Coast in Motion Physical Therapy, and you can find out more about him here at his website www.coastinmotionpt.com. You can also schedule online through his site.
Ben specializes in:
Chronic Pain
Spine health
Orthopedics