Today we’d like to introduce you to Jeremy Velasco.
Hi Jeremy, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I’ve always been obsessed with sport. Not just playing it, but understanding it. What actually separates a good athlete from a great one? What’s happening underneath the movement? That fascination with sport science is what pulled me into physical therapy in the first place, and it never let go.
Somewhere along the way, I noticed a gap. Golfers are some of the most movement-dependent athletes out there, and yet traditional physical therapy was underserving them. Most clinics treat a golfer the same way they’d treat anyone else. They miss the biomechanics, the rotational demands, the kinematic sequence that makes the golf swing what it is. I knew I could do better. More than that, I wanted to help people enjoy this game longer and keep playing the sport they love without pain holding them back.
So I built Elite Golf Physical Therapy. Going cash-based was a deliberate choice. I wasn’t willing to let insurance dictate how much time I spend with someone or cap the quality of care I could deliver. My patients get real, one-on-one time, the kind of focused attention that actually moves the needle. No rushing, no assembly line. Just deep, intentional work.
I just celebrated my first year, and the momentum is real. Every patient who gets back on the course pain free, every golfer who finds yards they didn’t know they had, that’s the proof I’m building something that matters.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
When I started Elite Golf Physical Therapy, I was building a patient base from absolutely nothing. There was no referral pipeline, no steady stream of people walking through the door, just me and a belief that I could do this. And I was learning the business side as I went, figuring it out in real time as a first time owner.
That was the part that tested me most. I’ve always been someone who values stability, so willingly stepping into that kind of uncertainty went against my nature. It was a risk, and there were stretches where the instability weighed on me.
But I kept coming back to the work. I trusted what I was delivering and let the results carry me. Patients got better. They told their friends. And slowly, quietly, the referrals began to build on their own.
Looking back now, that uncertainty was simply the cost of betting on myself. It turned out to be the best bet I’ve made. Trusting my own ability and the quality of my care was the right call, and I’d do it all over again.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Elite Golf Physical Therapy?
Elite Golf Physical Therapy is a cash-based, golf-focused physical therapy practice serving golfers of all levels here in San Diego. Everything I do is built around one idea: helping golfers play the game they love longer and without pain holding them back.
Every patient starts with a comprehensive TPI assessment that screens how the body affects the swing, tests mobility and strength, and analyzes the swing itself using tour-certified technology. From there I build a fully tailored plan that can span pain and injury rehab, performance training to add distance and consistency, swing analysis, and proactive injury prevention. I offer this care both in my San Diego clinic and in-home for patients who’d rather I come to them, and the cash-based model is what makes it all possible. It lets me give every patient real, focused, one-on-one time.
More than anything, I’m proud of the mission at the heart of it. My vision has always been to take the luxury of top-tier, professional-level care, the kind usually reserved for elite players, and make it accessible to golf enthusiasts across San Diego.
What do you like and dislike about the city?
What I love most about San Diego is that it’s home. I’m a San Diego native, and the community and culture here are a huge part of who I am. The weather doesn’t hurt either. Having that year-round sunshine means I can golf, play tennis, and run pretty much whenever I want, and it’s a big reason the active, outdoor lifestyle here feels so natural.
As for what I like least, honestly there isn’t much. The trade-offs of living here are more than worth it. If I had to pick something, it would be May Gray and June Gloom, those stretches of overcast mornings that roll in early summer. But even that’s a small price to pay for everything else this city gives us the rest of the year.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://elitegolfphysicaltherapy.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elitegolfpt/
