Our Team:

Rick Duenas, DC

Dr. Rick Duenas is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic West (PCCW) in San Jose, CA and has been in practice for over 19 years.  Prior to this, he completed his undergraduate studies in Biological Sciences at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB). During his time as a student he worked as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for an Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance unit and provided emergency care services for the university and adjacent local cities.

After obtaining his Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree, he trained as a state-appointed Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) and served as an independent medical evaluator for countless Workers’ Compensation cases representing injured patients for the state of California and providing expert opinion in med-legal cases for over 10 years.

Dr. Rick Duenas has previously completed courses as a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and has attained an additional certification as a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES).  Dr. Duenas has completed courses to become an Active-Release Technique (ART) provider, allowing him to perform specific and effective soft tissue procedures to better help many conditions. He is further certified through Rock Tape as an IASTM (Instrument-Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilization) provider. He has extensive nutritional knowledge with years of applicable experience and uses this as part of his full-body treatment approach.

Dr. Duenas utilizes his expertise in chiropractic, fitness, nutrition, soft-tissue applications, and rehabilitation to better help patients who present with a variety of health challenges. His treatments have a strong emphasis in addressing soft-tissue problems and utilizes such techniques as Myofascial and Active Release Techniques to address trigger points, scar tissue, tissue adhesions, tight muscles, and muscle spasms.

For fun, Dr. Duenas is an avid reader, attends ongoing post-graduate courses on a variety of health topics, enjoys working out, and loves to spend time with his wife, three boys, family, and friends.

Cynthia Estrella, Massage Therapist / Office Manager

Cynthia Estrella is a passionate and talented Certified Massage Therapist who completed her education through the University of Antelope Valley (U.A.V).  She is well-versed in an array of massage techniques, of which include Swedish, Sports Massage, and Deep Tissue.

Cynthia holds additional certifications in Event Sports Massage Calibration and in Top 10 Pain Release Techniques from the Touch of Health Kinesiology Association.  She is passionate about sports massage and served as the President of the Health & Fitness Club while attending the university.  She is also a member of the California AMTA Sports Massage Team.

Cynthia also serves as the Office Manager for Performance Chiropractic.  She is well-versed in the various types of cases that we service, including general insurance, personal injury, and workers’ compensation.  She is incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and serves as a much needed liaison between between patients and doctor so as better service the needs of both.

For fun, Cynthia enjoys watching good movies, travelling, attending Dodger games, and spending quality time with her husband, daughter and with her newly welcomed baby boy.

Greisy Cevantes, Massage Therapist

Greisy Cervantes is an experienced and valued bilingual therapist who graduated from the High Desert Medical College in 2006 with her certification in Massage Therapy. She also received her Physical Therapy Assistant certification from Penn Foster College in 2013, further adding to her repertoire of clinical skills.

Prior to working at Performance Chiropractic, she provided her services at a medical facility for several years, perfecting her skills along the way. She is well loved by all of her clients and, although she is well versed in many different types of massage techniques,

she specializes in Deep Tissue, Swedish, Hot Stones, and Prenatal Massage.

Clients truly enjoy her firm and caring hands, making her expertise obvious. She is known for providing much needed relief from the many chronic pain conditions for which her clients seek her out for.  She is professional, easily establishes rapport with clients, and truly loves what she does, which is serving others through her therapeutic hands.

Apart from her vast independent work as a massage therapist, Greisy also provides a helping hand in the back-end administrative duties needed to operate our office. As such, she is well versed in insurance verification, front desk duties, back-end help, and in serving our patients with whatever needs they may have.

Greisy enjoys gaming, loves the beach, looks forward to savoring foods from different cultures, and loves to watch movies!  She dreams of traveling to Greece and Italy some day, perhaps even to provide her valuable massage services while there!

 Shelly Perez, Massage Therapist / Stretch Therapist

Shelly Perez is a superb and well sought out after board-certified Massage Therapist who completed her education at Everest College. She is dedicated to helping clients find relief from both acute and chronic pain, injury, and stress. She specializes in deep tissue, sports massage, prenatal massage, but is as well-versed in many other forms of manual therapies. With 16 years of experience and hundreds of clients under her care, she offers customized massage treatments tailored to your individual needs.

In addition to massage therapy, Shelly has over a decade of experience working in chiropractic offices, where she has played a role both in the back office helping the doctors with patient flow and with therapies, as well as in the front office helping patients navigate through their office experience.

Outside her practice, she enjoys staying active with hobbies like hiking and swimming, as well as cherishing quality time with my family.

Naomi Torres, Front-Office Coordinator

Naomi brings a diverse healthcare background, a passion for helping others, and a genuine love for connecting with people to the front office at Performance Chiropractic. As the front office coordinator, she handles scheduling, insurance, and workers’ compensation while serving as one of the first welcoming faces patients see when they visit the office. Her experience spans healthcare, emergency services, laboratory support, customer service, and patient care, giving her a strong foundation in communication, organization, and creating a positive experience for every patient. She is also a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant with experience in an OB/GYN setting and enjoys being part of a healthcare team that helps patients feel comfortable, supported, and cared for throughout their experience.

Outside of the office, Naomi is a wife and mom of two who enjoys spending time with her family, relaxing at the lake, and being outdoors. She also loves a great cup of coffee and finding ways to make life a little more fun.