About Jordan

Dr. Jordan Peoples grew up in Huntington Beach, CA and went on to study Kinesiology at Cal State Long Beach before earning her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Washington University in St. Louis. But her path to PT wasn't exactly a straight line.

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Before becoming a physical therapist, Jordan spent over a decade competing on the USA National Karate Team, earning a third-degree black belt in Karate and a first-degree black belt in Judo. A series of knee injuries cut her competitive career short — but in a way, that's what set everything else in motion. Going through injury and recovery firsthand gave her a perspective on rehab that you can't learn in a classroom.

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She moved to Kailua-Kona in 2022 and quickly found her people on the pickleball courts at Holua Racquet & Paddle. She's been helping pickleball players move better, recover from injuries, and get back on the court ever since.

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Dr. Jordan loves helping people recover from injuries with treatment through a movement pattern lens — meaning she's less interested in chasing symptoms and more focused on finding out why the problem happened in the first place. Every client gets a thorough movement assessment at the start so that the program is built around their body and their goals, not a generic protocol.

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The Dink Lab was born out of a simple idea: the best place to help pickleball players stay healthy is right where they play. No clinic waiting rooms, no doctor referrals, and no one-size-fits-all programs — just expert, court-side care from someone who genuinely loves the game.