What is Physical Therapy?

After you have been seen and diagnosed by a physician, a physical therapist may treat you. In a comfortable private room, a physical therapist will help you with a combination of pain-relieving methods, including hands-on manipulation, therapeutic exercise, cold laser, ultrasound and TENS. Our physical therapists use techniques from all over the world and are constantly increasing their knowledge with workshops and continuing education.

Our therapists are trained in McKenzie technique, cranial-sacral, Feldenkrais, yoga and many other modalities.

You usually need a prescription for physical therapy, which you can obtain from a referring physician or from one of our staff physicians.

Rutvi Patel, P.T.
Rutvi Patel earned her Physical Therapy degree from M.S. University, India, in 2006. She graduated from George Mason University in Virginia with a Masters in exercise physiology. Her work has included service at a charitable clinic that treats orthopedic problems, which has deepened her knowledge of musculoskeletal therapy techniques and options. Rutvi's focus is orthopedic and manual therapy for spinal problems and her continuing education in Paris, McKenzie and Maitland approaches. She is also proficient in the treatment of sacroiliac joint derangement, and recently became an American Physical Therapy Association Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS).

Purnima Singh, P.T.
Purnima graduated summa cum laude with a Master's Degree in Physical Therapy from Howard University. She has more than five years of experience treating orthopedic problems. Her patients praise her compassion and intelligence, creativity and persistence. Purnima believes in using all possible methods to relieve chronic and acute pain. Her skill base is eclectic and she excels at crainial sacral therapy, McKenzie method, visceral manipulation, yoga and other methods, including subtle mind-body techniques. She specializes in back pain, post-operative rehabilitation and geriatric problems. Her research thesis was a study of the effects of yoga on Parkinson's Disease.

Samantha Dulak, P.T.A.
Sam has a Bachelors in Health Science from Mercy College and more than twenty years of experience in the field of orthopedic sports medicince and rehabilitation. She worked at the Hospital for Special Surgery for six years, gaining extensive knowledge of treatment following total hips/knees/shoulders/spinal/foot and ankle surgery. Sam, who specializes in chronic pain management, along with back and neck issues, is known for her kindness. Her focus on postural alignment and body mechanics helps prevent overuse injuries. Some of the non-PT tools she uses are Pilates, yoga, and balance and coordination training, and amazingly she can do all this in English,Spanish,French,Italian,Gerrman,Hindi and Gujrati.

Sheraz Syed, P.T.
Sheraz received his PT degrees from the University of Western Ontario and the University of Karachi. He has been practicing since 2002. Sheraz was the Sports Orthopedic Clinical Director for NY Physical Therapy. His areas of specialty are the shoulders and cervical spine. He trained in the Functional Movement Screen created by Gray Cook.