Unique services for your unique needs.

Sports and Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Our program is customized to fit your unique needs, and our therapists will thoroughly evaluate your condition. Afterward, we will develop a customized program to increase your strength, mobility and endurance. We work in close partnership with your physician to minimize chances of re-injury and to care for all your pre-op and post-surgical rehab needs.

With a staff of advanced physical therapists, we can speed along your recovery from:
• Back & neck pain • Knee & ankle injuries
• Shoulder injuries • Sprains & strains
• Torn ligaments • Fractures
• Stress injuries

We are comfortable treating even the most challenging patients and helping them return to health and the full enjoyment of life.

Center for Spine Health

We treat a lot of back pain.  And no wonder: 80% of adults experience an acute episode of back pain annually and 70% have recurrences. That’s a lot of people in pain.  Too many as far as we are concerned. We seek to promote a lifetime of good health, fun-filled activities and back safety.

H&D’s Spine Health aims to achieve the lowest recurrence rate of back pain in the Metropolitan New York Area. 

Specializations Include:

• Spinal Stabilization & Strengthening Program

• Manual Therapies (joint mobilizations, myofascial release, trigger points, osteopathic techniques, cranio-sacral therapy)

• McKenzie Evaluation & Treatment approach

• Pelvic floor muscle evaluation
 

Pelvic Pain & Continence Rehabilitation

H & D Physical Therapy’s Pelvic Pain & Continence Rehabilitation program is a unique and comprehensive program committed to dealing with the healthcare needs associated with  

• Female/male pelvic pain • Female/male incontinence

Your accessibility to these services is unsurpassed, because we have four physical therapists who have extensive training and knowledge in Pelvic Pain & Continence Rehabilitation. In fact, we are one of the few NY practices that accepts insurance for all of the following conditions:

Pelvic Pain:  Pelvic pain, vulvodynia, coccydynia, levator ani syndrome, organ disease, dyspareunia, abdominal pain, vestibulitis, piriformis syndrome, interstitial cystitis, non-bacterial prostatitis

Continence Rehabilitation:  Urinary urgency & frequency, urinary/fecal incontinence, organ prolapse

For more information about Pelvic Pain & Continence Rehabilitation

Women’s Health Program
Because expectant women have unique healthcare needs, we've established a Women’s Health Program. We have a table specially designed for providing physical therapy to pregnant women, and we can help you with:

• Low back & hip pain • Sciatica & pelvic pain • Aching feet & swelling

We’re one of the only private practices in town offering prenatal physical therapy services!

We also provide women with the following services:
• Postnatal exercise instruction
• Osteoporosis education & treatment

Better Balance & Falls Prevention

H&D’s Balance Specialists are concerned about the high prevalence of balance disorders in older adult populations. However, the prevalence of Balance Disorders among older adults does not mean they are a normal process of aging. 

H&D’s Balance Better Program is committed to working with older adults to give them the training, education, and tools they require to maintain optimal balance.  

H&D Physical Therapy provides comprehensive treatment for the broadest range of Balance Disorders. 

• neurological,
• vestibular, and/or
• musculoskeletal deficit.

We treat Balance Disorders at their cause:

• loss of tri-plane mobility,

• lack of proprioceptive input,
• muscle recruitment deficits.

Our Older Adult-friendly Methodology that delivers measurable functional improvement and includes Personal Fall Risk &  Home Fall Risk Assessment.

Chronic Pain & Headache Rehabilitation
Our goal is to help relieve your pain and ultimately improve your quality of life. A combination of techniques and approaches is used to balance your body, including craniosacral therapy, myofascial/connective tissue release, soft-tissue mobilization, muscle energy technique, nerve tension technique, acupressure, movement reeducation and Tai Qi/QiGong exercises.

A significant number of headaches are caused by problems in the cervical spine, so we also use the McKenzie Method to evaluate your headaches and, where appropriate, establish an individualized treatment program.

Workplace Health Program
Our goal is to promote a healthy and safe workplace by focusing on proper spine alignment and healthy body mechanics. Our physical therapists provide an affordable answer to the treatment and prevention of work-related injuries.

We utilize the McKenzie Method of rehabilitation that assesses repetitive movements and develops a mechanical treatment strategy. This strategy is then aimed at not only resolving your current symptoms, but also at long-term prevention.

Our Workplace Health Program provides:
• Educational seminars at your workplace
• Back & neck care — learn exercises to help prevent back & neck pain
• Injury prevention — learn how to help prevent repetitive-stress injuries
• Instruction in proper posture & body mechanics
• Ergonomic consulting