Physical therapy is a special method of treatment for musculoskeletal and neurological conditions which uses physical exercises, manual therapy, and other techniques to restore health, improve pain, improve physical conditioning and increase functional working capacity for patients. You can expect for your Doctor of Physical Therapy to create a plan of treatment specific for you and your needs.

Physical therapy is provided by Doctors of Physical Therapy (DPT) . DPT’s are known as physiotherapists in many countries. Doctors of Physical Therapy are licensed health care professionals who may promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, prognosis, patient education, physical intervention, rehabilitation, disease prevention and health promotion. In addition, DPTs work with individuals to develop fitness and wellness programs for healthier and more active lifestyles.

Your Doctor of Physical Therapy will examine you after the first visit and draw up specific treatment plan for you based on your conditions and diagnosis. Most treatment plans range from 4-16 weeks, 2-3 times per week. Others may be shorter or longer based on your specific needs.

Appointments for physical therapy vary in length depending on your diagnosis and activity level. On average, a patient’s first visit lasts about 60-90 minutes. For the initial examination, we accept the documents, fill out the in-take form and examine the patient, then draw up a treatment plan. Follow up visits are between 45-60 minutes in length.

We recommend that you wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that will allow us to expose the area which needs to be treated. You should wear something which you feel comfortable exercising in.

1. Upon your arrival we will do a temperature screening to fulfil CDC and NYPTA COVID prevention guidelines.
2. You will be asked to fill in our Intake Form (please remember to bring your ID or Drivers License, as well as your Insurance Cards with you for the registration).
3. Following, your DPT will perform an initial evaluation and discuss your plan of care. The Therapist uses this information to set goals for your continued treatment.
4. At the end of the appointment, together we will schedule out your future visits plan and provide you with some instructions on what to do at home. In most cases this will include a Home Exercise Program to follow.

We work with most major insurance providers. Insurances accepted include:

• 1199 SEIU
• Aetna
• Anthem
• BlueCross BlueShield
• Eldercare
• Emblem
• Empire Plan
• Fidelis
• GHI
• Humana
• Medicare
• Medicare Advantage
• No Fault Insurance
• NYSHIP (NYS Health Insurance Program)
• Oxford
• Tricare
• UnitedHealthcare
• WellCare
• Worker’s Compensation

Our Clinic accepts self payments as well. To confirm we accept your insurance, please Call Us ahead of time and we can verify your coverage. If your insurance provider requires a co-pay, we will ask for this payment at each visit. We accept payments by cash, check or credit card.

On your first visit you’ll need to bring:

1. your ID or driver’s license
2. all insurance cards
3. Your physical therapy referral/script from your physician (if you have one). You may also visit our Clinic for treatment without having a referral, so do not worry if you don’t have one! Physical therapists in NYS are allowed to meet patients for the initial appointment without a referral.
4. Please wear comfortable clothes for the initial examination and exercising.

As of present moment we do not have interpreters on our staff, but we speak different languages: English, Español, українська, עִברִית, Italiano,русский, हिंदी, मराठी and ગુજિતિ!

You can always stop by our clinic in person to make an appointment or call us at 718-884-0444 during working hours. Our front desk staff will help you schedule the day and time that works best for you.