About ActiveCare Physical Therapy®

The Best Physical Therapists in NYC Our therapists are licensed in New York State and active members in the American Physical Therapy Association. We have advanced training in joint mobilization and myofascial release techniques. We are dedicated practitioners with a passion for the profession and a comprehensive, holistic approach to treatment and healing. We treat… Continue Reading

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Karena Wu contributes to NY Parenting

Monica DeClerico Brown discusses parenting back to school issues.  Backpacks are getting heavier and heavier and can cause injury to your children.  Karena offers tips and information on what to be on the lookout for to help avoid injury.  (Click picture below for article.) Continue Reading

Best PT NYC 2013 welcomes Natalie Cantrell

Natalie Cantrell is an Oregonian recently graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Health and Exercise Science. She has a passion for dance of both classical and contemporary techniques. She aspires to continue learning about injury, rehabilitation, and whole-body wellness, intending to put her knowledge to use as a future physical therapist.… Continue Reading

Best PT NYC Karena Wu featured on Dr. Oz’s Sharecare

Karena Wu participates in Dr. Oz’s Sharecare, an online healthcare professional community. After appearing on Dr. Oz to discuss Elastic Therapeutic Taping, Karena was asked to speak more about it with their team of professionals.  She appears in 4 videos discussing the topic of tape and neck and shoulder pain.  Click picture below for video… Continue Reading

Best PT NYC 2013 welcomes Kelly Picciurro

Kelly Picciurro was born in Marlboro, NJ and lived there until she entered college in the fall of 2009. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in psychology. She will enter a physical therapy program in the fall of 2014 in order to fulfill her wish to become a physical therapist.… Continue Reading

The Hard Truth About a Torn ACL

Until they suffer a devastating knee injury, many people don’t even know they have an ACL. What is it, and what does it do? One of the four major ligaments of the human knee, the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) binds the back of your thigh bone, or femur, to the front of your shin bone… Continue Reading

Practicing Pilates for Prevention of Running Injuries

While many remember him as having an impressive physique, even in later years, Joseph Pilates, stalwart inventor of the popular Pilates Method of exercise, started out in life as a rather unhealthy child. In order to improve his own physical fitness, he spent a good deal of time studying anatomy and developed himself as a… Continue Reading

Rock the Plank for Better Core Engagement

Whether you’re going for rock hard abs or just a strong, healthy core that will support your spine and keep you from developing back problems, doing thousands of crunches daily will not get you there! First of all, a crunch only works six to seven muscles and ignores opposing muscle groups, which also need to… Continue Reading

Putting an End to Low Back Pain

If you’re suffering from lower back pain, you’re in good company. At some point in time, almost everyone on the planet experiences back pain severe enough to interfere with work or daily activities. Back pain is the most common cause of job-related disability in the U.S., as well as a leading cause of missing work.… Continue Reading

Kinesio Tape Sweeps London’s Olympic Games

At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, the only thing brighter than the athletes’ uniforms was the brilliant multi-colored tape that seemed to adorn various body parts of nearly every athlete that attended. What exactly is that stuff? That “stuff” is Kinesio tape, a form of elastic therapeutic tape applied by specially trained physical… Continue Reading

Expansion of space–Best PT NYC

ActiveCare Physical Therapy is proud to announce that we have taken on more space.  We were able to secure an additional 450 square feet so as to accommodate our growing practice.  We hope you enjoy the new space and your time during rehabilitation with us.  We do our best to make your treatment the best… Continue Reading

2013 NYC Arthritis Walk, Sunday May 19th

ActiveCare Physical Therapy is participating in the 2013 NYC Arthritis Walkin Battery Park City on Sunday, May 19th.  Last year, we won the Physical Therapy Practice Challenge and were honored with a booth.  Karena was also asked to lead the warm-up stretch before the official walk began.  This year, Karena teams up with the Arthritis… Continue Reading

Welcome Destiny to Best PT NYC!

Destiny Boliscar – PT Aide Destiny Boliscar was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.  She is an aspiring nursing student and has received her Certified Clinical Medical Assistant certificate this past August 2012.  Her goals are to become a Nurse Practitioner and to open up her own clinic.  She likes to surround herself with… Continue Reading

Meet Muh-yu at Best PT NYC

Muh-yu Lee Muh-yu Lee originates from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She is currently a Doctor of Physical Therapy student at The New York University. She starting working at ActiveCare Physical Therapy in January 2013 to increase her knowledge of patient care as she finishes her program at NYU. Muh-yu enjoys the outdoors, working out, traveling, and… Continue Reading

To Stretch or Not to Stretch

Hot off the presses – if it hurts, don’t do it! Since Jack La Lane first introduced the concept of fitness to the American public, we’ve been programmed to bend over and try to touch our toes as a prelude to exercise, gritting our teeth in pain as our hamstrings cry out in agony. More… Continue Reading

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