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RESCHEDULED to Monday, April 30th 2018 @ 7:00 PM Park Sports Physical Therapy – Park Slope 142 Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215 Register for the Runner’s Injury Prevention Workshop Here The presentation will be given by Boris Gilzon, PT, DPT, OCS, CHT owner of Park Sports PT, an avid runner and triathlete alongside Julie Petrusak, […]

Monday, April 9th, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Park Sports Physical Therapy – Clinton Hill 973 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11238 Register for the Brooklyn Half Marathon Crash Course The presentation will be given by Boris Gilzon, PT, DPT, OCS, CHT the owner of Park Sports Physical Therapy and an avid runner and triathlete, Nathon Turner, Certified […]

Presentation by Aaron Lentz, SPT & Igor Kozlov, PT, DPT of Park Sports Physical Therapy Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 @ 7PM Park Slope United 260 Jefferson Avenue, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11216 RSVP to the Workshop Here Join us for our very first injury prevention workshop at Park Slope United’s clubhouse presented by one of […]

By: Allison Benson, Physical Therapy student at Hunter College, graduating in May 2018 Worked with Kristin Romeo, PT, DPT With injury and with age, the joints of your body can be damaged by osteoarthritis, causing painful, aching joints. This pain can follow you throughout the day. You may feel stiff waking up, feel a dull […]

By Boris Gilzon, PT, DPT, OCS, CHT The Effectiveness of Spinal Stabilization Exercises for Back & Neck Pain There is no standard approach treating chronic lower back and neck pain. Although this may be unfortunate for many patients to hear, the good news is that there are many conservative methods to alleviate pain. While conditions like […]

By Boris Gilzon, PT, DPT, OCS, CHT In a 2006 health survey conducted by the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), knee pain was reported as the second most common cause of chronic pain in America. Another surprising statistic comes from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. They reported that “the knee is the most commonly […]

The Perfect Solution for Recovering Athletes If you’re a Brooklyn athlete and recently sustained an injury or underwent surgery on your lower body we have the perfect solution to get you running sooner. The AlterG Anti Gravity Treadmill uses NASA’s patented Differential Air Pressure Technology to “unweight” you, making it possible to run at a […]

Written by Kristin Romeo, DPT Edited by Alex Ariza What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a three-dimensional abnormal curvature of the spine. Everyone’s spine has a natural curvature to it, however, if that curvature progresses beyond a certain degree it can be classified as scoliosis. Scoliosis occurs equally among genders but girls seem to be more […]

Written by Nicole Liquori, DPT Edited by Alex Ariza In this article, we take a look at the process of one of our sports rehabilitation therapists, Nicole Liquori, DPT. From the initial evaluation to the treatment plan to the patient’s progress throughout, we will get to see and understand the physical therapist’s perspective. On the flip […]

Married couple, Michael and Lila R., are longtime patients of Park Sports Physical Therapy. Michael is a lifelong athlete having run 26 marathons during his lifetime. He has also been a member of the Prospect Park Track Club, a local running club in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Michael has over 30 years of running under his […]