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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Get Help for Your Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction, TMD or TMJD, often goes by the name Temporomandibular Disorder today. This is a serious disorder affecting the jaw joint. This joint includes the temporal bone that goes from the skull to the ears and connects with the jaw muscles. The jaw is, as you can imagine, one of the most important… Continue Reading

Summertime, and the Eating is Easy at the Standard Plaza

Karena works in the restaurant industry treating some well known chefs.  Chef Mullen who was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis has a new gig on the west side at the Standard Plaza.  Chef Mullen has written a book about how his condition has affected his way of life, his food choices and now his ideas for… Continue Reading

Charitable Work of ActiveCare Physical Therapy

Congratulations to ActiveCare Physical Therapy for winning the Physical Therapy Practice Challenge at the NYC Arthritis Walk 2012!  We were the top in fundraising and in members that represented our PT practice in this fundraiser.  We were honored with a booth (TENT #12) at the event and Karena was asked to lead the official warm-up… Continue Reading

Physical Therapy and Shin Splints

It’s spring and that means everyone is getting out and walking and running. ActiveCare Physical Therapists are treating a lot of outdoor activity induced injuries secondary to the warm weather. People are more active, but not necessarily conditioned for sports play and therefore, can become injured quickly. And a common injury this time of year… Continue Reading

2012 Arthritis Walk

Hi everyone! All of us at ActiveCare Physical Therapy hope that you are having a fantastic spring!  We would like to invite you to join our 2012 Arthritis Walk official team- let’s move together to help prevent arthritis! The walk begins at 10am on June 23rd in Battery Park. Our goal is to find 50… Continue Reading

Physical Therapy Treatment for Whiplash

Whiplash is the layman’s term for cervical strain/sprain injuries to the neck, usually caused by a car accident. The injury occurs when the head snaps forward and back very quickly, resulting in overstretching, or tears, in the muscle or ligament. Physical Therapy can help in recovery immediately after the injury as well as in the… Continue Reading

Rotator Cuff Repair Physical Therapy Rehabilitation

Physical Therapy is crucial after rotator cuff surgery, which involves sewing one of the rotator cuff muscles back together. The arm is completely immobilized for the first 4-6 weeks, meaning the arm is in a sling 24/7. This is to prevent any damage to what your surgeon has just fixed! The rehabilitation when the physician… Continue Reading

Physical Therapy help in healing a Quadriceps Tear

Physical Therapy oftentimes addresses musculoskeletal injuries. One recent injury that a high school soccer player of mine had was a quadriceps tear. It can be a subtle injury that can be difficult to detect … until it’s not, which is when my patient’s dad sent him to me for Physical Therapy treatment. A strain in… Continue Reading

Body Map to Kitchen Injuries

Karena Wu teamed up with Lucky Peach Magazine to share her insight into the world of cooking. Lucky Peach is the latest creation of Momofuku chef and owner, David Chang and Momofuku cookbook cowriter Peter Meehan. Karena has been working with restaurant industry professionals since 2004. This collaboration touches from top to bottom the number… Continue Reading

Physical Therapy for a Pulled Hamstring

A pulled hamstring is no joke, but the problem is that many times people don’t recognize the injury as serious and get timely treatment. That’s when Physical Therapy can help.  It’s common to take a wait-and-see approach, which can turn a few weeks of recovery time into a few months.  This is when it’s crucial… Continue Reading

Physical Therapist motivating New Yorkers to Exercise!

ActiveCare Physical Therapy partnered up with the AM New York publication and the TRIARQ community in an effort to increase motivation for New Yorkers to increase their physical fitness.  Being a part of this raises awareness of ActiveCare Physical Therapy as a name in rehabilitation as well as a facility that truly offers holistic, hands-on,… Continue Reading

“Celebrity Physical Therapist” – Karena Wu

Karena was honored to be cast as a ‘Licensed Physical Therapist’ in the DePuy Knee Exercise Video Series. She plays a Physical Therapist instructing a patient on how to do exercises as part of their Home Exercise Program. The videos were created for hospitals and their post-surgical patients. Some of the videos are showcased on… Continue Reading

Balance and Proprioception in Physical Therapy

Physical therapy rehabilitation always addresses our physical deficits, which are usually strength and flexibility. However, following an injury, along with weak and tight muscles, there is also a loss of proprioception in the joints. Proprioception is body awareness.  In the joints, there are receptors that give the body and the brain information about where the… Continue Reading

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