The key to successful physical therapy is empowering individuals by teaching them how to help themselves.
What is physical therapy?
Our favorite definition is: "The restoration of painless, subconscious movement." Before experiencing an injury or painful condition that alters your life, you likely never thought about how you moved. It's an easy thing to take for granted.
Physical therapists are skilled professionals who have the expertise to help guide you towards the above goal. In addition, we are experts in identifying potential areas of concern before the onset of pain. We believe the three key goals to master for lasting recovery are simple, rehabilitate, restore, and relearn.
Rehabilitate: Receive treatments designed to facilitate the process of recovery from injury, illness, or disease to as normal a condition as possible.
Restore: Address impairments of ranges of motion, motor control, strength and balance that may be negatively affected by injury and pain.
Relearn: You developed your movement capacity during the first years of your life. No instruction manual. No trainers. For a variety of reasons, these skills may erode. While the clock cannot be dialed back, it is never too late to relearn the patterns that help you perform to the best of your abilities.
“Our goal is not just to guide you out of pain, but it is also to help prevent you from getting into pain in the first place.”
James Horn, MSPT
Founder/Owner, Physical Therapist
Jim received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University, with a Bachelor of Science. He returned to school shortly afterwards where he earned his Masters in Physical Therapy from Columbia University.
Jim has worked with a diverse group of people with a wide range of physical therapy needs. Jim has worked with babies, teens and adults in several settings, including early intervention and the NYC Department of Education. The youngest client Jim worked with was 4 months old, while the oldest was 104 years of age. Jim greatly enjoys the different challenges that working across such a broad spectrum offers.
Jim’s interests in running, weight lifting, golf, and platform tennis (paddle) help him relate to his patients' goals of resuming their functional lives. Jim has continued his professional education in areas including knee, shoulder and spine rehabilitation, with a strong focus on manual interventions and active patient participation. More recently, Jim's continuing education has focused on the idea that finding the root cause of pain, rather than simply treating the pain directly, is vital for long-term therapeutic success. These courses include the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT) and Active Release Technique (ART).
Jim believes that a person’s successful rehabilitation begins with understanding what it is that motivates each individual to get well.
Jim currently lives in Garden City with his wife and three children.
Member of:
American Physical Therapy Association
Long Island Road Runners Club www.lirrc.org
