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​orthopedic and pelvic physical therapy.

New team member: Cynthia Chernyavsky

2/8/2021

 
Cynthia Chernyavsky
With over 28 years of experience, Connect PT welcomes Cynthia Chernyavsky, PT, MDT, RYT to our physical therapy team.

She has treated hundreds of cervical, thoracic and lumbar conditions involving pain and physical impairments, many related to pelvic floor dysfunction. In her free time, Cynthia practices yoga and became a certified instructor.

​Fun fact: Cynthia's dad taught her how to play chess at the age of 9. She became so good that she was able to bet on chess games during physical therapy school to help her get through college!


Read more about Cynthia here.

Ultrasound imaging for constipation

12/20/2020

 
Get a glimpse of Connect PT's rehabilitative ultrasound with Bryn Zolty, PT. We can use the ultrasound to teach proper pelvic muscle coordination and help conditions like functional constipation.
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Watch the overview video below.

Patient cheat sheet of our most common exercises

1/7/2019

 
Our dedicated team of therapists are constantly creating ways for patients to stay compliant with their home program. Many people are confident in their exercise form at the office, but sometimes the knowledge seeps out after they walk out the door…

Check out our refresher videos on our patient's section (scroll down to the bottom). Marzena Bard, PTA, CYT, demonstrates your favorite exercises like “cat-cow” and “thread the needle”--you won’t forget them again!
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What's new: cupping therapy

6/22/2018

 
By Bryn Zolty, PT
Cupping therapy
Cupping therapy has added another element of therapeutic release for our patients at Connect PT. Cupping has been around for over 3500 years in ancient Egyptian and Chinese Medical texts. It is a method of placing or sliding cups on various body parts using heat or suction to create a negative pressure to mobilize the tissue. 
Its proposed treatments include a wide range of ailments, such as improving lymph drainage, improving blood flow, decreasing pain, and even drawing out infections.   

​Our therapists use one of the more gentle methods, gliding cupping, as a way of decompressing the soft tissues with lotion/oil to increase motion and decrease pain. A patient can feel gentle suction, stretching, or slow gliding of the cup. This is unlike the prolonged, static placement of the cups, as performed on some Olympic athletes. Our patients benefit by: increasing blood flow and removal of stagnant blood, softening/releasing scar tissue and adhesions, releasing trigger points and "muscle knots", improving tissue mobility/flexibility, and relaxing muscles. We have had success using cupping therapy with many conditions, like low back pain, pelvic pain, hip pain, stuck scars, constipation, and much more!

Recommended resources: video lessons from our therapists

6/5/2018

 
Connect PT videos - lessons from our therapists
Connect PT is proud to announce the new “lessons from our therapists” video series!

Our therapists provide answers to commonly asked questions, explain the benefits of therapy for pelvic conditions, and demonstrate self-help techniques and exercises. View them on our YouTube channel or here on our website at connectpt.org/videos.

Building our Community on Facebook

7/17/2017

 
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Check out our Facebook page for polls, posts and articles on anything pelvic health! We're committed to increasing awareness of intimate issues, allowing those who need help most to find it.
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For a preview, comment on articles like "What IS Pelvic Physical Therapy and Why Doesn't EVERYONE Know About It?" from Pelvic Guru on posts like this. Tell us what you want to hear, weigh in on discussions, and be sure to "like" our page for updates.

What's New: Gentle Yoga Class

6/10/2016

 
Gentle Yoga Class - Tibetan singing bowl
Connect PT is excited to offer our new Gentle Yoga class, accompanied by guided meditation and relaxation to the sound of Tibetan singing bowls. The bowls create sounds to restore normal vibratory frequencies in the body. The harmonic  vibrations of the Tibetan singing bowls engage the relaxation reflex, slow down the respiratory and heart rates, and disrupt the pain reflex to promote a positive sense of well-being.

​​The Gentle Yoga class with meditation is taught by Marzena Bard, PTA the first Thursday of each month.

Energy Medicine and Autoimmune Disease

1/28/2016

 
The use of alternative medicine in combination with conventional medicine has been increasing in recent years. “Conventional medicine, at its foundation, focuses on biochemistry of cells, tissue and organs. Energy Medicine, at its foundation, focuses on the energy fields of the body that organize and control the growth and repair of cells, tissues, and organs….” (David Feinstein, PhD).

Energy Medicine is useful in the management of autoimmune disorders to bolster the body’s energetic foundation, mobilize its inherent healing forces, create space to move toxins, release restrictions and stress, and re-establish connections between the right and left sides of the brain to the right and left sides of the body. Connect PT's Karen Bruno, PT uses these principles of Energy Medicine in combination with traditional techniques to teach patients how to easily and comfortably engage in self-healing to reduce pain and stress for greater balance, resilience, and adaptability.

New Pediatric Pelvic Program

7/16/2014

 
Connect Physical Therapy is pleased to offer a program designed to treat children with bladder or bowel elimination disorders. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), up to 10% of 5-year-olds experience urine leakage during the day, and up to 30% of 4-year-olds experience urine leakage at night.
pediatric pelvi program kids
​Constipation, which accounts for almost 5% of pediatric office visits, can also contribute to urine leakage or urgency.

Our program educates children, teenagers, and families about normal anatomy and physiology, and uses safe, non-invasive modalities like: sEMG biofeedback, exercise, and behavioral training to treat pelvic conditions like stress incontinence, urge incontinence, bed-wetting, and constipation. We hope to minimize the social impact on this underserved population, and improve the quality of life of these children before they transition into adulthood.
​(Constipation in Children. (2013).Retrieved June 9, 2014 from http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/constipationchild/#common Urinary Incontinence in Children. (2012). Retrieved June 9, 2014 from http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/uichildren/index.aspx)
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  • Home
  • About
    • Michelle Dela Rosa, PT, DPT, PRPC
    • Karen A. Bruno, PT, DPT, PCES
    • Bryn Zolty, PT, DPT, PRPC, BCB-PMD, PCES
    • Katelyn (Kate) R. Sheehan, PT, DPT, ATC
    • Jennifer Watt, PT, DPT
    • Shraddha Wagh PT, DPT
    • Rosalind Cox-Larrieux, PT, MPT, PRPC
    • Giselle Oriendo, PT, CLT
    • Becca Ironside, PT, MSPT
    • Marzena Bard, PTA, CYT, PCES
    • Donna Zamost, PTA, PCES
  • Services
  • New Patients
  • Existing patients
    • Patient Cheat Sheet
    • Pelvic Floor Relaxation
    • Core Strengthening
    • Hip Strengthening
    • Pelvic Correctives
  • Videos
    • Female pelvic pain
    • Male pelvic health
    • Meditation
    • Back pain
    • Pregnancy & postpartum
    • Yoga
  • Ask us
  • Blog
  • Location