Body Align Physical Therapy

I came to see Jill when i realized that i am beginning to see Diastasis recti — The separation of the abdominal muscles — during my 5^th month of pregnancy. Jill was super reassuring, informative, knowledgeable and sweet and knew exactly what to do to help me repair my body. with her instructions and my dedication, i repaired my muscles within 2 months and my bump and baby are safe and happy :) i am so glad i found out about Jill right on time. i plan to go back to see her post labor, to make sure my pelvic floor is also healthy and recovered. If you are pregnant and want to experience your best, safest pregnancies, this is the woman you want to see!

My intelligent hasbend thought it would be a good idea to play basketball a month before an ironman race in Denmark !!!
He was wrong! sprained his ankle badly and couldn’t walk.
We came to see Jill and after 2 sessions and some PT work he was almost as good as new.
We ended up having a great triathlon despite his foot and the worst weather ever.
Thank you Jill.
Highly recommended.

This place was great only complaint was they were out of my network and the deductible is too expensive for me to continue going there. Casey my therapist was super nice and great at her job. A lot of one on one therapy and really focused on the my mechanics problems. Highly recommended.

This place is awesome. Dr. Carey is an excellent therapist. I received great care with very little discomfort. I have already recommended this place to others. I am already planning to return for another ailment. Thank God for this place.

My experience at Body Align PT was great. I’ve been having trouble with a herniated disk in my lower back and resulting sciatic nerve pain since a bad injury 6 years ago. I can go months without having trouble, but this past spring, I had the worst flare up since I was originally hospitalized for the problem. Nothing seemed to be helping – medicine could only take me so far, and the chiropractor was helping but not solving the problem. Finally I found this PT clinic and I have been so pleased with my results. Elaine is an awesome PT, she’s so friendly but doesn’t hesitate to tell it like it is. I always feel incredibly comfortable around her and trust her honesty. After several weeks of PT, I’ve finally started to feel more like myself, though I realize that a large part of the responsibility lies with me. If I don’t keep up my exercises, I start to feel weak again. Never the less, I had a great experience here and would definitely recommend it to anyone with chronic pain. I’m hoping that after a few more weeks of strengthening on my own, I’ll finally be able to get back into dancing and working out like I used to.

Elaine is very nice and knows her job really well: it took me only a couple of weeks of PT (of course I did the assigned exercises on a daily basis) and the pain (IS joint inflammation) passed.

You are in good hands with Jill! She has such a fantastic and supportive energy and will help you get back on your feet after injury. She helped me to relearn how to walk after I got myself out of all kinds of alignment because of bad plantar fasciitis. Plus she’s conveniently located in Union Square.

Beware the lunge! While they are great for muscle tone, if you don’t do them properly, your tendons can suffer. I didn’t do them properly and ruptured the tendon behind my ankle bone. Wearing any shoe with a heel sent me into excruciating pain. After podiatry appointments and MRIs, I landed in the capable hands of Jill and Elaine at Body Align. There was never a wasted moment in our sessions together, so I always felt like the hour was well spent. I worked with Elaine for the majority of the time and I liked the way she blended Eastern and Western medicine together in the treatments she performed. Is physical therapy fun? No, in most cases it hurts, but Elaine was always funny, patient, and kind, so it was as much of a pleasure as it could possibly be. She is gifted in knowing when to push and when to nurture, so I stayed positive and never gave up. After almost five months together, I am happy to say I’m able to rock some cute heeled boots this winter, but more importantly, I’ve gained a much better understanding of how my body works and what muscles I should rely on for things as simple as walking. I recommend these fine folks without reservation and will think of them fondly as I try on heeled sandals this spring.

I went in with upper back problems from the gym. (not knowing exactly what I was doing at the gym…) Elaine was an excellent educator who also has an amazing disposition. In a few short months I graduated from PT. Thanks to Elaine.

After I had a major abdominal surgery, I was searching for a PT who could really help me get my body and muscles engaged and active again. I did not want to go to a typical PT place where you meet with the PT for 15 minutes and then do the exercises on your own. I knew I needed a ton of support and guidance to make sure I was doing everything possible to be accurate in my movements and not just do crunches or something else that would hurt me.
I met with Jill for a consultation. She said that Elaine was an expert in pelvic floor therapy as well as reactivating damaged muscles. It have been working with Elaine for about 3 months. I am soooo happy I found them. With Elaine, I get one-​on-​one therapy for 45 – 55 minutes. She has taught me a lot so I know not only what to do, but why it works the way it does. She has made embarrassing questions and possibly uncomfortable situations incredibly comfortable and normal.
She broke down a ton of my scar tissue with intense massaging and slowly worked with me to increase my strength and regain muscle control.
I am so happy that I stumbled upon them. Everyone should be treated with such compassion and dedication as the clients at Body Align Physical Therapy do.

I started seeing Jill a few days after a very serious knee surgery. It was a difficult time in my life. I was in pain, feeling helpless, not able to work, and unsure if I’d ever fully recover. Fortunately, her practice is right at Union Square so the commute was easy even in crutches. Seeing her twice a week was really the highlight of a dark period in my life. She rehabilitated me physically and mentally.
In just over three months, I was feeling as if I was never injured. Now I run, bike, hike, and skate even better than I did before. Jill didn’t go easy on me, but it was worth all the effort to have such a full recovery. And Jill’s ability to technically explain the importance of everything we were doing gave me a lot of peace of mind.
Equally important to my physical therapy, Jill provided an attentive ear and kind heart during a traumatic time. She is so genuine, patient, and pleasant to be around. I never felt like just another patient, but like an individual whom she really cared for. I believe it went a long way in my recovery and I don’t know where I’d be without her.

I have seen Jill over the past year and a half for a multitude of ailments after my third baby, and she has been excellent at helping me with every one! It is always a pleasure to visit her office and very easy to make appointments.
Jill has a unique knowledge of women’s postpartum needs, including pelvic and low back pain. She helped break up scar tissue I had for a long time. I came in barely able to walk from low back pain and within a few weeks the pain was gone. I also now have some effective ways to ward off shoulder and back pain, including a better work station setup.
What I love best about Jill though is that I know she really cares about me and my body. She tailors her treatment and «homework» to my situation in a way I have not seen before. I wish I met her a decade earlier!

I am 4 ½ months postpartum and after learning I had developed an abdominal diastasis during pregnancy I knew I absolutely had to call Jill at Body Align. My partner along with several of my former league mates with the Gotham Girls Roller Derby have grown to value Jill and her work as a physical therapist.
Jill provides excellent customer service. She is always encouraging and seeks to truly understand your individual experience with injury and recovery. Jill helped me work to heal my diastasis within two months. After taking the initial workshop «Mummy Tummy» offered by Jill and her colleagues, I went back for two additional individual sessions with Jill before «graduating» from treatment.
Jill’s work and commitment to her client’s needs is surpassed only by her positive energy and charming personality.
Chris V
Brooklyn, NY

For the past year, I was plagued with lower back and pelvic pain. Doctors assured me I was fine, and visits to the chiropractor along with acupuncture helped. But I needed a solution that would prevent this from ruining my life. I am a 30 year old man, and a former athlete at that, so this kind of pain was not something I was used to.
I visited Jill at Body Align PT, and in three visits, my entire world changed. Her attention to the specific pain I was feeling was the most sympathetic and practical I had experienced. I didn’t know how the exercises she prescribed would help me, but by my second visit, I could detect a significant change in the way I was sitting, walking and feeling.
Whatever your issue is, I advise talking with Jill to get the treatment you deserve. I would enthusiastically say I will go to her with any future ailments, but let’s hope I don’t have any future ailments to speak of! Should I injure myself again, though, I will not waste a moment, and I will be sure to revisit Body Align PT until I am back on track.