GETTING OLD, NOT AN EXCUSE TO GIVE UP!
"While you do lose some quickness, agility and range of motion, you NEVER lose your competitive spirit".
Luke Bongiorno
Luke Bongiorno is managing director and an owner of NY SportsMed. One of New York City´s most prominent physical therapists, Luke practices a "hands-on" approach, combining his advanced manual skills, including trigger point therapy and myofascial release with neuromuscular/exercise re-education, optimizing his patient´s recovery and performance. Because of his impressive success rate, New York City´s leading surgeons refer their most difficult cases to Luke to help their patients return to optimal function and prevent recurrent injury.
Among the most highly regarded in his field, Luke is in demand internationally as an educator, certifying other therapists at a mastery level in advanced manual skills. This year Luke has been booked to teach advanced skills courses to elite physical therapists in Lisbon, San Paulo, Houston, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, Australia, Johannesburg, Holland and New York City. Luke has a strong belief that education improves the quality of his industry. He teaches courses on Manual Therapy, myofascial release, trigger point therapies, Neurofascial mobilization, and spine pathology.
Luke is certified as a personal trainer by the International Sports and Fitness Training Association (ISFTA) and an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, as well as the Sports Physical Therapy Association.
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REFERREES TAKE NOTE!
Maybe a short lesson in biomechanics and movement patterns, may have prevented a red card handed out to Australian player Harry Kewell by the referee, Roberto Rossetti.
Tight Hip Flexors . . . A Pain In the Neck?
Clinically if a patient is hypersensitive to touch in the cervical spine, trigger point release of the psoas can provide a reduction in sensitivity. I encourage therapists to s tart performing Thomas tests on your patients who describe unilateral neck pain, especially if they have a history of a ...
Spine Stabilization
Luke teaches Sarah how to stabilize her spine using her core muscles properly.