Cross Bay Physical Therapy - What Is Physical Therapy? Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Queens NY - Jeffrey Sadaya, DPT c br br br br Doctor of Physical Therapy Jeffrey Sadaya of Cross Bay Physical Therapy discusses what it means to be a Physical Therapist. br br br br 157-02 Crossbay Boulevard br Suite 202 br Howard Beach, NY 11414 br Phone (718) 835-0100 br Fax (718) 843-2233 br Cross Bay Physical Therapy treats medical conditions that can cause pain or limit function. Also called physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, he provides a full spectrum of care - from diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation - to restore maximum health and quality of life. br Cross Bay Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, P.C. offers the latest technologies and evidence-based therapies. By being a small, local, privately owned clinic, we are able to provide you with a higher quality of care. Below is a list of some but not all of our services. br • Back Pain br • Sport Injury br • Workplace Injury br • Stroke Rehabilitation br • Multiple Sclerosis br • Spinal Cord Injury br • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome br • Disabling Conditions br • Neck Pain br • Arthritis br • Cerebral Palsy br • Chronic Pain br • Brain Injury br • Pediatric Therapy br Coordinating Care br Cross Bay Physical Therapy listens to their patients and work with them to develop a customized course of treatment. This may include one or several nonsurgical treatments such as: br 1. Medication br 2. Physical therapy br 3. Assistive devices, such as a brace br 4. Support & home health products to aid and recovery br 5. Home exercise program br Cross Bay Physical Therapy believes manual therapy is necessary in the rehabilitation of most types of musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. Pain is often caused by a mechanical block to movement, movement dysfunction (too much or too little movement) or a strength imbalance. It is only able to be fully relieved by including manual therapy techniques along with therapeutic exercise, postural re-education, and traditional physical therapy modalities. Our doctors utilize a comprehensive approach and treat the cause of the problem (the dysfunction), thus restoring movement, reducing pain and improving function. This is known as getting you back to your life.