Fit Club Dumbo Physical Therapy

"I feel very fortunate and grateful that I came across NY Fit Club Dumbo. Trusting this practice has impacted my wellbeing and fitness tremendously and has greatly improved my quality of life as an active New Yorker This is not your typical physical therapy practice. It can give you everything that physical therapy offers + advanced individually tailored strategy for more complex cases especially if you look to transition to fitness or improve your training at the gym after recovering from injury, joints wear and tear or deal with muscle imbalances. I would describe it best as the most efficient way to bridge the gap between physical therapy and the gym . This was the missing piece for me as an active New Yorker who is learning to lift weights and aspire to be in amazing shape and also pain free. When I discovered the practice a few months ago I was looking to address nagging knee pain and shoulder pain which have been bothering me for over a year prior while also having someone help me with big muscle imbalances, which I have developed most likely while learning to lift weights. My form for compound movements like barbell squats, RDL's etc. was off and I needed someone to correct it based on my body anatomy and specific concerns and teach me how to create a solid foundation, lift weights safely and pain free. I have been to therapy at another place in BK for a year and also worked with a personal trainer for several months. Surprisingly to me it felt like there was a gap between therapy and the gym. Both professionals had limited knowledge and skill only to their specific field. I needed a more individually based approach from a highly skilled professional. Someone who had physical therapist + personal trainer knowledge and skills. And this is where I luckily discovered Fit Club Dumbo and Dr. Kellen who is a super star physical therapist and the CEO of the practice. I sent him my relevant medical history. He looked over through everything, listened to me very carefully, did an evaluation of my left and right sides and was immediately able to point out my exact muscle imbalances. Then he gave me specific exercises to do at home everyday that were actually challenging in a good way. Week later of me doing those consistently I started feeling my glute that I couldn't feel prior during hip thrust or RDL now working. It took just a week (1 session with Dr. Kellen + my own discipline and following his instructions to the tie) to transform entirely my work outs. And that translated into my day to day life too. The stronger and better the quality of my lifts, the less pain during my day to day activities. I could run up the countless stairs at York Street Subway Station pain free + I felt like a brand new person at the gym. My body felt completely differently while performing my usual exercises. I was blown away! The type of expertise I have been lucky to experience at NYC Fit Club was on a completely different level! And this is not a quick fix. It is just the right fix! I do everything Dr. Kellen tells me religiously everyday because I know it works! And my medical doctor has confirmed it too! I am very grateful and strongly believe that I am finally on the right path. I feel like my short and long term health goals are very achievable because NYC Fit Club Dumbo has created an effective individually tailored system to support me in accomplishing them which to me is incredibly valuable! Dr. Kellen has helped me with my barbell back squat, barbell front squat, bulgarian split squat variations, barbell RDL, Bi- Stance dumbbell RDL, hip thrust and others. Anything I ask him regarding weight lifting or joint/ muscle pain he always addresses very adequately and effectively and creates a way for me to train safely and pain free. If you are someone who is experiencing stagnation, frustration and hitting a wall like me on your health and fitness journey and need highly skilled professionals to look at your problem from different angles I highly recommend this place it"

"I started visiting Kellen after pulling a pec muscle pretty hard, and would not have been able to compete in Hyrox without him! I was able to both heal the muscle and get my full strength back. I HIGHLY recommend Fit Club Dumbo."

"I'm tremendously grateful I was referred to this PT team. They're extremely helpful, supportive and knowledgeable. Special thanks to Kellen as he was my therapist, he takes time to listen carefully to your specific issues, is very patient and answers any questions thoroughly, and makes treatment plan accordingly. After all the pts i had im more confident now on my ability of doing different activities. Highly recommended."