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STAFF SPOTL I GHT Welcome Dr. Liz Antonucci!

Liz Antonucci, PT, DPT, CSCS Dr. Liz Antonucci grew up in Nesconset, New York and graduated from St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip. Liz attended Widener University where she played softball all 4 years while graduating Summa Cum Laude with her bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She then went on to attend Widener University’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program graduating in May 2019. While at Widener, Liz was apart of the Chester Community Physical Therapy Clinic board and served as the Fund Officer for her 3 years in the program. Liz was awarded The Physical Therapy Faculty Award and The Physical Therapy Academic Excellence Award upon graduation.

PROFESSIONAL CARE PT & REHABILITATION NOW OFFERS PERSONAL TRAINING • WEIGHT TRAINING • AEROBIC TRAINING • BODY SCULPTING • WELLNESS TRAINING • CIRCUIT TRAINING • WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS AND MORE Contact our East Patchogue office for rates and scheduleaFREEevaluationwithoneofourCertified Personal Trainers!

NEW ATHLET I C PERFORMANCE D I V I S I ON! Professional Care Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation is proud to introduce PCAP , our new Athletic Performance Division! Our Goal in establishing the P rofessional C are A thletic P erformance division was to provide local athleteswithaplace to train thatencompassesall facetsofsportsperformance trainingunderoneroof. Our team strives to provide our athletes with customized programs rooted in high-quality, evidence- based training that is tailored to each athlete’s specific needs. These programs are designed based upon our comprehensive athlete evaluation. All things are considered from the athlete’s age, training experience, time frame to train, strengths/weaknesses, athletic goals, and movement quality and are customized to peak with the athlete as their season begins. Each program focuses on: Dr. Antonucci’s clinical experiences include a rotation at Island Sports Physical Therapy outpatient clinic and an acute care rotation at Northwell’s Huntington Hospital. During her time in Widener’s DPT program, Liz had the opportunity to attend The APTA Combined Sections Meeting in New Orleans in February 2018 and The APTA National Student Conclave in Providence in October 2018. Both of these conferences helped to further Dr. Antonucci’s interests in orthopedics and manual therapy. Liz also became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist in September 2018 to further her understanding of athletic performance to enhance her treatment of her athlete patient population. Liz’s clinical interests include working with patients of all ages in the orthopedic setting. Dr. Antonucci plans to continue and expand her knowledge through current evidence-based practice and courses including manual therapy focused continuing education to be able to help her patient’s achieve their goals. Dr. Antonucci has been a member of the APTA since 2017. Outside of physical therapy, Liz coaches for a travel softball team organization. Liz has a special interest in nutrition and injury prevention in adolescent athletes, which she looks to improve upon by attaining her ISSA Sports Nutrition Certification in the future.

MOLDING NEW FUTURES

On May 30th, we had the pleasure of spending the evening celebrating the accomplishments of this year’s gifted graduates of The Patchogue-Medford High School, class of 2019. Each year, Professional Care Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation provides a scholarship to a deserving graduate who will be pursuing a career in the field of Physical Therapy. We are happy to announce that Ms. Dayna Torre was the recipient of this year’s scholarship! Congratulations to Dayna and all of the students this year. We wish them much success in their future endeavors and we are honored to be a part of this annual event.

· Conditioning/energy systems development · Injury Prevention · Nutritional programming · Body composition

· Linear speed development · Multi-directional speed/agility training · Strength/ power training · Plyometrics

With the use of our PCAP Movement Analysis Software and our Bar Velocity Monitoring System, our Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists are able to analyze each athletes’ movement patterns and force output to gain an overall view of the athlete’ performance profile. This data allows us to focus specifically on an athletes technical proficiency/mechanics and force generating capabilities at a level of detail not commonly seen. For more information about this program, please contact our East Patchogue office to schedule an evaluation with one of our Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists!

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