At Denville Medical, your licensed physical therapist's goal is to maximize your body's structure and increase its overall function for long-term health. To accomplish this, our physical therapists combine traditional and innovative techniques focused on increasing muscle strength and improving the body's range of motion. Our goal is to discover the root cause of your pain or mobility problems. That way, we can address the true reason why you need physical therapy, and work towards achieving long-lasting relief.
Of course, we understand that every patient is different. Your doctor can provide expert care in an encouraging environment by creating a customized treatment plan for you using modern, evidence-based research.
Some common reasons why patients need physical therapy at Denville Medical include:
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Sports Injuries Whether you are on the varsity team of your high school football team or a professional athlete, sports injuries are serious business. Our doctors and physical therapists will develop a plan to help you heal properly, so you can get back in the game sooner rather than later.
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Pre and Post Operation With decades of combined experience, our physical therapy experts know that there is a time for gentle healing and a time for aggressive physical rehab. Whether you are scheduled for surgery or have recently been released from the hospital, our therapists are here to help you recover, one step at a time.
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Neurological Issues At Denville Medical, we treat much more than sports-based injuries. Whether you're suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, or a vestibular problem, our therapists are trained and certified to help you regain your body's optimal functionality.
Life has a habit of throwing us curveballs. Sure, some surprises only hurt your bank account, like expenses around the home. But more serious incidents, like car wrecks, can inflict physical injuries causing long-term pain. Injury-related problems like neck and back pain affect many Americans daily. Even worse, many hardworking people turn to addictive pain medication and invasive surgeries for relief, only to find themselves deeper in a hole.
If you're in chronic pain or suffer from range of motion problems, you should know that options are available for safer, more effective pain relief. One of the most commonly used solutions is physical therapy. The main goal of physical therapy is to maximize your body's mobility and increase overall function. In order to accomplish this, physical therapy techniques focus on improving range of motion and building muscle strength.
Physical therapy helps people of all ages with illnesses, medical conditions, or injuries that limit their mobility and body functionality. At Denville Medical and Sports Rehabilitation Center, our doctors and physical therapists create customized physical therapy programs to help patients reclaim their lives.
When combined with diet and exercise, many patients are able to enjoy activities that they only thought possible with youth.
Some of the most common techniques that physical therapists use to help patients include:
From improper ergonomics at your office desk to injuries sustained in car wrecks, neck pain is a widespread problem. Taking the proper preventative steps to deal with pain provides relief and can prevent the need for surgery or medication.
Generally, there are two kinds of neck pain: chronic and acute. Acute pain shouldn't last for more than six weeks, while chronic pain can last months or even years. Physical therapy is one of the most recommended treatments for neck pain. Treatments often involve reducing neck exercise, strength training, and stretching. If you're suffering from acute or chronic neck pain, it's important to have tests done by a physical therapist to determine the extent of your injury.
Neck pain is caused by a wide range of problems, like:
After identifying the underlying cause of your condition, your physical therapist will develop a comprehensive treatment to address your pain and provide long-term relief.
Back pain is one of the leading causes of disability in America. Back pain can start innocuously as a small muscle ache but can quickly become a more serious problem that disrupts daily life. Like neck pain, the best way to address the issue is to understand the root cause so that surgery is avoided.
Also like neck pain, back pain is either chronic (longer than six weeks) or acute (less than six weeks). Back pain can be caused by a number of events, like lifting a heavy item or simply sitting wrong for too long. To determine the extent of your injuries, you will need one or more diagnostic tests, like X-rays or MRI scans. Once the root cause of your condition is revealed, your physical therapist will work with Denville Medical doctors to create a treatment plan tailored to your body.
Common conditions linked to back pain include:
Experiencing a herniated disc is something most people dread, but many have to endure. Luckily, PT plays a significant role in herniated disc recovery. Physical therapy not only provides immediate pain relief, it teaches patients how to condition their bodies to avoid worse injuries.
At Denville Medical, our physical therapists and doctors have years of experience helping patients rehabilitate from herniated discs. Patients benefit from several time-tested techniques to relieve pain.
After diagnostic testing, active and passive treatments can include:
Do your hips feel uneven or misaligned? Do you suffer from hip stiffness or pain when the weather changes? Are you having trouble getting around the house like you used to? Your hips bear most of your weight, so it's no surprise that hip pain is very common among Americans.
Fortunately, physical therapy has been proven to provide relief for people dealing with acute or chronic hip pain. As with other forms of pain, you will need diagnostic testing to determine the extent of your hip problems.
Some common causes of hip pain include:
Once your hip issues are properly diagnosed, it's time to find relief. Denville Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center offers several custom solutions, including acupuncture, chiropractic care, and personalized physical therapy.
Like hip pain, knee pain is a common condition in the U.S. and affects millions of people every year. Pain in the knee is caused by many things, including strains, injuries, age, and repetitive trauma. Sometimes, there's no apparent reason for knee pain. When it occurs, you may experience limited knee functionality, like difficulty standing, walking, sitting, and walking up and down stairs.
There are many conditions associated with knee pain, including:
If you notice symptoms like clicking or popping sounds, locking, inflammation, or sharp pains in your knee, physical therapy might be your best bet for relief.
Sometimes, surgery is the only option a patient can choose to alleviate pain from injuries and accidents. When this is the case, physical therapy plays a vital role before and after surgery.
To help you get a better sense of the scope of our physical therapy treatments, we're listing some of the most frequently asked questions that we receive at Denville Medical:
Answer : While some physical therapists rely on outdated techniques to treat patients, our team uses a combination of tried-and-true methods and modern strategies, including:
Answer : During your first visit with our physical therapist, we will complete a series of tests and screenings to establish a baseline for your care. You can expect to complete stability screenings, strength tests, and computerized range of motion tests. These tests ensure your doctor understands how your muscles are functioning. Once complete, your therapist will create a custom treatment plan for your physical therapy, so we can move forward with your care. During your time at Denville Medical, you should expect adjustments to your treatment plan as you make progress.
Answer : We get this question a lot, and we can certainly understand why. Unfortunately, we cannot provide you with an exact answer because every patient has different needs relating to their injuries and issues. Your level of stability and functionality depends on your condition, your goals, and your motivation to heal. For acute pain, patients typically experience relief in 2-3 weeks. Patients with forms of chronic pain usually feel optimal results after their first full course of therapy (4-6 weeks). Since our goal is to achieve maximum medical improvement, our doctors continuously monitor your progress and adjust treatment accordingly.
Whether you're dealing with chronic knee pain or acute back pain, relief is in sight. Rather than dangerous medicines and invasive surgeries, we specialize in non-surgical treatments like physical therapy. Our team of physical therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and primary care doctors have years of experience and work hand-in-hand to give you real pain relief.
If you're sick and tired of living life full of physical pain, now is the time to act. Don't let your body deteriorate â find your new lease on life at Denville Medical and Sports Rehabilitation Center.
973-627-7888BUTLER − The Butler football team lost its leading rusher to injury on the first play of Friday’s game at Hempsted Field.The Bulldogs still won their NJIC semifinal with visiting Becton, though, advancing to their first conference championship game, 28-13.Senior quarterback David Smith accounted for three to...
BUTLER − The Butler football team lost its leading rusher to injury on the first play of Friday’s game at Hempsted Field.
The Bulldogs still won their NJIC semifinal with visiting Becton, though, advancing to their first conference championship game, 28-13.
Senior quarterback David Smith accounted for three touchdowns − two through the air − and Yadi Perez (15 carries, 76 yards, TD) picked up the slack after senior Matt Barile was hurt on the opening kickoff.
“It was a non-contact injury,” Butler coach Jason Luciani confirmed afterward, though the extent of Barile’s injury remained unknown.
“Seeing him go down, it was a punch in the gut. But the kids answered, and they responded… Yadi did a really nice job of stepping in there.”
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Butler (7-0) will host the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference final next weekend. Its opponent will be the winner of Saturday’s Glen Rock-St. Mary semifinal in Rutherford.
“Getting to this moment is kind of surreal,” Bulldogs senior PJ Coffey said. “It’s the first time in school history we have the chance to win the NJIC title, and I think we have a great group of guys who can get that job done.
Becton fell to 6-1 but remains in position to get a home game in the North Group 2 playoffs.
In a 7-7 game midway through the second quarter, Butler faced fourth-and-goal from the 21-yard line following a sack and a penalty. The versatile Coffey lined up in the backfield, took a toss right, then threw a backward pass to Smith.
The QB then connected with Mikey Henehan in the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown, and Coffey kicked the PAT that gave his team the lead for good.
“We’ve worked on the play in practice, but we’d never done it in a game, because we didn’t really need to,” Coffey said. “And that was a great call by Coach L.”
► Smith completed 12 of 16 passes for 194 yards, two TDs and one interception. He rushed 12 times for 61 yards and the icing score with 4:50 to play.
► Coffey caught six passes for 128 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown on the opening drive of the second half.
► Becton QB Jonathan Palsi accounted for 211 yards of offense and both Wildcat touchdowns, adding an interception from his DB spot.
► The top defenders: Peyton Kibburz (sack) and Luca Toriello made six tackles apiece for Butler, and LB Patrick Lynch led Becton with eight tackles and a sack.
“We think we have one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful facilities in New Jersey. It’s a great setting, beautiful buildings around a beautiful turf. We’re excited to showcase our facilities and showcase our players in the premier small-school event in New Jersey.” − Luciani on Butler hosting the NJIC final.
BUTLER − Butler won a battle of unbeatens and secured its spot in the elusive New Jersey Interscholastic Conference playoffs.The Bulldogs, No. 11 in the North Jersey Public Top 20 rankings, took out Meadowlands division rival No. 20 New Milford, 41-7, on Friday night on the home blue turf in front of an...
BUTLER − Butler won a battle of unbeatens and secured its spot in the elusive New Jersey Interscholastic Conference playoffs.
The Bulldogs, No. 11 in the North Jersey Public Top 20 rankings, took out Meadowlands division rival No. 20 New Milford, 41-7, on Friday night on the home blue turf in front of an overflow crowd at Memorial Field in Morris County.
The win pushes Butler (5-0) into the NJIC playoffs for the first time since joining the small-school conference in 2018.
“Last year we were right there with Park Ridge. They beat us on our turf and that would have been our ticket to the NJIC playoffs, but we came up a little short,” Butler coach Jason Luciani said. “It’s nice to have almost all the kids back from last year and to come out and do something that has been their goal for four years.
“It feels really good to be a part of this conference. We’re really, really proud of this conference.”
Matt Barile scored two first-half rushing touchdowns, and quarterback David Smith and receiver Michael Henehan hooked up in each of the first two quarters as Butler scored on its first four series and five of seven to take a 35-0 lead into halftime.
PJ Coffey opened the scoring on the first series of the game when he barreled in from the 4-yard line to cap a three play, 54-yard drive just 58 seconds into the game.
Barile added to the lead when he scored on a 10-yard run with 4:38 left to play in the opening quarter. He peeled off a 52-yard run the play before to put the Bulldogs into the red zone.
“I felt comfortable running the ball tonight. I’ve been waiting all season and whenever they call my number, I’m ready. Every time I touch the ball, I’m looking to break a big play and kickstart the offense,” Barile said. “The line was great tonight. They opened up holes perfectly. I make sure after the game I give each one of the linemen a hug. I appreciate them. They’re the best.”
Smith hooked up with Henehan on a 9-yard scoring pass as time expired in the first quarter to open up a 21-0 lead. The duo did it again on the next series, this time from eight yards with 9:48 left in the first half and a 28-0 advantage.
“We practiced the game plan all week. We knew what we wanted and we got what we wanted,” Smith said. “We know the talent we have on offense let alone the defense and we know if we come out firing there’s not a lot of teams that can play with us.”
Butler clinched the NJIC Meadowlands division title, it’s first division title since joining the conference six years ago.
Butler has won its first five games of a season for the first time since 2013, Luciani’s first year as head coach.
The Bulldogs will meet Colonial division winner Becton (5-0) in two weeks in the NJIC semifinals. This year's conference playoffs will be the ninth in league history, and the championship game will be played on either Oct. 25 or 26. Rutherford has won the last three championships.
In five games, Butler has outscored its opponents, 213-27 with two shutouts.
∎ Barile finished with 121 yards on nine carries and two touchdowns.
∎ Smith carried the ball seven times for 49 yards and was 6 of 8passing for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
∎ Coffey rushed for 22 yards on three carries and a touchdown and had five tackles, a forced fumble and two interceptions on defense.
“What you’re seeing now is a culmination of all those hard-fought battles over the years. We’re battle-tested and maybe not from this particular season. But they’ve been through the ringer. They’re forged in fire and it’s showing up in the box score. Now what you’re seeing is a group of kids that had to go through it. This isn’t just happening. They had to fight and claw and scratch to get where they are and I’m proud of them.” – Luciani.
“This program has always been run well, especially because of coach Luciani. He’s done a great job throughout the years, including his involvement in the youth programs and getting us to even come here in general. Butler has a history of pride, strength and tradition. We take football to heart and it means a lot to accomplish our goals.”- Coffey.
BUTLER − The Rock and the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference football trophy have a new address this year.Butler earned the latter with Friday night’s 21-12 victory over Glen Rock at Hempsted Field in the ninth annual NJIC Tournament final.The Bulldogs joined the conference in 2018, the program’s 100th season. This year, they became the first team from outside of southern Bergen County to win the championship.Players carried the crystalline football trophy to the school’s traditional victory-...
BUTLER − The Rock and the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference football trophy have a new address this year.
Butler earned the latter with Friday night’s 21-12 victory over Glen Rock at Hempsted Field in the ninth annual NJIC Tournament final.
The Bulldogs joined the conference in 2018, the program’s 100th season. This year, they became the first team from outside of southern Bergen County to win the championship.
Players carried the crystalline football trophy to the school’s traditional victory-celebration spot – a large, blue-painted rock just outside the stadium fence.
Except, that is also something new.
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“They’re doing a lot of construction at the school, so they had to move The Rock down here,” Butler senior Mikey Henehan explained.
That means, at least temporarily, that players and coaches no longer make the two-block procession from Hempsted back to the high school accompanied by the marching band.
“It’s an iconic spot over there by the high school, but it’s great that we still have it,” Henehan said.
“It’ll be back, hopefully when the construction is over,” Bulldogs coach Jason Luciani said, although it was pointed out that his team is unbeaten in NJIC Tournament play with The Rock at its new location.
“I hear a lot of people tell me they like the rock better at the other place, so we’ll see what happens,” Luciani added with a smile.
Butler improved to 8-0 and all but locked up a top seed in one of the two North Group 1 sectional-playoff brackets. Its defense has not allowed more that two touchdowns in a game and held both Becton (semifinals) and Glen Rock (final) to their lowest scoring outputs of the season.
The Panthers (7-1) did move the ball effectively, rushing for 155 yards and dominating time of possession. They remain in contention for a top seed in North Group 2.
The Glen Rock defense did not allow a first down until 3:02 remained in the second quarter. Butler capped its fifth possession of the game with a 50-yard PJ Coffey touchdown run, which gave the home team a 7-3 lead.
Coffey also scored from 50 yards out on the Bulldogs’ opening possession of the third quarter, extending the lead to 14-6 on a reception from quarterback David Smith.
“I’ve been at Butler since 1998 [head coach since 2013], and PJ is the best player since I’ve been here,” Luciani said. “He’s just so good on defense, on offense, running the ball – we didn’t really get a chance to let him throw it tonight, but he can throw it, too.”
Henehan helped his team keep the lead and put away the game. After the Panthers pulled within two on Nick Atme’s 4-yard TD pass to Tyler Brassil – their second fourth-down conversion of a 15-play drive – the receiver/cornerback broke up the potential tying two-point conversion.
The Bulldogs held that 14-12 lead until the clock ticked under three minutes, and they faced fourth-and-11 at the Glen Rock 28. Smith found Henehan open in the slot for a 23-yard gain to convert.
“I’d like to thank PJ for that, because he saw that they were all keying on him,” Henehan said. “So, we put him on the other side [of the formation], and Max [Reilly] did a great job of clearing out the other corner, so I was able to go down the middle.”
► Smith completed 6-of-13 passes for 95 yards and ran 12 times for 65 yards and the icing touchdown… though he had been advised to go down at the 1. “My coach ctold me not to score, but when I see the end zone, I get a little excited,” he admitted.
► Coffey carried eight times for 50 yards and caught three passes for 60. Peyton Kiburz led the Butler defense with 13 tackles and a sack.
► Atme threw for 85 yards and rushed for 96, while Mike Flaccavento made a pair of 37-yard field goals, including one as the first half expired.
“David, toward the end of the game, I was hoping he would get down… these things happen in championship football. And that is still Glen Rock over there – I don’t know how many state titles, a lot of tradition, tough kids with a lot of pride, coaching staff that has a bunch of experience. So, hats off to them and the type of game that they played, but we knew if we did what we needed to, we’d be fine.” —Luciani
RUTHERFORD – Glen Rock needed to score, score some more, and keep scoring, to win the program’s first game in the NJIC Championship football playoffs.Senior quarterback Nick Atme ran for four touchdowns and the Panthers had three interceptions and produced a pair of Pick Sixes to outpoint St. Mary, 50-33, in Saturday’s semifinal at Tamblyn Field.“Props to our defense, two Pick Sixes, game changer, and the momentum came towards us,” Atme said.Atme scored on a runs of 22, 8, 11 and 11 yards, a...
RUTHERFORD – Glen Rock needed to score, score some more, and keep scoring, to win the program’s first game in the NJIC Championship football playoffs.
Senior quarterback Nick Atme ran for four touchdowns and the Panthers had three interceptions and produced a pair of Pick Sixes to outpoint St. Mary, 50-33, in Saturday’s semifinal at Tamblyn Field.
“Props to our defense, two Pick Sixes, game changer, and the momentum came towards us,” Atme said.
Atme scored on a runs of 22, 8, 11 and 11 yards, and junior running back Matt Boisits started the comeback by scoring on a 3-yard run, as Glen Rock (7-0) grabbed a 15-12 lead in the second quarter and stretched it to 29-12 at halftime.
Versatile senior Mike Flaccavento returned a second-quarter interception 63 yards for a score to give the Panthers a 22-12 lead. Panthers junior defensive back Robert Lopez turned a deflected pass into a pickoff and 52-yard score in the fourth for a 43-26 advantage.
“We just called a good defensive [play], which allowed me to be in the right spot,” Lopez said. “When the ball popped out, I was right there to grab it for a Pick Six.”
St. Mary (6-2) kept fighting back. Junior quarterback Brad Higgins threw a 13-yard TD pass to senior B.J. Cunningham to cut the deficit to 29-19. Cunningham returned a kickoff 75 yards for a TD to pull the Gaels within 36-26. Higgins threw his third TD pass, a 53-yarder to senior Kazir White with 8:04 left in the fourth, to cut the deficit to 43-33.
St. Mary led in the first quarter, 12-3, after Higgins threw a 57-yard TD pass to junior receiver Jonathan Huertas and senior running back Nasir Owens scored on a 26-yard run. Glen Rock responded with four consecutive TDs to take the 29-12 halftime lead.
“I said to you before the game that whoever made more mistakes was going to lose the game,” St. Mary coach Paul Johnsen said. “We made a lot of mistakes that we couldn’t make up.”
Glen Rock can win its first NJIC Championship title when it faces host Butler, also making its league playoff debut, on Friday in the ninth annual final. Butler (7-0) advanced with Friday’s semifinal win over Becton.
“We played our tails off,” Glen Rock coach Kyle McCourt said. “We believe in each other, and credit to every player, every coach, with all our effort. It’s been a great ride so far, but we’ve got to keep going, we’ve got to keep believing.”
St. Mary, also making its NJIC playoff debut, still has something to compete for. The Gaels play at Becton on Friday for third place, and they also want to build momentum for the NJSIAA playoffs.
“This is a resilient group, and I’m so proud of them fighting back,” Johnsen said. “Where this program has come in three years is just amazing to me, so that’s what I’m most proud of. A couple of years ago we would not have reacted that way, and we might have started pointing the finger at one another, reacting bad, but the kids kept their head up. They know it’s ‘Get back to work, get better,’ because we’ve got a great Becton team that we have to go play.”
Glen Rock’s Pick Sixes were huge in a game where offenses moved the ball all over the field and combined for more than 700 total yards.
Flaccavento’s interception came in the middle of the field on a third-and-5 at the Glen Rock 45-yard line. Lopez’s pickoff was near the left sideline, on a first-and-10 at the St. Mary 46, and the ball ricocheted off a Gaels’ receiver.
“St. Mary’s is a great squad. We’ve been watching their film a lot, and we’ve really been emphasizing on the defensive end locking down their receivers and their running backs, especially in the passing game,” said Flaccavento, who opened the scoring on a 38-yard field goal. “They’re really dynamic guys and being able to slow them down in the passing game, and get some interceptions, was a big part of our game plan coming in, and we were able to execute it.”
St. Mary had 398 total yards. Higgins was 21-for-34 for 314 yards, three TDs, and three interceptions.
Glen Rock had 333 total yards, including 221 rushing. Atme was 8-for-14 for 122 yards, no TDs and one interception. Boisits carried 14 times for 129 yards, featuring runs of 53 and 39 yards.
“Props to the linemen,” Atme said. “They’re doing really well this year, setting up big holes for me to run in. And Matt Boisits having explosive plays changed the game.”