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Brad Gilden, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, FFMT, PRC, CSCS

Owner of Elite Health Services

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Functional Manual Therapy Fellowship Trained
  • Postural Restoration Certified
  • Treating complex patient presentations
  • Interdisciplinary management of sleep and breathing
  • Mentorship of Elite staff

BIO

Dr. Brad Gilden has been practicing physical therapy since graduating from New York Medical College in 2000. He has worked in a variety of settings treating patients with various neurological, orthopedic and postural related dysfunctions. In 2004, he completed a clinical doctorate in upper quarter & hand therapy from Drexel University. He joined Elite Health Services as a managing partner and rehabilitation coordinator in 2005 and co-founded IPA Manhattan Physical Therapy in 2011, and Kinetichain Integrative Manual Therapy in Aspen, CO in 2019.  As the most senior therapist at Elite Health Services, his role is to work side by side with his staff sharing his experiences and collaboratively assisting with patient care through a co-treatment strategy.

Dr. Gilden follows a unique blend of approaches based on his post graduate educational background and years of clinical experience.  He is certified in both Functional Manual Therapy and Postural Restoration aimed at illuminating movement dysfunction and postural awareness while integrating patients back to their highest level of health. He enjoys working with all diagnoses and has extensive experience treating patients with neck pain, headaches, airway/breathing difficulties, and sleep disturbances. In 2010, he completed an intensive certification in functional manual therapy through the Institute of Physical Art passing with honors. In 2014 he completed a three-year long fellowship in functional manual therapy through the IPA and American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy.  In 2020 he completed certification through the Postural Restoration Institute.

Dr. Gilden utilizes the latest technology along with 21 years of experience being able to identify breathing pattern disorders and malocclusions related to poor posture, injury, and faulty behavioral patterns. He has developed a physiology laboratory to measure how stress impacts the autonomic nervous system amplifying pain and inflammation.

Dr. Gilden has worked with many professional athletes as well as collegiate and recreational. He has also helped thousands of patients suffering from symptoms related to poor posture, stress and various breathing pattern disorders. He is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy and the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry. He lectures internationally at various medical conferences and throughout the community and on the adverse effects of breathing pattern disorders and chronic sympathetic overload on the human body. He enjoys a multitude of sports and completed his first NYC Marathon in 2008.

Dr. Gilden works collaboratively with local physicians, dentists, and other sleep specialists to assist his patients in receiving the best medical care possible to allow them to return to a life free of pain and restful rejuvenating sleep.

EDUCATION

  • Masters of Science New York Medical College 2000
  • Clinical Doctorate Upper Quarter and Hand Therapy Drexel University 2004

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certification with Honors in Functional Manual Therapy 2010
  • Completion of Fellowship in Functional Manual Therapy through the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry (AAOMPT)
  • Certification in Postural Restoration from The Postural Restoration Institute 2020
  • Behavioral Breathing Certification 2017

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Member of American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
  • Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (AAOMPT)
  • Board Member of American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry (AAPMD)

AVAILABILITY

  • Mon: Limited availability
  • Weds: Limited availability
  • Fri: Limited availability