• The idea for Road to Recovery PT was born out of frustration as Dr. Mark Vaysman, DPT worked at various outpatient clinics as well as acute and subacute departments of a major rehab hospital. Facility after facility, Mark encountered administrators placing profits before outcomes, quantity before quality, and turning therapy departments into factories.

    Dr. Vaysman wanted to practice therapy the old fashioned way, the way his father, a seasoned physical therapist with over 40 years of experience, used to practice; the way therapists used to practice before they started giving up their profession to massage therapists and athletic trainers. Mark wanted to combine his knowledge of anatomy and human movement, his advanced manual skills and exercise prescription expertise with modern advances in pain relieving technology and exercise equipment to create a system of therapeutic intervention where results and outcomes take precedence over financial gains. Thus in 2004 he turned his back on the “cookiecutter” PT factories, and established Road to Recovery Physical and Occupational Therapy.

    At Road to Recovery Physical and Occupational Therapy every patient receives personalized care including but not limited to evaluation, massage, myofascial release, mobilization, kinesio taping, modality and exercise prescription, all performed by the treating therapist. When facilitating Physical Therapy in Brooklyn, New York and in the surrounding areas like Rockaway and Williamsburg, the R2R therapist will combine many different treatment methodologies to enable each patient to achieve their highest pain free functional level in the shortest amount of time possible. Our ultimate goals with each and every patient who steps through our doors are:

    • Increase confidence in your physical ability
    • Freedom from physical and emotional stress caused by pain and disability
    • Derive more joy from spending time with your family and friends
    • Feeling of pride and sense of accomplishment and control as you take your well-being into your own hands
  • We’ve developed comprehensive therapeutic protocols to treat a variety of disabling conditions such as:

    • ARTHRITIS
    • NECK PAIN
    • LOW BACK PAIN
    • HEADACHES
    • FRACTURES
    • ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
    • GAIT IMPAIRMENTS
    • FROZEN SHOULDER
    • CARPAL TUNNEL
    • FIBROMYALGIA
    • SPORTS INJURIES
    • STROKE
    • BALANCE DYSFUNCTION
    • MVA / WORK RELATED INJURIES

how we are different

Physical therapy and rehabilitation in Brooklyn and Far Rockaway is being revolutionized by team R2R. Our goal at Road to Recovery Physical and Occupational Therapy is simple: Enable our patients to achieve their highest pain free functional level in the shortest amount of time possible.

How our therapists achieve this goal is a more complex process. We deliver the finest care available using the most advanced manual and mechanical methods , both conventional and holistic, applied in the most sensitive manner by highly trained professionals.

Unlike many run-of-the-mill practices that over promise and under deliver with their “cookiecutter” approach to therapy, we at Road to Recovery Physical and Occupational Therapy pride ourselves on viewing each patient as an individual: examining, reexamining and continually fine-tuning the treatment plan until the ultimate goals are reached.

Due to the great success of the R2R system, our practice has grown to 5 locations throughout New York City. If you have a need for physical or occupational therapy and would like to experience rehab at its highest quality please contact us today or schedule an appointment.