Originally from Wheatfield, NY Tommy is currently studying Sports & Exercise Healthcare at Canisius college. Tom is also a pitcher on the Canisius baseball team where he won a conference championship in 2022. After graduation Tom is looking for a career in Physical Therapy, Athletic Training, or Personal Training.
Dr. Amy Barbasch PT, DPT, OCS is a Co-Founder of Natural Physical Therapy. Amy grew up in Toronto Ontario and completed her Bachelor of Human Kinetics at The University of Guelph in 2007. Amy came to Buffalo, and completed her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at D’Youville College in 2010, and has treated in Outpatient Orthopedics in the Buffalo area since then. Amy is Board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and is an active member of the Western District NYPTA. She currently…
Hi, I am David, and thank you for reading my bio. I graduated from Williamsville Central (Williamsville South High School) and went on to get two AAS degree’s and one Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management from the University at Buffalo. I served two years in the United States Army in the 75th Airborne Range division, and served in Vietnam for 13 months. Over the years I have worked 20 years at Moog and 20 years at the Veteran’s Hospital…
Dr. Allison Hoestermann PT, DPT is a Co-founder of Natural Physical Therapy. Growing up she was very involved in gymnastics, first competitively for a local club and on the high school team, and then moved on to coach for 7 years. Gymnastics helped her realize her true passion of health and fitness. She then began instructing group fitness in 2006 while in her early 20s and has not stopped since. This was a great way to keep me in shape and make some…
Dr. Julie Wolfley PT, DPT, OCS is co-founder of Natural Physical Therapy of East Amherst. She graduated from Daemen College in 1999 with her Bachelor of Physical Therapy & received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2004 from Daemen College. She is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and currently serves as District Chair of the Western District of the NYPTA. Julie has been treating in outpatient orthopedics for 20 years’ in the Buffalo area and continues to be passionate about…
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Strength training is a type of physical exercise specializing in the use of resistance to induce muscular contraction which builds the strength, anaerobic endurance, and size of skeletal muscles. When properly performed, strength training can provide significant functional benefits and improvement in overall health and well-being, including increased bone, muscle, tendon, and ligament strength and toughness, improved joint function, reduced potential for injury, increased bone density, increased metabolism, increased fitness and improved cardiac function. Strength training commonly uses the technique…
