New Focus Physical Therapy

About

Glad you could visit New Focus Physical Therapy! A little about my practice. New Focus Physical Therapy was founded in 2009, its sole purpose is to provide high quality physical therapy services to the Capital Region. What makes this practice different than others? New Focus Physical Therapy is owned and operated by one provider. As a patient you will see one physical therapist. New Focus Physical Therapy provides more one-on-one care than most practices in the Capital Region. The majority of physical therapy practices in the Capital Region see several patients at one time, perhaps 3-4 patients an hour! At New Focus Physical Therapy you can receive up to 60 minutes of 1 on 1 time with your physical therapist,that is 3 times the local average. A little about me.. My name is Dr. Jon P. Van Kempen, PT . I would say my background is somewhat unorthodox. I started my professional career as an Aeronautical Engineer. I wanted to interact with people more than what my current, at the time, profession as an engineer allowed. I decided to dive into the health field. I started medical school just a few miles from where I currently practice, at Sage Graduate School. I thoroughly enjoyed the material I learned, my engineering background certainly helped me in my understanding of the human body, as it is very mechanically based. As I entered my last years of medical school, I attended several residencies. One residency in particular greatly affected the approach I later used, and currently utilize, in my practice as a physical therapist. The clinical setting was Sports Medicine, an area I truly enjoy. When I first stepped foot into the facility I was blown away by the number of exercise machines, the vast amounts of space and it even had an inside track! There were 8 physical therapists on staff, it was impressive! As a student I was given my own case load, and I quickly learned time management! I was treating a patient every 15 minutes, seeing well over 40 patients in a 1