Enjoy tennis this season

Tennis is a great way to get in shape while enjoying nice weather and friendly competition.

But having to react quickly to the ball and swing the racquet repetitively can cause overload and pain if the body is not prepared.

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Photo Credit: Julie Brimberg Photography

Last year, now fifteen-year-old Cokie hurt herself walking across the street. Though she had an acute ankle sprain, her pre-existing ankle pain and chronic meniscal injury made it impossible for this competitive swimmer to walk without a brace for her ankle and knee, let alone continue to compete in her sport.  

Cokie could not walk without a limp, perform active squats or lunges or even walk down the street pain-free. Working with Isha Mody, her physical therapist at Sutton Place Physical and Aquatic Therapy, Cokie focused on strengthening her injured ankle, knee, hip and core while also improving her balance.

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Tony Pontecovi will now be working with patients in our clinic and in the pool beginning July 12th.

Originally from Italy, Antonio received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Rome. While in Rome, Antonio had been treating patients with orthopedic, neurologic, cardiologic, and oncologic diagnoses’ at the Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, a renowned Rehabilitation Center in Rome for over eighteen years.

He is an expert in Aquatic Physical Therapy having worked in aquatics for many years and is a skilled manual therapist with expertise in the treatment of the TMJ joint. Antonio also worked as a PT with the Italian national rowing team to prepare for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. In 2019, Antonio came to the US and immediately started working in an outpatient Physical Therapy Center in Manhattan.

We are excited that Tony will be working with clients in our clinic and in the water.