PT, DPT, LSVT-C
Dr. Kunal Pathak
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Phone Number: +1 (973) 420 0030
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Email Address : admin@carespinenj.com
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Experience
20+ Years
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Woodland Park Office
279 Browertown Road, Suite 108 Woodland Park, NJ
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East Orange Office
310 Central Avenue, Suite 104 East Orange, NJ
Availability:
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Dr. Kunal Pathak, PT, DPT, LSVT-C, is an experienced physical therapist at Care Spine & Sports, bringing approximately 18 years of experience in physical therapy and rehabilitation. His professional background combines international clinical experience, advanced graduate and doctoral education in the United States, and specialized training in neurological rehabilitation.
Dr. Pathak began his professional journey in India, earning his Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy (BPT) from D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, in 2008. Early in his career, he gained valuable clinical experience at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, working within a multidisciplinary hospital environment and developing a strong foundation in rehabilitation and patient-centered care.
He subsequently advanced his education in the United States, earning his Master’s degree from Loma Linda University in California in 2011. He continued his post-professional education and earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from Dominican College of Blauvelt in Orangeburg, New York, in 2017.
LSVT BIG® Certification & Neurological Rehabilitation
Dr. Pathak is LSVT BIG® certified, providing him with specialized training in an evidence-based treatment approach designed for individuals with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological movement disorders. His neurological rehabilitation expertise includes addressing limitations involving movement amplitude, balance, gait, functional mobility, transfers, coordination, posture, and performance of everyday activities.
Through LSVT BIG principles and individualized rehabilitation, Dr. Pathak works to help appropriate patients improve the quality and amplitude of movement and translate those improvements into functional activities such as walking, turning, reaching, rising from a chair, navigating the community, and performing activities of daily living.
His neurological rehabilitation approach combines specialized movement training with neuromuscular re-education, balance and gait training, therapeutic exercise, functional task training, patient education, and individualized home programming according to each patient’s clinical presentation and goals.
Clinical Expertise
Throughout his career, Dr. Pathak has treated patients with a broad range of orthopedic, musculoskeletal, neurological, post-surgical, balance, gait, and functional conditions. His areas of clinical focus include:
• Parkinson’s Disease & LSVT BIG®
• Neurological Rehabilitation
• Balance & Gait Disorders
• Fall-Risk Reduction
• Orthopedic Rehabilitation
• Neck & Back Pain
• Cervical & Lumbar Radiculopathy
• Sports Injuries
• Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
• Shoulder & Knee Rehabilitation
• Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries
• Work-Related Injuries
• Strength, Mobility & Functional Training
Dr. Pathak takes an individualized approach to rehabilitation, focusing not only on symptoms but also on the movement and functional limitations affecting each patient. Treatment may incorporate therapeutic exercise, neuromuscular re-education, functional training, manual therapy, gait and balance training, mobility training, patient education, and individualized home exercise programs.
As part of the multidisciplinary team at Care Spine & Sports, Dr. Pathak collaborates with physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and other healthcare professionals when appropriate. His goal is to provide coordinated, patient-centered rehabilitation that helps individuals improve movement, maximize independence, and return to meaningful daily, occupational, and recreational activities
Specializations
Dr. Kunal Pathak focuses on personalized physical therapy and rehabilitation designed around each patient’s condition, functional needs, goals, and lifestyle.
