About the Practice — Gold Standard Physical Therapy

Gold Standard Physical Therapy is a privately owned boutique physical therapy practice that provides specialized, high quality and personalized orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation services. We pride ourselves on providing quality care to our patients and sessions are individualized and tailored to each patient’s unique condition and needs. All sessions are an hour long, one-on-one and will evolve as your condition changes. Sessions involve advanced manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, neuromuscular re-education and most importantly patient education. We treat the body as a whole and not an individual joint or muscle allowing patients to return to an active lifestyle.

Dr. Christine Yanazzo, PT OCS

Christine Yanazzo has over 23 years experience as a physical therapist, graduating from Touro college in 1999 with a Masters of Physical Therapy and Bachelors of Health Science. After receiving her Masters at Touro College, Christine worked in Dublin Ireland at St. James Hospital. She then returned to New York and was employed at Beth Israel Medical Center where she was an Advanced Clinician specializing in Foot and Ankle dysfunction. She is passionate about treating complex foot and ankle injuries and has worked with the top foot and ankle surgeons in New York City. She is a Board-Certified Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy (OCS) having passed the Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) exam in 2006. She returned to Touro College and completed her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2007. In 2009 she opened Gold Standard Physical Therapy to provide quality care to all her patients.

She is a Certified McKenzie Clinician (Cert. MDT) for treating patients with spinal and orthopedic conditions involving the spine, upper and lower extremities. After undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery and sports hernia repair, she became a Hip Rehabilitation Preservation Certified Clinician through the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). She is a Certified Mulligan Practitioner (CMP) and Certified Active Release Practitioner (ART) for upper and lower extremity dysfunction. Christine is a certified Polestar Pilates Rehabilitation Practitioner and Pink Ribbon Program Certified in treating patients with breast cancer.

Manual therapy is an integral part of her treatment sessions in conjunction with therapeutic exercise ensuring patients can achieve optimal functioning. Christine treats the whole body and not the individual joint. Christine has completed many continuing education courses over the years to enhance her knowledge and skills. She has received training from many treatment methods, including the Institute of Physical Art (IPA), The McKenzie Institute, North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT), Kinesio Taping Association (KTA) and John F. Barnes Center for Myofascial Release and Active release technique (ART).

Christine is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association Orthopedic Section and belongs to the foot and ankle special interest group. Christine enjoys working with a broad spectrum of patients from the minimally active to the competitive athlete. She treats patients with a variety of diagnosis and is passionate about helping patients on their road to recovery and helping them return to their active lifestyle.