TOM WOZNICA, DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy
My Why
Most people experience the same script. I know because I was on the receiving end of it.
In college, I herniated a disc in my low back. The PT I saw ran me through an evaluation, handed me a sheet of band exercises, and told me to stop lifting and to not bend over. No timeline. No progression. No path forward. Just stop.
I kept moving anyway. Kept loading. Kept building capacity the way I knew how; in a structured, deliberate, and progressive way. Slowly, my body responded the way it's designed to when you give it the right input.
That experience taught me something that still drives everything I do: the body isn't fragile. It's adaptable. It's built to respond to the right challenge, recover from real stress, and come back more capable than before.
The problem was never my body. The problem was that nobody gave it a real reason to change.
That realization is the foundation of Redeem.
I'm a Doctor of Physical Therapy with a background in strength and conditioning. That combination isn't common in a PT clinic, and it's intentional. I don't just understand how injuries happen. I understand how athletes and active adults train, what they're not willing to give up, and what it actually takes to get them back to full capacity.
My approach is built on progressive loading, individualized programming, and the belief that rehab and performance are not two separate things. Sessions here aren't passive. They look like training, because that's what works.
Redeem wasn't built on the idea that pain is something to manage. It was built on the belief that your body is capable of something most people in pain stop believing is possible; overcoming pain, getting stronger, and having the freedom to move without limitations.
Outside of the clinic, I'm a Syracuse basketball fan through and through, and a die-hard Knicks fan. You can find me in the gym, outdoors, or hanging out with my family and friends.