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Why Choose Ready PT?
My Approach
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With a focus on the whole child, utilizing their individual strengths and gifts to foster growth and change, I am able to make the most challenging activities fun and confidence-building. I have a proven history of achieving positive patient outcomes and improving quality of life using an integrative, holistic approach developed over years of clinical experience and extensive continuing education.
I realize that our time in therapy is only a small part of your child’s world and I am dedicated to using our time together to make the biggest impact possible throughout their daily lives which will enhance short and long-term experiences. Being a mother of two, I understand that the health of the family ecosystem is paramount to a successful outcome and I am committed to focusing on the needs and education of all members of the family as well.
Through my experience working in acute, outpatient, school, and home settings, I have the perspective and knowledge to help children maximize their potential and live their life to the fullest in different environments throughout their lives.
Services Offered
By treating diagnoses such as these, I help children reach functional goals through the improvement of:
Mobility & postural alignment
Core strengthening
Ability to participate in activities with peers
Ball skills including catching & throwing
Improved balance, coordination, and endurance
Pain management
Recovery/rehabilitation following injury
Utilization of adaptive equipment
About
Elyse Britton, DPT
Providing Home-Based Services in Brooklyn, Manhattan, & The Hamptons
I am a pediatric physical therapist licensed in New York who holds a doctorate degree from Stonybrook University and a master’s degree from Boston University’s Sargent College. I am board certified from the American Physical Therapy Association. I have over 20 years of experience and have practiced at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, NYU Langone Health, and in diverse settings including acute care, inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab, and home-based services. I have a particularly strong framework and interest in specializing in early infant development, hypotonia (low muscle tone), torticollis (wryneck), plagiocephaly (flattened head) management, ADHD, and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). In addition, I am trained in a variety of intervention and assessment techniques including but not limited to motor learning techniques and strategies, neurodevelopmental approach, musculoskeletal assessments, orthotic management and recommendations, adaptive equipment, and gait training/analysis. Throughout my years of experience, I have treated pediatric patients from birth to 16 years of age with a wide variety of neuromuscular, congenital, genetic, musculoskeletal, acute injuries, and post-surgical diagnoses. I currently reside in Brooklyn and Southampton with my two children, Ella and Cameron.
Testimonials
"Elyse is an amazing pediatric PT. She has worked with my daughter for the past 6 years
(since my daughter was a few months old). She is patient, kind, caring, and provides excellent
care. My daughter always looks forward to seeing Elyse, which means she somehow makes the hard
work of PT enjoyable and fun. She helped my daughter learn to walk, helped her learn to climb
stairs, helped her learn to hop on one leg, the list goes on. And during every session, she
helps foster a sense of confidence. Elyse is always thinking ahead and pointing out things that
she notices that I should follow up with my daughter's doctors about. She checks in on how my
daughter is doing outside of PT as well, and has really gotten to know us as a family. We really
don’t have any other therapist like her - and we see quite a number of therapists! When we are
confronted with a new challenge, she is always willing to go that extra mile for us - getting a
second opinion about something or asking her network about a question we may have. We do
intensive therapy sessions at NAPA in Boston, and always come home with a list of exercises that
Elyse happily incorporates into her own set of exercises with my daughter. Having a child in
therapy is never an easy road, but we feel very lucky to have Elyse on our team."
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Verified Client
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"Elyse worked with our twin boys in our home from the time they were 9 months old
until they were 2.5 years old. Our boys were premature and had low muscle tone. They needed
help strengthening their core so that they would be able to crawl and eventually walk. She
was an absolute pleasure to work with and our sons’ made tremendous progress under her care.
From the moment she set foot in our home, she quickly assessed our boys’ needs and took
action. Her years of experience and expertise were evident as she worked with the boys and
she explained so clearly to us their needs, goals and her plans to help them reach these
goals. Her sessions were always productive, creative, well thought out, developmentally
appropriate, engaging and fun for the boys. They didn’t even notice they were working on
strengthening their muscles! Within a few weeks of working with Elyse, both boys were
crawling with their tummies off of the floor and after a few months they were walking,
jumping and running! Not only did the boys make incredible progress with Elyse, but they
looked forward to their time with her. Elyse is incredibly personable, warm, patient, kind,
gentle and gracious. She had an excellent understanding of child development and was able to
make our boys feel comfortable and happy during their time with her. She got to know each
boy so well and tailored her sessions to their individual needs. She also took into account
their interests to make the sessions engaging. Elyse went out of her way to send us
resources that could be helpful outside of our sessions and made great suggestions for ways
we could work with them in between sessions. She was always so accessible, patient and
communicative, taking the time to debrief us on their progress after each session and
answering any questions. Since the time we have worked with Elyse, our boys have continued
to grow in their gross motor skills and are now at age-appropriate levels in their
development and we are so grateful to Elyse for shaping their developmental trajectory.
Elyse has continued to stay in touch with us and check in on our twins’ development. We
loved working with Elyse. She is a consummate professional and we highly recommend her!"
- Verified Client
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"Elyse came highly recommended and for good reason! We started working with her 2 years ago to help our son improve core strength and muscle tone. The sessions are fun, engaging, and extremely productive. Our son looks forward to them as Elyse finds ways to incorporate exciting activities and interesting topics into the exercise routines. We quickly saw improvements in our son's posture and strength and continue to see progress on a regular basis. Elyse communicates exceptionally well and is highly punctual. Would highly encourage anyone looking for a knowledgeable, energetic, and dedicated PT to work with "Coach E" as she's known in our family!"
- Verified Client
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"Elyse is an incredible physical therapist, and our family is eternally grateful for her services. My daughter had delays with sitting, standing independently, and walking. Elyse began working with her when she was 10.5 months old at the recommendation of our pediatrician. Elyse went above and beyond to help my daughter get to a point where she was able to walk by 18 months. Elyse came two to three times a week, to visit our family in Manhattan and Long Island to work on my daughter’s low core development and muscle tone. Elyse’s caring nature put my daughter at ease immediately. Beyond the in-person sessions, Elyse would share recommendations for exercise, helpful tools to promote muscle tone, and the right shoes to ensure my daughter was supported as we worked on her standing. Elyse continues to check in with our family to ensure my daughter’s development is on track. We attribute our daughter’s walking and strong core development to Elyse’s assistance and care, and I would highly recommend her to other families."
- Verified Client
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