MANUAL THERAPY
PILATES
KINESIO TAPING
CONTACT
Reception & Appointments
Phone
212 813 2218
email
info@corefocuspt.com
HOURS
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Tuesday and Thursday 7:30am - 8:00pm
424 Madison Avenue (between 48th & 49th Street)
9th Floor
New York, NY 10017
location
THERAPISTS & STAFF
Maria Jennifer Monreal
PT MS
Jennifer received a Master’s degree in Physical Therapy at the University of Cincinnati in 2001. Prior to her Master’s Jennifer received a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics/Nutrition.
Jennifer has received training in Maitland manual techniques as well as Travell and Simons Trigger point and myofascial release techniques.
Jennifer grew up in La Rioja, Spain. While living in Spain, she became an extraordinary athlete, excelling in Tennis (up to national level) as well as Skiing, Snowboarding and a Ballet dancer.
Jennifer believes that “to prevent is better than to fix”. To this end she takes an active interest in evaluating work areas and body mechanics during exercise to determine what improvements can be made that would help prevent injuries in the future.
Jennifer has lived in the U.S for over 12 years, and is bilingual in Spanish and English. She loves to travel and hopes to see most of the world in her lifetime.
Jennifer has received training in Maitland manual techniques as well as Travell and Simons Trigger point and myofascial release techniques.
Jennifer grew up in La Rioja, Spain. While living in Spain, she became an extraordinary athlete, excelling in Tennis (up to national level) as well as Skiing, Snowboarding and a Ballet dancer.
Jennifer believes that “to prevent is better than to fix”. To this end she takes an active interest in evaluating work areas and body mechanics during exercise to determine what improvements can be made that would help prevent injuries in the future.
Jennifer has lived in the U.S for over 12 years, and is bilingual in Spanish and English. She loves to travel and hopes to see most of the world in her lifetime.
Georgiana Nastu
PT MS
Georgiana was born and raised in Constanta, Romania. During her childhood she was aware of physical therapy as a profession. Being impressed by the variety of treatments and modalities as well as their benefits to patients was what motivated Georgiana to become a Physical Therapist.
Georgiana holds a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences both from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY.
She is an accomplished therapist who excels in sports orthopedics. With a hands-on approach, she treats by use of manual therapy, kinesio taping, core strengthening through Pilates, and postural and gait retraining to correct musculoskeletal dysfunctions and imbalances. As such, her patients benefit from restored mobility, increases strength, and improved overall quality of life.
Before joining Core Focus in 2009, Georgiana has worked in different settings such as schools, rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient clinics, and sports facilities.
As a physical therapist her creed is “quality treatment” where she doesn’t only treat but she educates and motivates her patients.
When not in the clinic, Georgiana, who is an avid soccer mom, volunteers her services both on and off the field.
Georgiana holds a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences both from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY.
She is an accomplished therapist who excels in sports orthopedics. With a hands-on approach, she treats by use of manual therapy, kinesio taping, core strengthening through Pilates, and postural and gait retraining to correct musculoskeletal dysfunctions and imbalances. As such, her patients benefit from restored mobility, increases strength, and improved overall quality of life.
Before joining Core Focus in 2009, Georgiana has worked in different settings such as schools, rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient clinics, and sports facilities.
As a physical therapist her creed is “quality treatment” where she doesn’t only treat but she educates and motivates her patients.
When not in the clinic, Georgiana, who is an avid soccer mom, volunteers her services both on and off the field.
Boulat Moukhametov
PILATES
Boulat was born in a small village in The Ural Mountains in Russia Republic of Bashkortostan. His father was a dancer and Boulat followed the same passion. By age 10 he attended a ballet school and by age 17 he became a classical dancer classical in the Academic Folk Dance Company. He travelled the world with the company for the next 5 years.
He then joined the navy and was a representative for the Baltic Navy forces for another 5 years.
Following the navy, he trained in his new passion: acrobats and Aerial Flying. He used these skills in the cruise line industry performing specialty acrobat shows for the next 16 years in several well known cruise lines like: Silver Sea, Norwegian Cruise, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean.
He now shares all these exciting experiences with his clients in NYC, where he also got certified in both Mat and Apparatus Pilates.
Boulat loves motivating people to live a healthy life and teaches fitness via Pilates.
He then joined the navy and was a representative for the Baltic Navy forces for another 5 years.
Following the navy, he trained in his new passion: acrobats and Aerial Flying. He used these skills in the cruise line industry performing specialty acrobat shows for the next 16 years in several well known cruise lines like: Silver Sea, Norwegian Cruise, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean.
He now shares all these exciting experiences with his clients in NYC, where he also got certified in both Mat and Apparatus Pilates.
Boulat loves motivating people to live a healthy life and teaches fitness via Pilates.
Anya Clarke
PILATES
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Anya Clarke is a Pilates Instructor, Choreographer and Dancer. Anya received her BFA in Dance from Long Island University and her Pilates Certification from The Movement Salon. She is the Founder and Co-Artistic Director of MICHIYAYA Dance Company. Anya uses her performance and choreographic experience as influence on her Pilates instruction. She enjoys helping clients get back to perfect health as a Core Focus Pilates Instructor.
Mitsuko Verdery
PILATES
Mitsuko Verdery was born and raised in New York City surrounded by a family of musicians, artists and dancers. Mitsuko graduated with a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University. She received her Pilates Certification from Balanced Pilates NYC. She is currently a Pilates Instructor at Core Focus Physical Therapy and Equinox. Mitsuko is also the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of MICHIYAYA Dance company. She values the relationship between movement, health, and happiness.
Ariel Trzaskos
PILATES
During my time a dance major at Florida State University, I endured many injuries and was recommended try Pilates as a way of cross training to rehab injuries so I could keep dancing. I went from a hip injury at risk of needing surgery and in 6 months to no pain at all and dancing at peak performance. Needless to say I was hooked and wanted to share this incredible practice with others. I attained my Mat Pilates certification through Balanced Body and begin teaching fellow dancer’s and helping with injury rehab and movement efficiency. I went on after graduating with my BFA and moving to NYC to acquire my comprehensive Pilates certification through Balanced Body NYC. In my opinion, Pilates is one of the greatest, most well-rounded and all encompassing forms of exercise for literally everyone. I love teaching people,sharing knowledge, and watching bodies, injuries, and pain completely transform. I enjoyed working with injured clients so much that I decided I wanted to go back to school for Physical Therapy to keep building upon my knowledge of the body eventually become a DPT. This is what brought me to Core Focus Physical Therapy, and I am loving every minute of it.
Olga Olfir
PT Aid
Olga was born and raised in Ukraine. She received her B.S. in the Medical Field in 1988 and later worked as a doctor assistant and massage therapist on a cruise ship under Switzerland management. Olga migrated to the U.S. in 1996 and gave birth to her son Brandon who is currently working towards a B.S. in Fraud Examination in Financial Forensics. She worked in a medical field here for many years and decided to earn another medical degree. This was accomplished in 2005 when she graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical School and earned her B.S. in Medical Imaging. In 2007, Olga gave birth to her daughter Victoria and dedicated her time, effort and life to her kids while her husband earned his B.S. in Management.
Olga studied human body anatomy and knows a lot about the muscle and bone structure. That knowledge has helped to master her massage skills and earn a massage therapy certificate. Currently, Olga is working towards her RN license. Her family likes to travel and they have visited many different places.
Olga studied human body anatomy and knows a lot about the muscle and bone structure. That knowledge has helped to master her massage skills and earn a massage therapy certificate. Currently, Olga is working towards her RN license. Her family likes to travel and they have visited many different places.
