John Lane
Physical Therapist
Graduate, 2000
John Lane, PT
Have pain or resistance with:
Sitting up straight?
Looking over a shoulder?
Getting up from a chair?
Simple strain that has not calmed down within a few days?
Recurring headaches??
What does dry needling look like?
Dry needling demo on self : a brief application with single angle,
then with limited coning
Scheduling in Manhattan by e-mail or text; able to travel to residential locations as elected.
Scheduling at Bella Vita by e-mail, text or with online booking with Square - link is here:
Progress stabilization exercises to avoid recurring strains:
What do I offer to clients?
Physical Therapist = problem solver for non-surgical orthopedic concerns
Experience: over 25 years of practice
(11 years limited to non-invasive; 14 years certified in dry needling- I can say what presentations respond to exercise or non-invasive measures, what requires dry needling to respond).
Established neuromuscular differential testing for each region: combinations of tests to clarify different muscular layers or neighboring structures.
Creativity as needed: created, modified or combined over 10 exercises to match client needs and presentations (shared on YouTube -videos and shorts).
Technique: recognized by many clients for 'gentler' style and technique selection compared to other providers; recurring feedback from clients who 'could not find comparable results' while I was in Germany (2022 to 2024) and returned to my service once I was available.
Pattern recognition: identified combinations of extremity weakness and sensitivity influenced by spinal musculature.
Always taking new clients.
56 new clients since re-opening /return from Germany; over 455 clients assisted since opening in 2018.
Changes for 2026:
Office hours: Available at Bella Vita Salon and Day Spa on alternate Saturdays and Wednesdays ( March 14, 18, 28; April 1, 11, 15, 25, 29).
Available on mobile basis in Manhattan area.
Booking delay: Adjusted online booking availability back to 2 hour delay from 4 hour delay.
Neuromuscular based presentations 'What do I feel?'
Altered performance at the nerve to muscle interface may be called muscular pain, myofascial dysfunction, trigger point syndrome, or neuromuscular distortion.
The presentation of this status /condition is a combination of many common symptoms: sensation of tension (or stiffness), ache/throbbing/burning, weakness or sensation of instability, firmness with or without tenderness to touch, and often referred pain to a different area with interaction/palpation (pressing contact). The intensity of each symptom can be different person to person (and muscle to muscle) and changes based on how activities interact with the related muscles.
These presentations come as a result of rapid events (impact, tug/pull) or sustained poor posture: either cause results in the nervous system telling a portion of muscle to maintain activity to anticipate later events - indefinitely!
Fortunately, the problem is not progressive and will change rapidly when directly addressed.
Find out for yourself what changes come in 1 to 2 sessions!
The injury resolves but the remaining symptoms do not
Some events (muscular strains, joint sprains, even a percentage of of strains concurrent with bone fractures) result in the nervous system adjusting the input from a muscle or a joint/region to increase sensitivity in order to reduce the likelihood of reinjury. While we consider this to be detrimental in general terms, the body/nervous system considers the change in status to be appropriate/beneficial and is sustained to 'protect' us.
Appropriately applied treatment will provide a stimulus to the nervous system to 'reset' or 'restore' this status to normal input/sensations.