Dr. Karena Wu featured on Real Simple

Massage or soft tissue mobilization (STM) is a crucial component of physical therapy rehabilitation. The team at ActiveCare Physical Therapy incorporate STM into their hands on treatments. Dr. Karena Wu trains her associates to provide the best STM and massage as manual therapy specialists. We utilize specific soft tissue techniques and instruments to provide the best physical therapy care. We also recommend the use of at home massage tools for self care. The Real Simple reached out to Dr. Wu to get her opinion on The 5 Best Massage Chairs of 2024. Dr. Wu recommends what to look for in a massage chair and and how to long to use them. She also describes the benefits of some of the settings in these massage chairs.

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Dr. Karena Wu in Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars

Dr. Karena Wu is participating in a fellowship program in orthopedic manual physical therapy through the Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars (MAPS). Her research commentary was published by MAPS in July 2018 regarding the use of NSAID’s and muscle healing. This work reviews a published article and further discusses the elements within the article. It is one of the requirements of the fellowship program that allows clinicians to further their skills in research. ActiveCare Physical Therapy, PC is also a host facility for MAPS continuing education seminars.

• September 2018 – Use of NSAIDs in the Acute Phase of Injury

Karena Wu in Advance for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine

Karena was recently contacted by the magazine,  Advance for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine to write an article on Kinesio Tape. She has been certified as a Kinesio Taping Practitioner since 2005 and has used it in practice with significant benefit. Karena actively contributes her writing to different publications to keep the public informed on the most recent trends in physical therapy. Advance Magazine is distributed in the US for physical therapists. Karena is proud to be featured again in the magazine in October 2016.

• Oct 2011: Not Just a Trend
• Aug 2014: Tape to Heal
• Oct 2016: What’s the Deal with Cupping?
• August 2016: Bump, Set, Spike

Karena Wu in Physiotimes

Physiotimes is India’s First Magazine for Physiotherapists, of Physiotherapists, by Physiotherapists. Dr. Karena Wu was first honored in 2012 with an article about her and her work as the best physical therapist in NYC. Karena’s work has always focused on a holistic approach, using Pilates for rehabilitation and the most advanced treatments available to care for her patients. Her most recent article discusses the evolution of the physical therapy profession, the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and becoming a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist. Karena discusses her attainment of these two advanced degrees after 15 years of practice and juggling her work as owner of ActiveCare Physical Therapy in midtown Manhattan.

• • • September 2018 – Use of NSAIDs in the Acute Phase of Injury
    • January 2018 – Perils of Poor Posture How it Affects the Whole System
    • March 2017 – Neck Pain An Occupational Hazard
    • July 2016 – Cupping Therapy Summer Olympic 2016 Style Treatments
    • May 2016 – Best PT NYC Philosophy
    • January 2012 – An Interview with Karena Wu

Karena Wu in Total Food Service, Metro NY’s Foodservice Publication

Karena was asked to contribute to Total Food Service Online when they discovered that she has been helping those in the restaurant industry since 2004. Karena has been working with celebrity chefs and bartenders like Wylie DuFresne, Seamus Mullen, David Chang, Johnny Iuzzini and James Meehan. She treats them both in the office as well as onsite. Her contribution to this industry publication includes discussion on common ailments on the job and tips to reduce and treat them. Her first article in June 2013 talks about the knee joint.

• January 2018 – Is Your Poor Posture The Cause Of Remote Sites Of Pain?»
• April 2017 – Celebrity Chef Job Hazards »
• November 2016 – Avoiding Injury When Starting a Running Program »
• August 2016 – Olympic Style Cupping Treatment For Chefs And Servers »
• Feb 2016 – Feeling Overwhelmed »
• Oct 2015 – The Weight in Your Toes »
• September 2015 – Hip Labral Tears »
• July 2015 – Kinky Necks »
• June 2015 – Overused Wrists »
• May 2015 – The Importance of Your Digits »
• April 2015 – Incognito Bistro »
• March 2015 – Stirred, not Shaken Please! »
• February 2015 – Stella 34 Trattoria and the Cucumber Martini »
• January 2015 – All Inclusive Eating »
• Dec 2014 – 2014 Year End Recap »

• Nov 2014 – After the Bar »
• October 2014 – Stiletto Whisperer »
• Sept 2014 – Global Mixology »
• August 2014 – Youth in Bars »
• July 2014 – Blow A Disc »
• June 2014 – Chefs Work Out »
• March 2014 – An Interview with Chef
  Seamus Mullen »
• March 2014 – Arthritis, In the Kitchen »
• January 2014 – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome »
• Nov 2013 – Kinesiology Taping »
• Oct 2013 – Posture/Backpacks »
• Sept 2013 – Shoulder Impingement »
• August 2013 – Your Head »
• July 2013 – Your Bones »
• June 2013 – Your Knees »

Karena Wu in The Dessert Professional Magazine

Karena Wu is collaborating with The Dessert Professional magazine. This magazine focuses on the Art of Dessert and celebrates renowned pastry chefs around the world. Karena is proud to be featured for the first time in the December 2011 edition. She will be a regular contributor to the magazine’s new column, appropriately titled: Kitchercise. This column will detail Physical Therapy tips for chefs in the kitchen. Check out her first article titled: The Holidays: A Real Pain in the Neck, Dessert Professional, December 2011.

• • • August 2013 – Head Trauma
    • June 2013 – Knee Knowledge
    • April 2013 – The Hips
    • October 2012 – Avoiding Ankle Sprains
    • August 2012 – My Elbows Hurt, But I Do Not Play Tennis!
    • June 2012 – Shoulder Season
    • April 2012 – Ab Fab!
    • Feb 2012 – Getting A Leg Up On Staying Fit
    • Dec 2011 – The Holidays: A Real Pain In The Neck