Dr. Barbara Ostrowska

Dr. Barbara Ostrowska graduated with a Masters Degree from the University of Physical Therapy in Warsaw, Poland in 1989. While enrolled there, she was an interpreter for several visiting national athletic teams and pursued many additional educational opportunities.

Dr. Ostrowska moved to the United States in 1991 and pursued advanced education courses in orthopedics, sports medicine, and manual therapy. Dr. Ostrowska completed a postgraduate doctorate degree from University of St. Augustine with emphasis on manual therapy.

Since 1991, Dr. Ostrowska has attended over three dozen different courses to pursue advanced skills and provide evidence based treatment protocols. She completed F.C.E. formal education from the Roy Matheson Associates. She has also obtained certification in fitness training. Dr. Ostrowska has appeared on local TV stations to speak on the subject of back pain, injury prevention, and chronic pain. She regularly presents to the community on a variety of subjects and has mentored Oswego High School students in their medical topic class for ten years.

Among her awards Dr. Ostrowska was the Clinician of the Year for NovaCare in 1994 and Employee of the Month in 2001 for a local hospital. Her years of experience include working with clients with variety of medical disorders, athletes, weekend warriors, and older populations. She tailors treatment protocols to patients needs to restore and improve her client's abilities.

Dr. Ostrowska is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist recognized by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. With this certification, she become one of about 5000 in the country to obtain the prestigious designation. Her status as a clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy represents the formal recognition by the American Physical Therapy Association for her advanced clinical knowledge, experience, and skills in this special area of practice.