Bespoke Physical Therapy Times Square — Local services in New York

I began working with Winnie Yu and Jonathan Liang after dealing with a weightlifting related shoulder issue that got progressively worse over several months. From the outset, my experience working with Winnie and Jonathan has been exceptional. They possess a level of expertise that is truly differentiated and meticulously constructed a tailored treatment program that has resulted in significant improvements to my mobility, pain, and strength in my injured shoulder.

Relative to my previous experiences working with PTs, I have found Winnie and Jonathan's treatment approach to be superior in several key ways:

Use of advanced equipment to measure my strength and mobility deficits which provides me with objective data to measure my progress, rather than designing treatment programs purely based on "feel";

Taking a holistic approach to assessing my body mechanics to identify the root cause of my injury, rather simply treating my symptoms. For example, Winnie and Jonathan were able to identify and correct issues in my weightlifting form and mid back mobility that likely contributed to my initial injury;

Providing extremely clear and detailed explanations of my underlying injury and the objectives of particular treatment plans. In this respect, it is clear that Winnie and Jonathan are Doctors of Physical Therapy, not just standard PTs;

Meticulous demonstration of exercise form in a well-equipped studio. As athletes themselves, Winnie and Jonathan are extremely knowledgeable about strength and conditioning and correcting form;

Genuinely positive attitude and obvious care for their patients. In every session, I feel like I get Winnie and Jonathan's full attention, which reflects their obvious passion for what they do and desire to help their patients make positive progress.

I believe the benefits I am seeing from my sessions with Winnie and Jonathan will put me in a better position of overall health than before I sustained my shoulder injury. My shoulder is close to being back to full function, my overall mobility has improved considerably, and my understanding of the importance of stabilizing muscles and correct weightlifting form has increased dramatically.

I have already begun referring my family and friends to Winnie, Jonathan and the broader team at Bespoke Physical Therapy, and would unreservedly recommend them to anyone else in need of...

I’ve been going to Bespoke and working with Dr. Winnie Yu since January, and I’ve never had such an amazing experience at physical therapy before—I would absolutely recommend their offices to everyone.

I’ve had on and off knee pain for a while, and during my first half-marathon in December, I struggled with intense IT band pain. Winnie begins each session by manually easing the tightness and tension in my leg with a massage gun, then we do strength work. She explained that in order to strengthen my IT band, we would have to work on getting my glutes, quads, and knees stronger. We worked on unilateral leg work that ended up also decreasing my knee pain from holistically strengthening my legs.

Throughout my training for my second half-marathon which was last week, we focused on other aches and pains that came up along the way, like near my ankles. Whenever a new problem came up, she never hesitated to jump right in and present a solution or give me something to work on to fix it. I love that she always gives reasons as to why I might be feeling something too. (For instance, if my knees were sore during a run, it might have been because I tried a new type of running that my body wasn’t used to the week before.) Over the months, my IT band pain has gone away and I can finally walk and run pain-free for the most part.

I learn so much from Winnie about strength and physical therapy and even nutrition—she’s so knowledgeable about so many areas that go outside of the typical physical therapist’s bandwidth due to her extra certifications and life experience, especially with women’s health. She’s given me advice on how to slow down my runs to train in the proper heart rate zones, which no other physical therapist has ever helped me with.

She’s helped me become so much stronger—not only can I run pain-free, but I also can lift more weights when I’m squatting and lunging, which I wasn’t able to do before starting with Winnie due to my lingering knee pain.

Best of all, Winnie is just the best to work with because she’s so kind, funny, and personable. I always look forward to our sessions (which I haven’t always done in the past with other PTs) and walk away feeling so much more knowledgeable and confident with fitness. I wholeheartedly recommend Bespoke and Dr. Winnie Yu for anyone who’s looking for an...

In November of 2023, I broke my foot playing volleyball. I had done 9+1 the year prior and was planning on running the 2024 New York City Marathon (my first ever marathon). I was devastated because I thought this meant I would not be able to run this marathon. I had attended a runners workshop hosted by Dr. Winnie previously so, after a few months of recovery, I immediately knew I had to go to Dr. Winnie at Bespoke.

Dr. Winnie tirelessly worked with me for 10 months, teaching me new exercises and building up my strength to be able to heal from my injury and be able to run again as well as developing a training plan for my marathon.

Last month, I was able to achieve my dream and successfully finished the marathon. I can say absolutely for certain that I would not have been able to do this, had it not been for Dr. Winnie. She worked with me to recover from ankle and foot discomfort and train for the marathon without pain. Prior to the injury I would also get shin splints, but the exercises we did helped prevent this from occurring.

Training for this marathon has been one of the hardest things I've ever done. I battled the injury, COVID, vacations and family hardships that required me to return home. Even though I probably was not the easiest client to deal with, Dr. Winnie was with me every step of the way. She was kind and professional and every session was focused and tailored on my recovery and training. Dr. Winnie is also extremely knowledgable and helped advise me on the best shoes, nutrition and equipment as well as promptly answering any follow up questions I had over email and also made it super easy to schedule upcoming appointments.

I really enjoyed working with and would absolutely recommend Bespoke...