Dr. Jeffrey Stenback has been appointed as “Best in Medicine” by the American Health Council in acknowledgement of his commitment to the industry over the past 35 years, where he has held positions in acute care, a chronic pain residential program and private practice.

Dr. Stenback graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in 1981, followed by a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1983.

Originally, Dr. Stenback took a different path and began college on a pre-med track. However, he soon realized this was not the route he wanted to follow. With a singing background, he even considered pursuing opera professionally, but then decided upon physical therapy after completing a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.

Since 1988, Dr. Stenback has been working at Orthopedic Rehabilitation Specialists and is now the Owner and Director of the practice. Orthopedic Rehabilitation Specialists is an independently owned private physical therapy practice, providing quality individualized physical therapy. Dr. Stenback is an expert in performing arts physical therapy, temporomandibular, neck and back pain patients. On a daily basis, Dr. Stenback manages the private practice with five physical therapists. He continues to participate in direct patient care, with an office focused on patients with orthopedic dysfunction. While patients run the gamut of musculoskeletal disorders, the office also has several niche areas such as temporomandibular disorders, neck and back pain, performing arts, myofascial release, women’s health/pelvic floor disorders and amputees.

In addition to his private practice, Dr. Stenback has lectured nationally on issues such as back and neck pain management, lumbopelvic stabilization, temporomandibular rehabilitation and treatment of performing artists. He has worked with dancers, junior Olympic gymnasts and musicians. He has been board-certified as a clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy since 1991.

Throughout his career, Dr. Stenback has had a variety of professional honours and awards including, Board-certification as a clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy, 1991, recertification in 2001, 2011; National Advisory committee for development of a Description of Advanced Clinical Practice (DACP) for Performing Arts Physical Therapy through the Performing Arts Special Interest Group (PASIG), Orthopaedic section, APTA; Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Dance Medicine and Science (JDMS), Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) and Board member, Analysis of Dance and Movement (ADAM) Center, New York. He was instrumental in developing guidelines for Actor’s Equity members in the safe use of raked staging. To broaden his knowledge and insight, Dr. Stenback is associated with a number of professional associations, including the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA), Orthopaedic section, APTA and Performing Arts Special Interest Group (PASIG). Dr. Stenback attributes his success to a lifelong interest in education and staying current with his profession.

Dr. Stenback has recently completed his clinical doctorate in physical therapy through Arcadia University in 2018. He is actively involved in implementing an EMR system into the private practice and has more recently been involved in designing conditioning programs for a local competitive volleyball club. Over the next 5 years, he hopes to apply injury incidence reporting and to further refine this and similar programs as a result. He remains dedicated to providing high quality physical therapy and continuing his pursuit of lifelong learning within the profession.

As well as professional achievements and awards, Dr. Stenback also has many personal aspects of which he is proud. One of these is being a proud father of three grown young men, two grown step-sons and six grandchildren. He is also a member of his church choir, the Saint John Neumann Festival choir, 1993 to present, as Tenor section leader and enjoys local outreach efforts. He is pleased to be asked to join the American Health Council.