Jill Hoefs, MPT

Jill Hoefs is the founder of Body Align Physical Therapy in Manhattan. Body Align is infused with Jill's unique vision and passion along with her experiences from practicing for almost a decade at a variety of outpatient NYC physical therapy facilities.

Though treatments vary, Jill's hands-on approach to soft tissue injuries has helped many of her patients avoid more invasive procedures. Her adept manual therapy techniques benefit those seeking to improve mobility and function, relieve muscular tension, or reduce pain. Jill offers focused, one-to-one personal care, compassion and an unequivocal commitment to her patients and their goals.

Jill is passionate about helping her patients and working with them to help them meet and often exceed their goals. Jill's areas of expertise include:

Sports Medicine

Jill's broad physical therapy background includes sports medicine, emphasizing both injury rehabilitation and post-surgical care, treating the patient's primary symptoms, and more importantly addressing the root of the problem to avoid a reoccurrence.

Women's Health

She is committed to treating women's health issues such as pelvic pain, pre and post partum conditions, and incontinence. Jill is a licensed Instructor of The Tupler Technique®. She was personally trained by Julie Tupler, the founder of Diastasis Rehab® and the developer of the Tupler Technique®,which is a 4-part nonsurgical program to repair the abdominal wall after pregnancies, surgeries, or rapid weight gains.

Ergonomics

As a recognized health ergonomic specialist in New York, Jill has consulted many businesses on proper workstation design in order to reduce work related injuries and improve productivity. As part of this assessment, Jill works with each individual employee to address his or her specific needs.

More About Jill

Jill is an avid runner, participating in several marathons and races throughout NY and NJ. She loves throwing parties and entertaining friends. Jill became a new mom in September, 2010 and learned that her fifth floor walk-up apartment wasn't very baby-friendly. Together with her husband (Mike) and baby (Aiden), they moved to Summit, NJ. Jill is now rediscovering suburbia!

Jill is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and holds a Bachelor's degree in exercise physiology and a Master's degree in physical therapy from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Her post-graduation education has been extensive, attending courses and seminars all over the country, permitting her to offer patients traditional as well as innovative treatment methodologies. Accordingly, Jill is able to offer superior physical therapy care to achieve the best possible results for her patients.