Dr. Brian Hay PT, DPT, MS, OCS is a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist who specializes in manual therapy, dry needling, running and gait analysis, sports rehabilitation, youth athlete injury prevention, orthopedics, injury prevention/rehabilitation in runners, and biomechanical analysis. He also serves as the Communications Officer.

An avid runner himself, Brian developed the Performance Physical Therapy Running Academy to help fellow therapists learn to best treat the needs of the running athlete. He is also a Certified Executive Coach and uses his experience to help develop emerging leaders at Performance Physical Therapy through the Lead the Way program and as a Clinical Instructor for Brown University medical students. He's also traveled to Honduras to provide physical therapy services to communities in rural Honduras with the Brown University Branch of Shoulder-to-Shoulder, Inc., an organization that works collaboratively to create and operate sustainable and accessible health, nutrition, and education services in that region.

In his free time, Brian loves spending time with his wife and two boys. He likes to keep active by running long distance, playing golf, hiking, and traveling.

Specialties:

Orthopedics

Manual Therapy

Dry Needling

Running and Gait Analysis

Sports Rehabilitation

Youth Athlete Injury Prevention

Running

Biomedical Analysis

Undergraduate Degree and Physical Therapy Degree:

University of New England – B.S. in Physical Therapy, 2004

Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health – Doctor of Physical Therapy, 2009

Certifications:

Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist

Dry Needling

Executive Coach – International Coaching Federation

Professional Affiliations:

American Physical Therapy Association