Meet the Staff

Dr. Shelley Palumbo, DPT, Physical Therapist/Co-owner

EDUCATION:

Undergraduate:
  Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  Beaver College, Glenside, PA

Post-Graduate:

  Masters:
    Beaver College, Glenside, PA

  Doctorate:
    University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

  Internships:

  Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia PA
    - Orthopedic and neurologic rehabilitation, in-patient and out-patient

  Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, NJ
    - Inpatient Rehabilitation, focusing on joint replacements, brain injury, and  stroke rehabilitation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

    During her eight years of professional experience, Shelley has worked with a variety of different injuries.  She gained expertise in treating all neck, back, and joint conditions.  Postoperatively she has excellent experience with a multitude of procedures ranging from ACL repairs of the knee and rotator cuff repairs of the shoulder, to spinal fusions.  Additionally, she has done early intervention with pediatric physical therapy.

    Prior to opening Mile Square Physical Therapy with Enrique, she owned ABC Per Diem Physical Therapy.  She and her staff worked at dozens of clinics throughout Northern Jersey, where she was able to treat athletes at the high school, college, and even semi-professional and professional levels.

Continuing Education Courses:  

• Current Concepts of the Knee and Shoulder
• Maitland (neck and back)
• McKenzie (neck and back)
• Mulligans (neck and back)
• Advanced Concepts in Orthopedics

Enrique Arencibia, Physical Therapist/Co-Owner

 
Education:
  Quinnipiac University

Affiliations:
  American Physical Therapy Association

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  Enrique has been a physical therapist for 10 years.  At the beginning of his professional career, he worked for Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. During this time he worked with patients suffering from a multitude of disorders:

• Strokes
• Heart/Lung Transplants
• Bypass
• Surgeries
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Various Orthopedic Conditions

    Five years ago Enrique was made Director of a sports Physical Therapy clinic. Here he continued to advance his manual skills by taking various courses such as McKenzie, Maitland and functional orthopedics. These enabled him to have a greater number of treatment approaches when creating a personalized plan of care for his patients.

    Today, as co-owner at Mile Square Physical Therapy, Enrique has a very holistic hands on approach with his patients. He recently received his Yoga Teacher Training Certificate and frequently combines his manual physical therapy skills and yoga postures to help realign the whole body.

Cesar Mendez, Physical Therapist

EDUCATION:

Undergraduate:
  Rutgers University, B.S. Exercise Science

Post-Graduate:
  University of Massachusetts Lowell, Masters in Physical Therapy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

    Cesar has been practicing for 5 years in a variety of settings ranging from acute care hospital, rehabilitation centers and sports medicine orthopaedic clinics. He worked for the Chicago White Sox baseball organization where he implemented and supervised strength training routines for players with emphasis on core strengthening, speed and agility, as well as rehabilitation of injured and post-surgical athletes. He has applied this knowledge to be able to treat a wide variety of musculoskeletal disorders in all patient populations and their specific level in their rehab, ranging from the acute injury (i.e 1-2 days after) to the healthy individual trying to improve their athletic performance.

    Cesar utilizes a multi-disciplinary one-on-one approach to his treatments combining multiple manual techniques along with individualized therapeutic exercises to achieve patient and therapist goals. He is also fluent is Spanish which allows him to communicate more effectively with patients from many ethnic backgrounds. This constant communication with his patients and doctors is a crucial component in the rehabilitative process, which allows for proficient results.