Brett A. Sears, PT, Cert. MDT
Brett Sears is the senior therapist and owner of Capital Region Physical Therapy, PLLC. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from West Virginia University. Brett also has a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from New York Medical College and a post-graduate certification in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT).
Brett has over 19 years experience in orthopedic and hospital-based physical therapy. He has extensive experience in outpatient orthopedic therapy and has also worked in hospital-based acute care and rehabilitation settings. Brett served as the physical therapy supervisor in a large suburban hospital organization before opening his own physical therapy clinic. He currently specializes in outpatient orthopedics with a focus on low back and neck pain rehabilitation and sports injury management.
Brett also serves as an educator in his community, giving lectures about low back pain, running injuries, and balance disorders to local organizations. He also has served on the Utilization Review Committee at a local visiting nurses’ association.
Brett is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and McKenzie International. Brett is certified in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy and is also the former Physical Therapy Expert on Verywell.com.
When not in the clinic, you can find Brett running in some area road races, playing hockey or soccer, or enjoying time with his wife and three children and his parakeet, Blizzard and dog, Danny. Brett is also a youth soccer coach for the Albany Soccer Club and plays on the Albany Masters Soccer Team. Email Brett here!
Fun fact about Brett: He was the 1991 winner of the Nintendo Campus Challenge at West Virginia University. He is also a member of the West Virginia University Hockey Hall of Fame.