“Manual therapy opens a window for healing. Life and the physical demands of our jobs and habits are sitting on that window trying to shut it. Your home exercises are bricks in the window to keep it pried open long enough until you return so I can open it further. The key to lasting improvement is lightening the load on top of the window”
Dr. Brett Weiss, DPT, CEAS, CIDN, CCTT
Brett is a seasoned physical therapist, ergonomic assessment specialist, published author & public speaker. He has a passion and curiosity for learning what motivates people and uses this skill to empower clients to relieve pain and achieve their physical wellness goals.
He began his academic career at Hofstra University where he received his bachelors in Marketing. He earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy with honors at Utica University in 2013 and is currently licensed to practice physio in the US & Canada.
Now practicing at Russell Hill Chiropractic in midtown Toronto, Brett provides a comprehensive evaluation and highly skilled manual therapy and other physiotherapy services to relieve pain, improve muscle imbalances and help restore function.
Training & Focus
Brett is an experienced orthopedic physical therapist with advanced training in manual therapy and devoted much of his practice to evaluation and treatment of cervical spine and temporomandibular disorders, cervicogenic headaches and orofacial pain. He has completed a residency in TMD & orofacial pain and is one of only a handful of board Certified Cervical & Temporomandibular Therapists in Canada. This rigorous certification is governed by The Physical Therapy Board of Craniofacial & Cervical Therapeutics, an international group of physical therapists who desire to promote education and specialty certification in the field of TMD & orofacial pain.
With his Certificate of Integrated Dry Needling and years of Maitland Manual Therapy Training, Brett is able to pull from a varied tool kit of modalities to help deliver the perfect intervention for each client.
Brett is an affiliate member of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain and participates in their mentorship program. He has been asked to speak on orofacial physical therapy and ergonomics at dental conferences, dental groups and universities in the US & Canada. He partners with dental professionals to develop an integrative plan of care to promote optimal outcomes for patients.
Public Speaking
Publications
The Full Body Benefits of Using a Split Keyboad
King EC, Weiss BM, Boscart VM, Dutta T, Callaghan JP, Fernie GR. Bathing frail seniors at home: Home care providers' approaches. Work. 2020;66(3):499-517.
King, Emily C., Weiss, Brett M., et al. “Assisting Frail Seniors With Toileting in a Home Bathroom: Approaches Used by Home Care Providers.” Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol. 38, no. 5, May 2019, pp. 717–749, doi:10.1177/0733464817702477.
Radwan, Ahmed, PT, DPT, Jennifer Francis, BS, DPT, Andrew Green, BS, DPT…& Brett Weiss, DPT. (2014). Is There A Relation Between Shoulder Dysfunction and Core Instability? IJSPT, 9(1), 8-13.
Weiss, Brett, SPT. (2012) Exploring Research Through Technology: A Student’s Experience at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. The American Physical Therapy Association: The Student Assembly Pulse. November 2012