Gordon Cort, PT, DPT
About Gordon Cort
Gordon Cort, PT, DPT, is an accomplished and experienced Howard University-trained physical therapist. He serves patients out of Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center's Riverdale, Maryland, location.
Dr. Cort has a wealth of experience in orthopedic physical therapy and pain management. He originally graduated from Howard University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in physical therapy and returned to his alma mater to complete his Doctor of Physical Therapy.
Dr. Cort specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of persons with myofascial pain syndrome, chronic pain syndrome, and other myofascial-related disorders. He has also specialized in industrial rehabilitation. Over the years, he has brought his diagnostic and treatment skills to patients with chronic headaches/migraines of a soft tissue/myofascial origin and has impacted the lives of many headache sufferers.
He studied dry needling techniques under the tutelage of Dr. Jan Dammerholt and applied these techniques in the treatment of patients with chronic pain, especially in the injured worker population. Dr. Cort has combined his back-to-work program (work hardening) with dry needling and other pain management techniques to resolve many workman's compensation cases and successfully assist injured workers to return to work full duty.
Dr. Cort currently treats a significant number of injured workers, taking them from the point of injury to a successful return to work. He has and continues to treat patients with headaches and other orthopedic injuries successfully and finds pleasure in bringing relief to his patients.
"I find pleasure in bringing relief to my patients and successfully assisting injured workers to return to work full duty through specialized pain management techniques and industrial rehabilitation."
Education & Credentials
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) - Howard University
- Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy - Howard University (1990)
- Dry Needling Certification - Studied under Dr. Jan Dammerholt
- Over 30 Years of Clinical Experience
- Specialized Training in Industrial Rehabilitation
Areas of Expertise
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Management
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome
- Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Industrial Rehabilitation
- Dry Needling Techniques
- Work Hardening Programs
- Headache and Migraine Treatment
- Workman's Compensation Cases
- Injured Worker Rehabilitation
Treatment Approach
Dr. Cort combines evidence-based physical therapy techniques with specialized pain management strategies, including dry needling and work hardening programs, to help patients overcome chronic pain and successfully return to work and daily activities.
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