Amy Dougan, PT, DPT is a member of Summit Health's Physical Therapy team. Ms. Dougan sees patients eight years and older who present with orthopedic conditions, vestibular conditions, and generalized balance impairments including individuals with Parkinson's disease.
Ms. Dougan has a passion for vestibular rehabilitation, including evaluating and treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, uni- and bilateral vestibular hypofunction, Meniere's disease, and general balance and dizziness disorders. She is LSVT Big certified® which allows her to work with individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease to promote improved mobility, balance, safety, and ease with activities of daily living including dressing, writing, and transferring.
Ms. Dougan strives to provide individualized, holistic care based on each patient’s needs with a specific focus on patient education. She believes knowledge is power and that education allows patients to gain better understanding of their condition while learning the tools required for self-management and health maintenance. Ms. Dougan also places strong emphasis on nutrition as it pertains to health and recovery stating, “Nutrition plays a key role in the healing process. I aim to be a positive role model by keeping a balanced diet myself, and I enjoy sharing new healthy recipes I’ve tried from the vegetables I grow in my garden.”
Ms. Dougan helps patients achieve their best quality of life and looks forward to spending quality time helping them work toward their physical therapy goals. “It is important to me that a patient recovers quickly so they can return to the activities that make them happy.”
Ms. Dougan volunteers at Roots and Wings, an organization that provides young adults who age out of New Jersey’s foster care system with safe housing, case management, education, counseling, and life skills in order to empower them toward self-sufficiency. She also enjoys triathlons and has completed a few Half Ironman’s. In her spare time, she likes to camp, hike, rock climb and ski.
ServicesAmy Dougan is a Physical Therapist/Physical Therapy office located in Florham Park, NJ 07932. A Physical Therapist is trained to evaluate a patient’s need for physical intervention services and to provide such physical intervention and treatment to help the patient recover mobility that has been diminished for some reason. Possible causes for loss of mobility are sports injuries, auto accidents, work-related accidents, post-operative surgeries, falls, and strokes. A Physical Therapist’s goal when providing treatment is to greatly improve mobility and range of motion for the affected area.
Please call Amy Dougan at (973) 404-9840 to schedule an appointment in Florham Park, NJ or to get more information.