Move through the world at ease.
The Cha Method™.
Manual therapy as the default. The whole body assessed every visit. Breath and movement woven through every hour. One therapist who knows you from your first visit to your last.
Read the method →Find the program that fits.
Every treatment here is the Cha Method™. Hands-on, whole-system, assessment-driven, focused for a specific condition.
Pick the program that matches what brought you in, or start with an evaluation and we will choose together. Most patients work across more than one over a course of care. Not sure which one is yours? You are not alone. We map the body, write the plan, and start with what the evidence and the room agree on.
Schroth Method for scoliosis
Three-dimensional posture and breath training for adolescent and adult scoliosis, hyperkyphosis, and pre/post-surgical care. Led by Dr. Cha personally.
Treatment 02Pelvic floor physical therapy
Postpartum, pregnancy, pelvic pain, urinary leakage, and menopause. Private room, consent-led, internal exam always optional.
Treatment 03Acupuncture
Classical acupuncture, alongside your PT plan or on its own. For neck, back, sciatica, migraine, and chronic muscle tension.
Treatment 04Manual therapy
Hands-on care for neck, back, shoulder, and hip pain. The foundation of every program here.
Treatment 05Postural restoration
Complex chronic pain, asymmetry, and breath-driven pattern work for patients who haven't responded to standard PT.
Treatment 06Pain management
For pain that has outstayed its diagnosis. A patient, multimodal unraveling across a course of care.
Treatment 07TMJ care
Jaw pain, clicking, locking, headaches, bruxism. Treated as part of the whole upper-quarter system.
Treatment 08Hypermobility & EDS
Joint stability and load tolerance for HSD, hEDS, recurrent instability, and chronic pain in hypermobile bodies.
Who we work with.
The plan changes. The attention does not.
Scoliosis
Schroth-led care for adolescent and adult scoliosis. Coordinated with bracing and orthopedic surgeons when needed.
Audience 02Adults & aging
Mobility, balance, and pain relief through middle age and well beyond. Function-first, paced for the body in the room.
Audience 03Pre & postpartum
Pelvic floor PT, breath, and whole-body movement for pregnancy and the year that follows. Led by Dr. Joy HJ Jang.
Audience 04Artists & performers
Dancers, musicians, actors, vocalists. Schedule-driven care for the bodies that perform.
Audience 05Athletes
Runners, lifters, climbers, riders. Criterion-based return-to-sport, mapped not guessed.
IndexSee all audiences
Browse the full Who we treat pillar, with what to expect on a first visit, and the treatments we draw from for each.
The team.
A team of doctors of physical therapy, mentored by Dr. Cha in the Cha Method™. Treating New York since 1998.
A quiet clinic, two flights up.
Cha Physical Therapy is in NoMad, on West 32nd Street between 5th & 6th. Suite 1007. Two minutes from Herald Square, five from Penn Station.
New York, NY 10001
What patients tell us.
"I came in expecting a brace and a worry. I left with a plan and a breath that was actually mine."
"I'd had the same low-back spasm three times a year for a decade. After four sessions, I could pick up my grandson without thinking. I'm still not sure how it works. I'm just grateful it did."
The first visit is the method.
Ninety minutes for your first visit. Same therapist, every visit thereafter. Book a session and see what the Cha Method feels like before you commit to anything else.
Follow our story.
A look inside the clinic. Method notes, patient progress with consent, and the work we do between visits.