About Us
Bringing Elite Sports Performance and Rehabilitation to Downtown Brooklyn!
Dr. Amy Claypool, DPT, owner/founder of BKSPT is a Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist, a Columbia University Orthopedic Residency in Physical Therapy graduate and has completed a Traveling Sports Fellowship with the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy.
We’re here for all athletes—from those who just want to stay active, to the weekend warrior and the professional. Took a break from your fitness routine because of work, family, injury, illness, etc? Come in for an assessment and we’ll get you back on track.
Dr. Amy Claypool, DPT
Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Dr. Claypool has worked in all stages of sports and orthopedic rehabilitation, from acute post-surgical to sports performance. She has volunteered for the Columbia University Division I football team, with the Sports Medicine Department. Dr. Claypool also served as a performance physical therapist for elite U.S. military forces. She collaborated with the human performance team to provide care beyond injury recovery to optimize physical and mental performance.
She has an undergraduate degree in engineering from Purdue University, which serves as the foundation of her approach to physical therapy, looking at the “whole person” and problem solving to uncover the root cause of injury, especially chronic and repetitive injuries.
Dr. Claypool earned her doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) from Columbia University in 2013. A believer in lifelong education, she became board-certified in sports physical therapy following a rigorous self-study program and a 7-hour certification exam. She then went on to complete a 1-year orthopedic residency in physical therapy with Columbia University, where she also provided guest lectures and was a laboratory teaching instructor for physical therapy graduate students. Dr. Claypool continues to be an adjunct laboratory teaching instructor for Columbia.
Most recently, Dr. Claypool has submitted her work for professional publication and serves as a reviewer for various peer-reviewed journals.