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I worked with Ethan Lennox at Cohen Health and Performance for a back injury I got from playing varsity basketball, and the experience exceeded every expectation. From day one, Ethan took the time to understand exactly what was going on, explain the mechanics behind my pain, and build a plan that felt both personalized and achievable. His approach is a rare balance of technical expertise, clear communication, and genuine care for his patients. Every session was productive and intentional. Ethan consistently tracked my progress, adjusted exercises when needed, and made sure I understood how each movement contributed to healing. What stood out most was how invested he was in getting me back to full strength. I never felt rushed, and he always checked in to ensure I was improving safely. Thanks to Ethan, I not only recovered from the injury but also built better mobility and stability than I had before. I’m now pain-free and confident in my back again. If you are dealing with a back issue or any injury that’s limiting your life, I highly recommend working with Cohen Health and Performance and Ethan.
Six months after back surgery (lumbar fusion) and the usual post-op PT, I was recovering well but having trouble getting back to my previous level of fairly vigorous activity for this 68 year-old (boot camp style workouts, pickleball, walking large dogs at the local animal shelter). My spine surgeon recommended Cohen Heath and Performance and I'm very happy he did. They did a thorough evaluation and structured my program so that I could attain my specific goals. After 10 sessions, mostly with Dr. Sney, I was back at the gym, courts, and shelter with increased mobility and no significant pain. I highly recommend this practice.
All my experience in using the services provided by COHEN HEALTH & PERFORMANCE has been very positive. In the early part of this year, they helped me with a back issue and a daily exercise program. Most recently, after experiencing some vertigo and dizziness issues, Dr Elizabeth Farmer knew exactly what to do to correct this problem. I have found she knows what questions to ask and then listens carefully to develop programs to improve one’s wellbeing.
OK, strap in because this will be a little more novelistic than your average Google Review. In 2019, I was at the height of (relative) running powers: I had PR'd in the marathon, 10-mile, I was crushing training and anticipating a big PR in my fall marathon. Unfortunately, some hamstring tendinopathy took me out about a week before the race but I wasn't too dispirited because I KNEW that I was in the golden age of my running. The next marathon, whenever that was, was going to be legendary. Then, COVID. No races in 2020. By the time I raced again, in September of 2021, something strange, subtle, and persistent had taken ahold of my running form. There was an awkwardness in my right leg that I couldn't really describe and couldn't really see on video but was absolutely there. My running cadence dropped about 5bpm; I constantly had a "floaty" feeling in my right leg; I was getting a black toenail on the second toe of my right foot, something I had never experienced before on any foot; an asymmetrical time spent on my left foot compared to my right (according to Garmin data); and, for the first training cycle ever, I failed to hit goal paces on most of my workouts. The marathon, predictably, was also a (time) failure. Frustrated but undeterred, I went back to the lab and drawing board, trying to figure out the issue. Over the next four years, I tried literally everything that was available: PRP injections, shockwave therapy, dry needling, MRIs, ultrasounds, physical therapy (with at least five different PT providers), yoga, strength training, gait analysis, insoles, and everything short of magic beans and spells over a black cauldron. Nothing made a difference. I kept training and running races and was stuck in a zone of running 10-15 minutes slower per marathon than I did in 2019. More importantly, running wasn't much fun. From my very first steps of every single run, I was fighting my body, and I was losing every single time. Near the end of my rope, someone recommended to me Cohen Health and Performance. I'll be honest; I had little hope. I didn't doubt that it was a high-quality clinic but I just felt like my issue was beyond repair and even recognition at this stage of 4-5 years and thousands of miles with fatally flawed running form. To add to my skepticism, I was paired with a doctor, Ethan Lennox, who was not a distance runner himself. I was dubious that a non-distance runner would be able to identify and fix my issues. Well, you can probably guess where this is going. Over the course of 10 sessions, Ethan made me a believer. He listened to me (something I didn't get a lot of in all my other forays), experimented constantly to find the real crux of the issue, and he saw things that I had been trying unsuccessfully to describe for nearly five years; things that no...
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I have been going to Cohen PT for over three years, after trying many other PT places that didn’t offer such personalized and high-quality service at Cohen PT. I am a runner, so often have little injuries and occasionally bigger injuries to work through. I wanted a place I could go both for injury treatment *as well as prevention*, which is hard to find. At first I was a little turned off because Cohen PT doesn’t take insurance upfront, but it’s 110% worth it, and often you can submit the receipts and get reimbursed by insurance. The folks at Cohen are patient, knowledgeable, and most importantly creative — they completely tailor their treatment to your specific needs, practical limitations, and goals. The last few years I have been seeing Sebastian in Bethesda and can’t speak highly enough of him, it feels like I have a collaborator in my health. I recommend Cohen PT to everyone in my life who talks about needing PT, or has any ache or pain, you won’t regret it!
I can’t recommend Cohen Health and Performance enough! I came here for hip rehab after surgery so I could get back to playing lacrosse, and the entire team has been amazing. Ethan, Cat, Sneh, and Sebastian were all so knowledgeable, encouraging, and patient with me throughout the process. They really listened to my goals, pushed me when I needed it, and celebrated the progress along the way. Thanks to their guidance and care, my hip feels strong again and I’m back on the field. If you’re looking for a place that truly cares and knows what they’re doing, this is it!
Cohen Health and Performance has been amazing for us. Both of my kids have worked with them after injuries (hamstring pull and stress fracture). They understand the demands of young athletes and helped get them back to their sports quickly and safely. We loved working with them so much both kids have transitioned to strength programs to help them take their sports to the next level. Can't recommend highly enough.
I cannot say enough good things about Cohen Health and Performance. As a division 1 athlete I have been around some of the best in the industry, but nothing compares to the quality of care and treatment that I have received while working with the staff there. Dr. Ethan Lennox provided me with everything I needed to recover from injury and perform at the best of my abilities. I highly recommend them to any elite athletes looking to rehab their injury.
Cohen Health and Performance is awesome. Catherine Biddle in particular provides insightful strategies, exercises and manipulations to get you back on your feet and, more importantly, back to activities that you enjoyed previously. I've seen/worked with may PTs over the past 10 years or so, and was a bit nervous when I realized how young Dr. Biddle is, but her breadth of experience belies her years. She's a skilled listener and her ability to pinpoint areas in need of attention highlights her deep knowledge of the body and how best to get it moving again without pain.
I highly recommend Cohen Health and Performance. I've worked with Dr. Sebastian for back and shoulder issues and more recently for athletic training. He's knowledgeable and helpful in his approach. I used to have persistent back pain, and now I'm lifting heavier than before while staying pain-free. His expertise in both rehabilitation and performance training has been invaluable for my fitness goals.
Dr Bellitto and Dr Cohen are unsurpassed Physical Therapists. Their ability to quickly diagnose the issue and prescribe an easy to follow regimen is outstanding. They were able to tailor a program specific to my needs and the results were truly spectacular!! Their support staff is top notch as well and helped me many times with questions. They also have a beautiful app that helps to follow your training protocol so you always have the next days exercises at your fingertips. The ability to quickly communicate with them thru the app was a bonus feature. I can’t recommend them enough!
Sebastian has been super knowledgeable and compassionate about my lower back issues, which I've had for forever but recently came to a bit of a crisis point. This is my first time doing PT and I didn't really know what to expect, but I feel so much better physically and that has helped me feel better emotionally about my back. I appreciate how specific my exercises are and I feel really good about doing them on my own. I 100% recommend!
I had pain for close to 3 years that eventually led to me cutting my running seasons short. I tried other physical therapists for around a year and a half and nothing worked until I was recommended to Cohen PT. I worked with Sneh and he was super knowledgeable and funny, and got me on track right away. Only 10 appointments later and I am fully healthy and competing again, thanks to Cohen. Thank you guys and thank you Sneh!
The lower back workshop was incredibly informative and practical—both I and the others who attended walked away with tools we could immediately apply to relieve tension and support our spine. The approach was accessible, empowering, and grounded in deep knowledge by Dr. Zachary.
I'm a patient of Dr. Sneh Bhakta in the Bethesda location. At each visit, Dr. Bhakta combines a nice balance of hands-on manual muscle activation work with strength and movement training. I have chronic shoulder problems (partial rotator cuff tear). Dr. Bakhta is working with me to increase strength and range to the point that I can handle whatever stress my chosen activities present (including golf, tennis, and skiing). I'm progressing well. Dr. Bhakta listens well and brings great energy to our visits. He's the man! I suggested Cohen Health and performance to my sports medicine doctor. He's since told me that everyone he's referred to Cohen has also had a very good experience.
Fantastic physical therapy and athletic training! I’ve been working with Sneh since I got injured over the summer and there is nowhere I would recommend more than Cohen Health Performance. My ankle is completely recovered and more explosive than ever thanks to Sneh. I feel more athletic and powerful as a result of the excellent training I’ve received from him.
I can highly recommend Dr. Sneh Bhakta as a knowledgeable, skilled Physical Therapist. He worked extremely hard to provide an exercise and treatment plan that was tailored to my initial strength and ability, and built upon my achievements to build back my strength. He always had an alternate exercise or work-around, when an exercise was too difficult. I enjoyed his positive energy: I found it highly contagious, and it encouraged me to get through the hard work involved in restoring my strength.
I had a great experience at Cohen Health & Performance - in particular with Dr. Sneh who couldn’t be more wonderful! His dedication and creativity was very much appreciated and the reason I got better. Not only that but he is also extremely kind and patient. I couldn’t have asked for a better PT and he will absolutely be my first choice if I ever need PT again in the future!
I have been going to CHP for over four years, and would go nowhere else for physical therapy. Doctors Zach, Sneh, Ethan, and Sebastian are not only great doctors, but are great people. They understand you as a patient better than anyone. They have helped me rehab elbow, back, forearm, and shoulder injuries while also helping prevent future injuries. I have also participated in the strength training at CHP known as Performance U. Performance U has been my best experience of strength training by far. Performance U provides everything an athlete needs: plyometrics, speed training, and strength, all at one place. Choosing CHP is a no-brainer
Dr. Catherine Biddle is awesome! She has been working with my daughter now for a few weeks and couldn’t be more attentive, understanding and supportive! This place is exactly what our daughter needed, as their communication skills were very unexpected to be honest, but they willingly message through their app for scheduling along with giving work out plans and goal setting etc. Dr. Catherine has been a pleasure to deal with and we are lucky to have found her!
I’ve been training with Sebastian at CHP for baseball, and the results have been outstanding! My strength, speed, and overall performance on the field have noticeably improved. The facility has a fantastic culture—everyone is focused, supportive, and driven. Highly recommend for anyone looking to elevate their game and train in a positive, motivating environment!
I would give 10 stars to this amazing team of providers if I could!!! I struggled with back pain for seven months before being referred to CHP. After ONE session, I left without pain, and an understanding of what may be going on. I felt immediately cared for, understood, and confident they could and would help me heal. Over the next 10 weeks, I worked with both Drs Renee and Sam, and both are incredible in their own right. Dr. Renee worked tirelessly to ease me back into not only being pain free, but working and working out like I wanted and needed to. Dr. Sam was the perfect tag team and helped me progress even further, and worked with me to create a regimen that was productive but also managable with my crazy work schedule. He set me up for continued sucess once I completed my sessions, and I know I have a safety net in place if I need it. I feel that this team met me exactly where I was, and were completely invested in my recovery. As a lifetime athlete and someone who now works in health and fitness full time, I have never experienced PT quite like this. An entirely dedicated, personalized team that is just next level with their knowledge and implementation. No banded clamshells here baby!!! I would recommend CHP to anyone (in fact I already have) and everyone. Worth every penny- you WILL get better and you'll have a fabulous time doing it. 10/10!!
I am so happy to have found this practice. It has been a long time since I have had a physical therapist like Dr Sneh Bhakta to really analyze and pay attention to my back issues and identify the best exercises and therapies to help me. (In fact, there has only been one other PT practitioner, now retired, who was what a therapist SHOULD be—like Dr Bhakta.) He stays with me during my session, makes sure I am doing the exercises correctly, and catalogs them for me so I can do them at home. This is completely unlike the last couple of practices I have gone to, where a formulaic, pre-printed, pre-ordained list was referred to and I was passed off to assistants during my session who either did or did not pay attention to what I was doing. I highly recommend the Cohen group and since my experience is with Dr Bhakta, I highly recommend him.
My son has had a wonderful experience working with Sebastian Bellitto at Cohen Health & Performance for the past 8 months. He has improved my son’s strength and speed and has worked with him on PT issues as well. In addition to being very helpful in these areas, he is also very personable and friendly and an all-around great mentor to young athletes. While there’s hard work involved, my son always looks forward to their time together and I would highly recommend Sebastian.
Cohen Health and Performance is incredible. The physical therapists are knowledgeable and professional. They are attentive and listen to the concerns/questions of their patients. They helped resolve my issues resulting from a fibular stress fracture and got me back to running and all other forms of exercise. I cannot recommend enough how trustworthy and insightful they are.
I’m currently working with Dr. Sneh to rehab an old shoulder surgery and it is one of the two best PT experiences I’ve had. He developed an extensive program of exercises and recovery techniques that have helped me increase strength and function. Sneh is really good at personalizing exercises to my capabilities and needs, while challenging me and encouraging me to have fun at the same time. I also worked with Dr. Zac to rehab my hip and it is the other of my two best experiences. He too excels in assessing needs and developing a program for improvement. Zac has created a great team and a welcoming environment, I highly recommend this clinic.
I had an excellent experience with Zach Cohen and Sneh Bhakta at Cohen Health and Performance in Bethesda. Both have doctorates in physical therapy. They were very helpful and supportive, and under their care I improved a great deal. The treatment started with a discussion in which Zach asked about every detail of my problem, including what my doctor and my doctor’s physical therapist had said and done. Then I proceeded with exercises that he chose. Then I switched to Sneh, who continued — but he also had his own ideas of what would be effective. I learned that Sneh was also inventing exercises for my particular and somewhat unusual situation. It was very reassuring to get such personalized (as opposed to routine) attention. This is done in a friendly and congenial, cheery atmosphere. It was a pleasure to go to their facility for a session. They also gave me exercises I could do at home. I was able to make a lot of progress physically and I am very satisfied with the results.
Great facilities with amazing trainers. Super knowledgeable and easy to get along with. Amazing for athletes of all ages, especially youth and high school. They are currently helping me get back from a hamstring + groin injury to let me ball out in the fall. Highly recommend!!
I have been to a number of physical therapists over the years. Most were a waste of time, and one even said that she didn't know what else to suggest for an injury that Cohen Health & Performance was able to "fix". As I get older, I'm sure that more exercise injuries will happen and when they do, this will the physical therapy office I will trust with my health.
Thanks to the dedication and expertise, I made significant progress in regaining strength, mobility, and confidence in my ankle. I am grateful for the positive experience and I highly recommend Zachary Cohen and the team to anyone in need of exceptional physical therapy.
The team at Cohen has been great! Everyone is so welcoming every time I go in and it’s just a great environment to keep me motivated! I had a bunch of surgery setbacks when I tore my ACL last year, but the team at Cohen got me back up to speed in no time. I worked with Ethan, who was quickly able to get me on track and set me up with a great strengthening and running plan that helped me figure out my exact areas of weakness that were holding me back. From there I saw big improvements in my overall strength and confidence in my knee, and now I’m very close to returning back to sports!
Great experience with Cohen Health and Performance! Zac was terrific with my son’s injury rehab, grateful for his attentive care and expertise.
Sebastian at Cohen Health & Performance is helping me rehab a new Achilles tendinitis and an old knee injury. The experience has been excellent; focussing on addressing the root causes of dysfunction in my leg and achieving goals that I am highly motivated to reach. Sebastian is truly expert. I’m already in a stronger, more functional place than I’ve been in years, and we’re not done yet. The new facility is lovely, and parking is super easy.
The guys at Cohen are great. I've been treated for back and shoulder problems. Their combination of manual therapy plus strengthening helped me in both cases. Super professional and personable.
Over the past year, physical therapist Ethan at this practice has created a custom pain management program after a back injury left me with chronic pain and distressing mobility issues. At each session Ethan listens carefully, explains his strategy in terms I can understand, demonstrates the move, and then gives me feedback as I learn each move. We also videotape each exercise so I can repeat it accurately at home. Through Ethan’s program, I’ve gained effective pain management techniques and most importantly, the confidence to return to normal activities like flying solo to California last month to visit my daughter in San Francisco. I’ve also been able to return to my 3-hour volunteer docent shifts twice weekly at Smithsonian National Zoo. I greatly appreciate Ethan’s expertise and professionalism, and I strongly recommend his services!
Ethan has been amazing! I suffered with neck pain and intermittent back spasms leaving me unable to walk for 2 days due to pain. All my issues were addressed and I am able to do heavy weightlifting without any issues! It was not easy to figure out exactly what the problem was, there was no way I would be able to figure things out on my own by watching youtube and routine physical therapy workouts would not have addressed my specific issue (I tried). I needed a thorough evaluation to target my specific issue and Ethan was able to do this. Cannot recommend this enough.
Sebastien who I worked with predominantly and sometimes Kelly (for running specifics) were amazing. They listened, and provided respectful insights and feedback on ways to help strengthen and improve my movement. If we needed to change things up they didn't hesitate to optimize my rehab plan. Amazing support.
i was very happy with the PT that i received at CHP in Bethesda. Jordan was terrific both as a therapist and as a person who made my sessions as much fun as possible. I also very much appreciated the ability to do sessions virtually so that i could travel and still get PT.
I have received great care with Dr. Jordan at Cohen Health and Performance. She's incredibly encouraging and positive. She is also very knowledgeable. And when we got stuck a bit, she did extra research to determine the best course of treatment for me. I'm making real progress and feel very hopeful for a full recovery.
The team at Cohen Health is very knowledgable and attentive. I have worked with them for over 2 years and it has helped me rehabilitate various injuries and get me through post op recovery. It's great to be able to focus on best practices and therapy for any injury or pain point, and not be restricted by whatever insurance companies require for therapy.
Not only is this a beautifully curated and equipped facility, it is full of extremely capable, caring, and intellectually curious PT's who set their own standards. Too often patients are run through a completely predetermined routine based on where their pain point is. At CHP, the team not only has the knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, but they understand the application of that knowledge and actually train their patients to be able to rewire their neuromuscular firing patterns to address the root case of pain. This facility is led by a fantastic owner who aims to educate his team and create a network of professionals that can continue to learn from each other. Cannot recommend this place enough!!
I ruptured my quadricep tendon. Having a good surgeon was an important part of the recovery, but what really helped me recover was the therapy provided by CHP. I have learned exercises that I will incorporate into my routines for the rest of my life. Most importantly, however, is CHP got me through my recovery and back to skiing -- one of my favorite activities. On day 6 of 7 and every thing is great. Thank you Zach, Sebastian, and the whole CHP team!
A friend referred me to Cohen for training and physical therapy services before I had knee surgery to repair torn meniscus in a knee. After a 3 month regiment of training and therapy with Dr. Jordan Arbuckle there, my surgically repaired knee feels great and is 100% back, and my entire lower body has new strength and agility I never thought possible. Cohen H&P is top notch and I recommend them and Jordan to anyone.
