Jason DeSombre

Jason is a Graduate of Ithaca College Physical Therapy Program and joined Orthopaedic Specialty Group in 2024. Jason's interest for athletics and sports medicine has directed most of his career and continuing education. Jason has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association since 1999. He has worked with several professional teams including the New Haven Knights of the United Hockey League, Bridgeport Barrage of the MLL and the Mohegan Wolves of the Arena2 Football League.
Since 2008, Jason has become very involved with treating golfers from both an injury perspective as well as for performance enhancement. He has gone through certification in four tracks from the Titleist Performance Institute which include Level 3 Medical Professional, Level 3 Fitness Professional, Level 2 Golf Coach and Level 2 Junior Coach for development of Junior athletes. Jason was also certified through K-Vest which is the Titleist Performance Institute endorsed 3D motion analysis system to look at kinematic sequence and reduce injuries in golfers.
In June of 2016, Jason was named a board- certified clinical specialist in sports physical therapy by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialities. He has been a certified Kinesio Taping Practioner since 2012 and also utilizes numerous manual techniques which include Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM). Jason’s passion in recent years has been screening athletes and identifying possible compensation that may lead to injury or reduce optimal performance. His use of the Selective Functional Movement Assessment, Fusionetics screening tool and sport specific knowledge of movement patterns help him to prescribe functional movement corrections to help client both return and excel at their sport.
Jason currently consults with two universities, three junior golf programs and provides medical screens for several gyms for their athletes.