The Team
Dr. Brett Scott, PT, DPT, USAW-1
BACKGROUND
Dr. Brett Scott founded Barbell Therapy & Performance in 2017. After working as a strength coach and personal trainer for seven years throughout his college career, Dr. Scott realized something was missing in the traditional physical therapy model during his clinical rotations. While working in the traditional physical therapy setting, he realized he didn’t have the time and resources to get his patients the best outcomes because profit and proficiency from a business standpoint surpasses patient outcomes. He felt like he was able to give his training clients more from a coaching and training setting where he had the time to educate people, provide hands on coaching and corrections, build stronger alliances and trust with clients, and had the ability to empower people to be in better control of their life.
As a competitive hockey player and olympic weightlifter himself, he also realized that many athletes were coming to physical therapy that were either misunderstood, or mistreated by other therapists due to a lack of expertise and experience in working with fitness athletes. Too many athletes have been told to just stop working out, or stop their activity, and weren’t being prescribed exercises and treatments that challenged the patients enough or solved the root cause of their problems to begin with. Therefore, Dr. Scott founded Barbell Therapy & Performance as a place where fit adults and athletes could be served with a better experience, and a better outcome by being able to not only rehab, but coach individuals back to the sports and activities that they love.
Dr. Brett Scott has had his weightlifting and powerlifting athletes medal at the national and international level in 2022.
EDUCATION
Dr. Scott graduated summa cum laude from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell with his bachelors of science in exercise physiology and a minor in nutrition. He continued on in the expedited program through UMass Tyngsboro to graduate summa cum laude with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2017.
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
Dr. Scott is currently a licensed doctor of physical therapy in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire and has passed all necessary requirements under the federal board regulations. He also holds specialty certifications in dry needling, cupping, spinal manipulations and adjustments, blood flow restriction training, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (also known as Graston Technique), is a certified clinical athlete provider, and is a registered olympic weightlifting coach with USA weightlifting. Amongst his passion for learning, Brett is equally passionate about educating others and frequently hosts workshops on his approach throughout new england and has had the pleasure of presenting his expertise at the university level as well.
COACHING ACCOLADES
Not only has Brett been able to compete on the national circuit in olympic weightlifting himself, but he has had the opportunity to coach multiple individuals at the national level in the sports of weightlifting and powerlifting, and possibly the international level in 2020. Brett has been able to coach many NCAA division 1 athletes and various high school athletes as well, including the national high school shot-put champion Aiden Felty.
Dr. Connor Bombaci, PT, DPT, CSCS, Physical Therapist and Strength Coach
Dr. Ramez M. Antoun PT, DPT, PNF, OMT, FRC
BACKGROUND
Ramez lives by the motto “health & family come first”. He is a dedicated husband to his wife Samantha, father to his daughter Lilly, and dog dad to his fur baby Callie. In his free time Ramez enjoys reading, listening to audio books, practicing mixed martial arts (I.e Tai Chi, Bagwa, Kung Fu), lifting weights, swinging kettlebells, going for walks with Callie, being by any body of water (especially the ocean), hiking with his family, and making awful dad jokes.
EDUCATION
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
Ramez is currently a licensed doctor of physical therapy in both New Jersey and Philadelphia. He is a part of the Functional Movement Systems (FMS) organization, a medical & fitness educational company that establishes objective functional baselines through screening & testing fundemental movement patterns. He became an assistant instructor for the SFMA (Selective Functional Movement Assessment) which is the medical diagnostic system that helps brings a functional diagnostic perspective alongside the patient’s medical diagnosis. Ramez is certified as a Mobility Specialist by Functional Range Conditioning (FRCms) and is internationally recognized as an Orthopedic Manual Therapist (OMT) trained in spinal and extremity mobilizations and manipulations. He is also internationally recognized as a PNF Level 5 therapist by the International PNF Association (IPNFA). He has completed other certifications in soft tissue mobilizations such as instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (i.e Graston & Cupping), Functional Range Release, and various massage techniques.
Anthony Piccirillo, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach
Anthony Piccirillo received his bachelors of science in exercise physiology from Endicott College in August of 2020. He is a registered fitness professional through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. His unique training background brings a different taste to Barbell Therapy and Performance. With experience in strength and conditioning youth athletics as well as mixed martial arts, and being extremely well versed in nutrition, Coach Anthony has been able to help athletes here get optimal results by helping our athletes get better nutrition, make for efficient conditioning workouts, and maximize recovery.