Maria A. Salonia
PT, DSc, CSCS
Director
"Providing Excellence in Patient Care."
New Patients Welcome
631-842-4606
1160 Montauk Highway
Copiague, NY 11726
1160 Montauk Highway, Copiague, NY 11726 631-842-4606
Meet the South Bay Staff
Anthony Davis BS PT: Graduate of SUNY at Stony Brook with his bachelor's degree in 1993. Has extensive training in manual therapy including specific approaches in treating mechanical back and neck pain. Teaches the monthly Neck & Back class and provides aquatic therapy. 
Mary Johnson, PTA: Graduate of Suffolk Community College with AAS in 2001. Certified Arthritis Foundation Aquatic's Instructor. Areas of interest include Aquatic therapy.
Susan Natoli, BS PT: Graduate of Hunter College with a bachelor's degree in 1980 and has almost 20 years of clinical experience. Area of special interes is functional manual therapy and neurological rehabilitation.
Deborah Young, PTA: Graduate of Suffolk Community College with an AAS in 1999. Areas of special interest include orthopedic rehabilitation.
Vickie Volpe, P.T.A.
Tom Ahlschlager, P.T.A.
Graduated from Suffolk County Community College in 2004, where he earned his Associates degree in Physical Therapy. Area of special interests include orthopedic injuries.
Melissa Lyons, P.T.A.
Maria Salonia, is the creator and owner of South Bay Sports & Physical Therapy. She is a licensed physical therapist with a Doctorate of Science degree in physical therapy earned from Rocky Mountain University. As an award winning gymnast and with over 20 years experience, she is an expert in treating sports related injuries. Maria is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and a U.S.A. weight lifting club coach. She is also compassionate in dealing with non-sport related injuries which is evidenced by her ability to return injured employees safely to work. She also possesses a certification in disability examinations and
works with companies like UPS to minimize
employee injuries. She writes a monthly column for local papers and magazines as well as being published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research magazine.
D.Sc., P.T., C.S.C.S.
Ewa Bhola, P.T.
Ewa earned her Masters in PT from the Academy of Physical Education in Krakow, Poland. Her professional experience includes treatment of a variety of ortho-pedic, sports, post-surgical and geriatric diagnoses. She is accomplished in a variety of hands-on techniques and manual therapy, including classical massage, soft tissue and joint mobilizations, myofascial release techniques, manual stretching and muscle energy techniques. While pursuing her Masters degree, Ewa worked as an aerobics and recreation instructor in health clubs, specializing in overall physical fitness and various forms of gymnastics.
Lauren Miller, DPT
Graduated from NYIT in 2004 with a degree in molecular and clinical nutrition. In 2009, graduated from Touro College where she earned her doctorate. Lauren is a certified aerobics instructor. She also teaches yoga, kickboxing, Pilates, and spin class.
Amy Kachinas, P.T.A.
Graduated from SUNY Farmingdale with an Associates degree in Bio-Technology. Amy then graduated from Nassau County Community College where she earned her Associates degree in Physical Therapy.
Jennifer Stadler, PTA
Graduated from Suffolk County Community College in 2005, where she earned her Associates degree in Physical Therapy.
