A growing team of licensed physical therapists, and the front desk team that keeps both offices running. Dan Carroll opened this practice over 10 years ago so he could work the way he thought physical therapy should be worked: find the cause, say it in plain language, then fix it. Everyone on this page works that way.
"I quickly found their approach to patient care did not align with my core values."
Dan Carroll grew up in Rockaway, went to Morris Hills High School, then the University of Scranton. After graduation he enrolled in a manual therapy certification program with the Manual Therapy Institute and went on to complete their AAOMPT credentialed Manual Therapy Fellowship. He later certified in Vestibular Rehabilitation through the American Institute of Balance.
He has always worked in private practice. The first stop was a larger private corporate group, and it did not last. He moved from practice to practice after that, looking for one that was well run and matched what he believed about treating people.
He found it. That owner became his mentor, and helped him open a practice of his own. "I am happy to be in business serving my community for over 10 years."
He still runs it for the autonomy and the control, because "both allow me the ability to make the best decisions for my patients, my colleagues, my business, and my family." Ask him which condition he most enjoys treating and he will not name one: "it's not the condition that is enjoyable, it's the patient who is committed to the process that makes it fun." Two lines he keeps in front of him: "If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it all the time," and "The wake doesn't drive the boat."
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"All too often we over complicate
things
unnecessarily."
Dan Carroll's method is three moves, and he states it plainly: move that which is stiff, strengthen and condition that which is weak, stabilize that which is less controlled. His stated goal is to make a patient's concerns less complex and empower them to take an active approach to getting better. You cannot take an active approach to a problem nobody has explained to you, which is why the explanation comes first here. The values he lists for the practice are just as short: trust, commitment, understanding.
Hands-on manual therapy on the joints and tissue the exam actually flagged, not wherever it happens to ache that morning. Motion comes back before load goes on.
Then we condition the tissue that gave out, until it can take real load again. Not a printed list handed over at the door, a progression you work through with your therapist watching.
The last piece is control. When your body stops guarding and starts managing the load on its own, the pattern that caused this has nothing left to rebuild on.
A growing team of licensed physical therapists, backed by a front desk team at both offices. Every clinician who treats you is a licensed physical therapist, with training that goes well past the license. No aides, no handoffs. Tap a name to read the full bio.
University of Scranton, then a manual therapy certification with the Manual Therapy Institute and their AAOMPT credentialed Manual Therapy Fellowship. Also certified in vestibular rehabilitation through the American Institute of Balance, and in business serving this community for over 10 years.
Springfield College DPT in 2011, here since 2018, certified in orthopedic manual therapy through Maitland Australian Physiotherapy Seminars in 2015. Added AIB vestibular and concussion certification in 2023, then advanced vestibular PT through the University of Pittsburgh in 2025.
Exercise Science at West Chester University, then his DPT at Rutgers-Newark, followed by 8+ years in outpatient orthopedics. Works in functional manual therapy, neuromuscular and vestibular training. Patients call him Bubba.
Came out of Springfield College's six-year DPT program in 2024, with clinical rotations in Maine and his final rotation right here at Carroll Physical Therapy. Treats both chronic pain and acute injury.
Seton Hall 3+3 DPT, with rotations at Ivy Rehab, home care with FOX Rehab, and acute care at Newton Medical Center. Outpatient orthopedics is where he settled.
Grew up in Denville, minutes from the clinic he now works in. Quinnipiac University DPT in 2025, after rotations at Concentra, the acute and burn unit at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, and NJ Center of PT.
Athletic training at Marywood University, then her DPT at Rutgers, and a multi-sport athlete before either. Works mostly on knee and lower-body injuries, and the dynamic balance that keeps them from happening twice.
Montclair State undergrad, PT school at Rutgers, and five years in outpatient and sports rehab since. He had a tendon repaired and spent six months in physical therapy himself before becoming a PT, which is why getting people back to their sport is the part he cares about.
Rutgers undergrad, Seton Hall for graduate school, and a start in inpatient acute care before moving to outpatient orthopedics. Her focus is muscle activation and core recruitment.
Grew up locally in Morris County, B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Rhode Island, then her DPT from the University at Buffalo in 2023. Treats hip, knee, spine, radiculopathy, gait and sports injuries.
Bachelor's from Salisbury University, master's from Centenary University. She runs therapist scheduling and insurance, so she is usually the person who has already sorted out your coverage before you walk in.
Studied interior design before this. She supports the office and the staff, which on a 5:00 AM to 8:00 PM day covers a great deal of ground.
BA in English from Seton Hall. Handles scheduling, patient questions, and keeping the therapists' schedules honest.
More than 20 years of scheduling experience, including a stretch managing a medspa. Scheduling, payments, and copays all come through her.
A licensed cosmetologist and lash artist, with medical assisting coursework behind her. You will meet her at the front desk, and she is the one who books you in.
Most of us live in the same towns we treat, and our weekends look a lot like yours. Here is physical therapist Dan Streeter and his family, away from the clinic.
Denville at 3155 Route 10 East, Suite 112, and Mountain Lakes at 333 Route 46 W, Suite 104. Both are fully open, both are staffed, and both unlock the doors at 5:00 AM Monday to Thursday, so you can be treated and still be at work on time. One phone number reaches either one: (973) 366-1600.
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The awards below were voted on by readers and neighbors, not bought. The credentials below sit after real names on the roster above.
Morris/Essex Magazine Readers' Choice Awards in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Voted by the neighbors we treat.
Named Best of the Best by The Daily Record in 2018, a local paper polling local readers.
In Dan Carroll's own words, "I am happy to be in business serving my community for over 10 years." Two locations now, Denville and Mountain Lakes.
Every treating clinician here is a licensed physical therapist, and the team is growing. Most hold a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, and the founder holds an AAOMPT manual therapy fellowship.
The letters after our therapists' names are real training: COMT in orthopedic manual therapy, ATC in athletic training, AIB-VRC in vestibular rehabilitation.
Voted a Neighborhood Favorite on Nextdoor in 2022, 2023 and 2024, by people who live on the same streets we do.
No referral needed. Most insurances accepted. Doors open at 5:00 AM. The longest part of getting better is usually the time spent deciding to start.
Your first visit is a full one-on-one evaluation with a licensed physical therapist. Come in, tell us everything, the whole history, not just the highlights. Leave with a clear diagnosis, a specific plan, and the first real answer you have had to why it keeps hurting.
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