Noah Book, PT, DPT
Owner and Physical Therapist
Noah Book is the owner of Vermont Physical Therapy of Montpelier. He has always been drawn to helping people understand and resolve persistent and complex pain. That is often experienced as pain that has lasted longer, or stayed more intense, than would be expected for the original injury, or that behaves in ways that don’t seem to make sense given what started it.
His whole-person approach to rehab carries into everything he treats, from post-surgical recovery and sports injuries to back and neck pain, headaches and jaw pain, and balance. That means paying attention not just to the injured part but to how your body feels to you, what you understand about it, and the life you need it to work in. A plan built together from all of that becomes yours, which is why it can hold up after the visits end, whether the problem is years of back pain or an ankle you rolled last week. And since you’ll be spending real time together, he does his best to make it enjoyable along the way.
Noah starts from a simple position: if you feel pain, you have pain. It is always real. What drives it is different for every person. Injury and physical condition are part of it. So are stress, sleep, how long the nervous system has been on high alert, what you have been told about your body, and what you believe is happening inside it. The good news in that complexity is that it gives more ways to work on the pain than one.
That is why the first visit is typically an hour, structured around hearing your whole story first. Noah listens closely to how the symptoms started, what has been tried, and what you think is going on, because all of it is information that helps us understand what is driving the problem. The story helps guide what is most important to examine physically. Together, the story and the exam findings point to several places where the problem can be worked on, and a plan that works on more than one at a time often gets further than any single approach would.
No two plans look the same. Noah has trained in several rehab systems that each look at the body from a different angle: how you breathe and hold yourself, how your joints move and tolerate load, how the nervous system shapes pain and sensitivity, and how hands-on and self-care techniques can change what you feel. Because the treatment systems overlap, we can choose what fits your situation and combine approaches as needed. Every visit is one-on-one, and he explains the why as he goes, so what you learn in the clinic becomes something you can use on your own.
Getting better is as much about building as fixing. Along with less pain, the aim is new skills, new habits, and a body you trust again, so you can get back to what you want to be doing and keep going from there. That kind of change takes time and a steady relationship. Noah stays with people through the whole process and adjusts the plan as they change.
Noah earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Vermont and a BS in Exercise Science at Brooklyn College. Alongside standard orthopedic and post-surgical care, the post-graduate systems he has integrated into his approach include Postural Restoration (PRI), Functional Range Conditioning (FRC), Integrative Dry Needling (IDN), and the Roll Model Method. He grew up in Worcester, Vermont, and has practiced in Montpelier since 2023.
Outside the clinic he enjoys walks, runs, hikes, learning new things, and spending as much time as he can with his family and friends.
If any of this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, please reach out to the office and we’ll find a time.
Courses, Certifications, Continuation in Education & Achievements
Postural Restoration Institute (PRI)
Myokinematic Restoration – An Integrated Approach to Treatment of Patterned Lumbo-Pelvic-Femoral Pathomechanics
Postural Respiration – An Integrated Approach to Treatment of Patterned Thoraco-Abdominal Pathomechanics
Pelvis Restoration – An Integrated Approach to Treatment of Patterned Pubo-Sacral Pathomechanics
Impingement and Instability
Cervical Revolution – An Integrated Approach to Treatment of Patterned Cervical Pathomechanics
Occlusal Cervical Restoration – An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Treatment of Patterned Occlusal Pathomechanics
Advanced Integration – A Comprehensive Overview of PRI Science Integrated in an Advanced Manner
Functional Range Systems
Certified Functional Range Assessment Specialist
Certified Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist (FRCms)
Certified Functional Release Lower Limb Provider
Advanced FRS Seminar: Controlled Articular Rotations: Advanced Interpretation and Application
Advanced FRS Seminar: Advanced Linear Loading Strategies
Dry Needling
Neurologic Dry Needling for Pain Management and Sports Rehabilitation
Advanced Neurologic Dry Needling for Pain Management and Performance Enhancement
Tune Up Fitness (The Roll Model Method)
Certified Roll Model Method Practitioner