Drkropf

Dr. Jonathan Kropf has over a decade of clinical experience managing sports injuries and neuromusculoskeletal injuries utilizing evidence based methods for the treatment and rehab of elite athletes, weekend warriors and families in the area. Seventy-percent of his active patients were referred by local specialists and primary care doctors. He has been featured several times as a health care expert on NBC10 Philadelphia news. Dr. Kropf is a Full Body Certified Active Release Techniques (A.R.T.) provider and holds additional specialized ART certifications including Biomechanics and Long Tract Nerve Entrapment Releases.



Dr. Kropf and his wife, Dr. Kelli LeBaron, are the co-owners of Sport and Spine Wellness Centers of Newtown Square and Paoli. He recently moved his practice from Wayne, PA in September of 2011 to accommodate for practice expansion and was pleased to have Dr. Garett Rosati and Michael Deveney from NXT LEVEL FITNESS join the practice as well. Beginning in March 2007, Dr. Kropf went into private practice at 230 Sugartown Road in Wayne, PA. Previously, he established and managed a group practice in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania from December of 2004 through 2007 Prior to settling in Pennsylvania he practiced at Spine and Sports Injury Center in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. He managed a busy, multidisciplinary practice for a year with the 2004 World Champion Red Sox team chiropractor. He has also practiced at Morrison Chiropractic, a busy, well-established chiropractic rehab practice for 2 1⁄2 years in Ellicott City, Maryland



Dr. Kropf was born and raised in the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He graduated with a 4 year bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences and Mathematics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He then earned a Doctor of Chiropractic degree after completing 5 academic years of study at New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls, New York..

Dr. Kropf is a CCSP, or Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician, specializing in the conservative treatment and rehabilitation of all types of sports injuries including golfing injuries, shoulder injuries, weight training and running injuries. During his first year of practice, he completed a one year post-graduate advanced certification program in Sports Chiropractic through New York Chiropractic College and sponsored by the then chairman of the US Olympic Track and Field Committee.



Dr. Kropf is an Active Member of the American Chiropractic Association and the ACA Sport Council. As previously mentioned, Dr. Kropf is also a Certified Provider of Active Release Techniques (A.R.T.), a soft tissue management system ideal for the treatment of sports injuries, overuse injuries and nerve entrapments. Soft tissue injuries occur due to repetitive stress (throwing, golfing, computer work, assembly line). When muscles or other soft tissues are overused they become short and tight creating a loss of oxygen to the tissue (muscle, nerve, tendon, or ligament). This causes the formation of dense scar tissue and adhesions. Unfortunately, the body cannot remove the scar tissue on its own. Active Release Techniques is proven, highly successful therapy to effectively health these injuries without surgery and loss of work. Ninety percent of all professional sports team, including the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball utilize the services of an A.R.T. certified practitioner.