Our Staff

Activate Physical Therapy will be run by Dr. Shane Capone, DPT.  A lifelong Jersey Shore resident, Shane has been a local PT for 10+ years.  During that time Shane has done work with all types of cases including the general population, pre and post operative care, sports injuries, Auto accidents, Neuromuscular pathology, and more. He has volunteered at local high schools performing ACL screenings to identify and implement a plan to reduce the amount of adolescent injuries.  Shane has most recently won the Asbury Park Press award for “Best of Best: Physical Therapist in Ocean County, NJ.” His dream of opening his own business and helping the most amount of people with his outreach has come true with Activate Physical Therapy.

Dr. Jake Akins heads a strong team of staff Therapists.  Jake is from Festus, Missouri, and he received his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Saint Augustine in Miami! His favorite part of the job is improving patients’ quality of life by restoring their movement! Jake loves the outdoors, movies, and country music!

Activate’s first Occupational Therapist, Shelly Carpino, has joined our team of highly skilled Therapists!  Shelly received her Master’s Degree from Sacred Heart University.  She devotes her time helping others get back to participating in what they enjoy.  When not working as an Occupational Therapist, Shelly also coaches at a local CrossFit gym, Apache CrossFit, helping people achieve their fitness goals!

Shelly also specializes in LSVT Big program.  LSVT BIG trains people with Parkinson disease (PD) to use their body more normally. People living with PD or other neurological conditions often move differently, with gestures and actions that become smaller and slower. They may have trouble with getting around, getting dressed and with other activities of daily living.

Meet Casey!  Casey received her Bachelor’s Degree from Delaware University in Health Sciences and furthered her education at Mercer County College to achieve her License as a Physical Therapist Assistant.  As a PTA she carries out treatment plans providing all the hands-on treatment as well as using her expertise in Therapeutic Exercise to assist the PTs.  When not at work she loves soccer, sports, and spending time with her son Grayson, her dog Nola, and her husband Brendan.  She got into Physical Therapy from her long time love of soccer and battling injury that PT helped return her to the sport she loved.

Meet our office manager, Heather.  Heather is from Toms River, and she enjoys swimming in her pool and hanging out with her three children. Heather is the first and last point of contact in the office and will handle all insurance and administrative questions/comments/concerns.