Lev Kalika

Lev Kalika is a chiropractor and sports medicine practitioner based in New York City. He is the founder of New York Dynamic Neuromuscular Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy (NYDNRehab), in Midtown Manhattan that focuses on musculoskeletal disorders, movement rehabilitation, and chronic pain management.
Career
Kalika founded NYDNRehab in 2011. The facility uses high-resolution diagnostic ultrasonography, extracorporeal shockwave therapy, and the Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN), a biomechanical analysis and rehabilitation platform found in research facilities and military rehabilitation centers.
Research and publications
Kalika has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on ultrasound diagnostics, shockwave therapy, and dry needling. His research has been presented at international meetings such as the European Society of Radiology (ESSR) and the International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment (ISMST).
Selected work
* Bubnov, R., & Kalika, L. (2025). Ultrasound-Guided Dry Needling for Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Imaging and Clinical Patterns. ESSR Congress, Toulouse.
* Bubnov, R., & Kalika, L. (2025). Chemotherapy-Induced Plexopathy: Role of Ultrasound in Multidisciplinary Management Strategy. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 28(1), S286.
* Bubnov, R., Kalika, L., & Pilecki, Z. (2025). Ultrasound-Guided Dry Needling for Vertigo Management in a Combat Patient with Skull Trauma. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 28(1), S276.
* Bubnov, Rostyslav; Kalika, Lev; Pilecki, Grzegorz; Pilecki, Zbigniew (2023). "Ultrasound-guided dry needling for combat nerve injuries and neuropathic pain: A case series". Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 451: 122698.
* Kalika, L.; Bubnov, R. V. (2021). "Ultrasound-controlled percutaneous neuromodulation alleviates muscle activation in physiotherapy practice". Movement Disorders. 36 (Suppl. 1): S409.
Kalika is a member of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the European Society of Radiology, the International Ankle Consortium, and Sigma Xi.<ref name=":0" />

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