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Dr. Sam Kelokates, physical therapist
Cerebral Torque Expert

Sam Kelokates

PT, DPT, GCS
  • Owner, Kelos Physical Therapy

Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Panel member since October 2026

About

Sam Kelokates, PT, DPT, GCS, is a physical therapist specializing in the non-pharmacological management of headache and migraine disorders. He is the owner of Kelos Physical Therapy. His clinical work focuses on helping people with migraine, tension-type headache, cervicogenic headache, vestibular migraine, and associated neck, vestibular and orofacial conditions.

Sam's approach emphasizes evidence-based exercise, cervical and vestibular rehabilitation, patient education, and collaboration with the broader headache care team. He is also passionate about improving how physical therapists and other healthcare professionals understand the role of the musculoskeletal and sensorimotor systems in people living with headache disorders.

Credentials

  • Doctor of Physical Therapy
  • Board-Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist
  • Licensed Physical Therapist, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
  • Credentialed Clinical Instructor

Guided practice

Alternate nostril breathing

A 5-minute guided practice for migraine prevention, from Unraveling Migraine. Captions are built into the video.

  • Prevention, not a rescue. Keep your usual medicine for migraine attacks.
  • Daily practice is what counts. The study behind it used 3 short sessions a day for 3 months.
  • Skip it or stop if your nose is blocked or it starts to feel like a strain.
Read the full guide and the research