Physical Therapy
What to Expect from an Athletico Physical Therapist
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Our Physical Therapists are experts in motion who treat patients of all ages with health-related conditions to reduce pain and improve or restore mobility. As highly trained healthcare professionals, our therapists create personal treatment plans that meet the patient’s healthcare and post-operative rehabilitation needs. We work closely with physicians to return patients to pre-injury levels. Our rehabilitation services keep patients moving forward, so they can return to day-to-day work and recreational activities and remain at their optimal health without further risk of injury (APTA).
Physical Therapy Techniques
- Education about your condition
- Stretching to reduce stress on joints and improve flexibility
- Manual therapy to improve or maintain range of motion
- Exercise to strengthen muscles and to improve coordination, balance, and endurance
- Postural re-education
- Home-exercise program instruction
- Injury prevention
- Pain management
- Modalities such as Ultrasound, Electrical Stimulation, Traction, heat and/or cold therapy to relieve pain
Rehabilitative Services
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Work Rehabilitation
- Women’s Health Therapy
- Pediatric Physical Therapy
- Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
- Aquatic Therapy
- Isokinetic Exercise/Testing
- Video Gait Analysis
- Video Throwing Analysis
- Spine Control Class
- Concussion Management
Types of Conditions Physical Therapists Treat
- Sports and performance injuries
- Post-surgical conditions
- Work-related injuries
- Women’s health and pregnancy issues
- Hand trauma and upper extremity injuries
- Muscle strains and sprains
- Back and neck pain
- Shoulder and elbow injuries
- Hip and knee injuries
- Ankle and foot injuries
- Overuse injuries
- Dizziness and balance deficits
Locations
Chicago
Andersonville, Bucktown, Chatham/South Chicago, Foster & Pulaski, Garfield Ridge / Midway, Gold Coast, Hyde Park, Lincoln Park / Clybourn, Lincoln Park / Lakeview, Loop, Mt. Greenwood / Beverly, Niles / Northwest Chicago, North Center, Portage Park / Six Corners, River North, South Loop, West Loop,
Northern Suburbs
Bannockburn, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Evanston, Glenview, Grayslake, Gurnee, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Niles / Northwest Chicago, Skokie, Wheeling, Winnetka,
Northwest Suburbs
Arlington Heights, Cary: NOW OPEN!, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Palatine, Park Ridge, Schaumburg, South Elgin, Vernon Hills, Wheeling,
South Suburbs
Western Suburbs
Addison, Aurora, Berwyn, Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook, Elmhurst, LaGrange Park, Lisle, Naperville North, Naperville South, Oak Brook, Oak Park, Plainfield, River Grove, St. Charles, Westchester, Wheaton, Willowbrook,