About
Physical Therapy in River Forest, IL
Welcome to Athletico River Forest, where we treat many conditions, including back and neck pain, muscle strains and sprains, and sports and work-related injuries. Our clinic is located in the Town Shopping Center, next to the Panera, Massage Envy, DSW, and Chicos. We are steps from Downtown Oak Park, west of the Lake and Harlem intersection.
We offer a wide range of physical therapy and orthopedic rehabilitation services to help you get back to doing the things you love to do. Our clinicians are passionate about helping you reach your goals, which is why we create personalized treatment plans that focus on eliminating pain and reducing the risk of future injuries. Click our services tab to learn more about our available treatments.
Parking is available outside the front door.
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Hours of Operation
| Monday | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Thursday | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Friday | 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 7 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
Services
Available Services
- Physical Therapy
- Telehealth: Virtual Treatment Options
- Free Assessment
- No Prescription Needed
- Work Injuries – Work4U
- Work Conditioning
- Manual Therapy
- Astym®
- Graston Technique®
- Back Pain/Spine Therapy
- Pelvic Health Therapy
- Women’s Health Therapy
- Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation
- 3P Program for ACL Injuries
- Dry Needling
Additional Services
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine
- Orthotic Fabrication
- Hablamos Espanol
- ASTYM Soft Tissue Treatment
Insurance
Accepted Insurance
- Access HealthNet
- Advocate Health Centers
- Aetna
- AMCC Case Management
- Ancillary Care Services
- BCBS of Illinois HMOI
- BCBS of Illinois PPO, Blue Choice POS, Blue Advantage PPO, Workers Choice
- BCE Emergis
- Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School
- Caterpillar Health Network
- Chicago Health Systems
- Cigna
- CompLogic
- Corvel / CorCare
- Coventry
- DuPage Medical Group
- Employers Coaliation on Health (ECOH)
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Medical Group
- First Health/CCN/Affordable PPO
- HealthLink
- HealthSpring, Inc.
- HFN
- Hines VA Medical Center
- Imagine Health
- Integra Group
- Integrated Health Plans PPO
- Jencare
- Kane County IPA
- Medical Care Group
- Medicare
- Midlands Choice
- Mohr Health Systems
- Mutual of Omaha
- National Care Network (NCN)
- Northwest Community Health Partners (NWHP)
- Northwestern Medicine Physician Partners
- OptumHealth
- Payer Fusion
- PHCS
- Physicians Care Network (PCN)
- Preferred Network Access (PNA)
- Premier Provider Network, Inc. (PPNI)
- Provider Select, Inc.
- SIHO
- Southland IPA
- Theramatrix
- Tricare
- Unicare HealthLink
- Unified Physicians Network (UPN)
- United Healthcare
- University of Illinois
- Well Group Health Partners
As a courtesy to our patients, we verify insurance coverage and communicate a quote of therapy benefits from your insurance carrier. Please contact the Billing Center at 888-212-7925 if you have any questions regarding coverage of your insurance carrier or insurance carriers not listed. You may also call any Athletico clinic near you with insurance questions.
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Our Team
Desiree D.
Physical Therapist
Specializes in: Physical Therapy, Orthopedic (Bone, Muscle, Joint) Injuries, Neck and Back Pain, Pelvic Health - Urogenital (Women Only), Women's Health Specialist
Eduardo E.
Physical Therapist Asst
Education: Associate of Applied Science, MacCormac College, Bachelor of Science, Concordia University
Specializes in: Physical Therapy, Orthopedic (Bone, Muscle, Joint) Injuries, Neck and Back Pain, Overhead Athlete Specialist, Video Throwing Analysis
Languages: Spanish
Lynn G.
Physical Therapist
Education: Bachelor of Science, Univ of California-Los Angeles, Doctorate of PT, Northwestern Univ
Specializes in: Physical Therapy, Orthopedic (Bone, Muscle, Joint) Injuries, Neck and Back Pain
Erik M.
Physical Therapist
Education: Bachelor of Science, Univ of Dayton, Doctorate of PT, Rosalind Franklin Univ
Specializes in: Physical Therapy, Orthopedic (Bone, Muscle, Joint) Injuries, Neck and Back Pain, McKenzie Trained Therapist, Work Conditioning Evaluation
Kari Elizabeth M.
Physical Therapist
Education: Bachelor of Arts, Univ of Illinois-Urbana Cham
Specializes in: Physical Therapy, Orthopedic (Bone, Muscle, Joint) Injuries, Neck and Back Pain, ACL Rehabilitation, Astym - Soft Tissue Mobilization, Blood Flow Restriction, Certification in Applied Functional Science, Certified Orthopaedic Manual Therapist, Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS), Prosthetics/Amputee Specialist, Spine Specialist