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Athletico Physical Therapy is dedicated to providing outstanding patient care and personalized service on a daily basis. Patients tell their story best and we wanted to share their successful experiences with everyone. For your chance to be featured on our Patient Stories page submit your comeback story!

This Month’s Featured Patient:

Let me start this by saying how grateful I am to Athletico Physical Therapy and my therapist, Shauna at their Bettendorf location. On June 18, 2021 I was running a cool down lap at the gym. I turned the corner and heard 3 pops in my knee and I collapsed. I was 3 days away from beginning a training program for my first marathon and I had just completed a half marathon a couple weeks prior. The next week I had an MRI and found out that I had torn my ACL, LCL, IT band, meniscus, and biceps femoris hamstring. I had surgery on July 21, 2021 and a couple days later I began a long and painful rehab journey.

Shauna, Zack, and Peg all helped me more than they’ll ever know. Nine months of grueling rehab both physically and mentally, but so much support came from this team! Shauna was the absolute best PT. She talked me through all of my rehab and reassured me through a lot of tears when I was scared. As runners, we don’t do well with injuries. I’ve been to rehab with Shauna for other injuries, but this was the one that changed my life. I was faced with the fear of never running again. I would show up to Athletico several times a week on my crutches and I was always met with encouraging smiles. Four months on crutches and then I was able to start putting some weight on that leg. Not going to lie, I was terrified! Shauna talked me through it and helped me take those first steps without crutches.

The day that I was able to “run” across the clinic was epic! So many smiles! Everyone in the clinic was cheering me on. Nine months of rehab with Shauna and her team. On May 30, 2022, 10 months post-surgery, I ran a 7-mile race in the Quad Cities Running Festival. The 2021 half marathon in this race was the last run I had before I was injured. It was perfect that it was the first race back. The special part of this is that Shauna agreed to run it with me! She was the reason I was running again. She helped me through that rehab and with my fear and confidence. Such a wonderful race to have her by my side. Then on June 18th, 2022, one year to the day from injury, I ran a half marathon in Duluth, MN with some amazing friends. I am continuing to strengthen my knee and I am slowly working towards that marathon goal! A huge thank you to Athletico Physical Therapy and to Shauna and her team.

2022 Patient Stories:

Jeff Surdej Lower Back Pain Wilmington, IL	Lindsey Cavlovic Multiple Injury Rehab Omaha, NE	Marsha Behrens Psoas Muscle Oregon, IL

Brian Stevens Arm/Leg Rehab Cape Girardeau, MO	Darcy Welsh Knee Rehab Bourbonnais, IL	Bob Marino Knee Rehab Fenton, MO

Tiffany Timmermann ACL Injury Vermillion, SD	Sami Callihan Broken Ankle Wright State, OHI	Sheila Frost Low Back Pain Bloomfield Hills, MI

Nancy Wilson Hip Replacement Clear Lake, IA	Bianca Allor Sciatica Shelby Township, MI

2021 Patient Stories:

Laura Jarvis General Pain Hamburg, MI	Adam White Dislocated Shoulder & Fractured Pelvis/Hand Vernon Hills, IL	Alina Barnett Total Knee Replacement & Kidney Transplant McKinley Park (Chicago), IL

Madison Steskal Torn Labrum & Fractured Tibia Elgin, IL	Pawan Verma Aches and Pains Naperville, IL	Hailey Newill Torn Labrum Fremont, NE

Sukanta Majumdar Shoulder & Knee Pain Carmel, IN	Ariane May Sciatic Nerve Pain Westerville, OH	Richard Guzik Nerve Injury – Arm Norridge, IL

James Bychowski Torn Meniscus Glenview, IL	Rick Kron Ruptured flexor pronator tendon South County, MO	Armando Trinidad Multiple Sclerosis Rolling Meadows, IL

2020 Patient Stories:

Jill LaFreniere Torn Labrum Collinsville, IL	Mitchell Hahn Torn Meniscus Fremont, NE	Carolyn Thomas Fractured Humerus Evanston, IL

Abby Schmidt Back/Hip Western Springs, IL	Andrea Weber Trimalleolar Fracture Menomonee Falls, WI	Frank Tomaszewski General Pain Collinsville, ILS

Sara Aitken Quad/Glute Pain Prairie Village, KS	Grace Gau Broken Foot Colleyville, TX	Joe Gray Elbow Surgery Bucktown (Chicago), IL

Sandy Kindred Shoulder Surgery Ottawa, IL	August White Fractured Ulna Mesa East, AZ	Austin Antoni AC Joint Sprain Castleton (Indianapolis), IN

2019 Patient Stories:

Jennifer Dawson Tibia and Fibula Break West Des Moines, IA	Merron Hart Ruptured Hamstring Ankeny South, IA	Austin Farley Concussion Niles/NW Chicago, IL

Tess Eckhoff ACL Tear New Albany, OH	Kathy Furteck Lower Tibia Stress Fracture New Lenox East, IL	Joseph Weber Lower Back Pain Rockford, IL

Jan Sinclair Partial Knee Replacement Brighton, MI	Karen Krohn Knee Pain Oak Brook, IL	Janine Renault Knee Pain Niles-Northwest Chicago

Mekenzie and Karrington Vandermolen Chronic Pain Grand Rapids, MI	Thiri Haubrich Lower Back Pain Paddock Lake, WI	Laura Stonitsch Dizziness, Headache, Spine Pain Channahon, IL

2018 Patient Stories:

Marianne Meeder Muscle Imbalances Fenton, MO	Ashley Barnett Post Spinal Surgery Bloomington, IN	Steven Huber Post Rotator Cuff Surgery Tinley Park, IL

Madison Slattery Broken Finger Orland Park, IL	Nora Bestor Guillain-Barre Syndrome Schaumburg, IL	Stephanie Rupp Post-Chrondroplasty Overland Park, KS

Carl Carlson Post-Spinal Fusion Kenosha (Aquatics), WI	Mary Smeltzer Broken Shoulder Gold Coast (Chicago)	Brian Kolz Broken Wrist Vernon Hills, IL

Michael Ferconio Knee Replacement Lisle, IL	Eden Fisher Broken Elbow Sioux Falls, SD	Michael Affeldt Torn Achilles Bucktown (Chicago)

2017 Patient Stories:

Nicole Harris Hip Surgery Novi, MI	Steve Burton ACL Surgery South Loop (Chicago)	Bob Samonski Hip Surgery Mt. Greenwood (Chicago)

Diana Ciepiela Achilles Tear Lincoln Park (Chicago)	Gregory Weinstein Torn Rotator Cuff Lincolnshire, IL	Kendall Schmidt ACL Tear Elgin, IL

Tim Noonan Humeral Fracture Lake Zurich, IL	Victor Montoya Lower Back/Hip South Loop (Chicago)	Donald Chalmers Broken Arm/Elbow Schererville, IN

Amy Bishop Back Surgery Elk Grove Village, IL	Billy Pirie Back Pain Third Lake, IL	Grace Langston ACL Tear Wentzville, MO

Past Patient Stories:

Greg Metzler Bicycle Accident North Loop (Chicago)	Laura Doherty Bunions St. Charles, IL	Paul Koenig Marathon Runner Wheaton, IL
Randy Venahaus Elbow Pain Collinsville, IL	Deborah Feffer Back Surgery Buffalo Grove, IL	Donald Wilson Knee Replacement Tinley Park, IL
David Thomson Vertigo/BPPV Northbrook, IL	Demetrius Baker Knee Replacement Forest City, IA	Danielle Doucette Ankle Injury Milwaukee, WI
Glenn Kubek Baseball Injury Bridgeport (Chicago)	Maike Fink Shoulder Injury Munster, IN	Anna May Miller Atrial Fibrillation Iowa City, IA
Valerie Banister Work Injury Monument Circle (Indianapolis)	Carrie Matczynski Hip Injury South Elgin, IL	Gina Biernacki Knee Pain Mich. Ave. (Chicago)
Tom Maag Parkinsons Barrington, IL	James Strempel ACL Surgery Palatine, IL	Brooke Bloedorn Hip Pain Milwaukee, WI

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