Sports & Spine Medicine
If you have soft-tissue injuries, from a sore back to an injured knee, you can benefit from care in Musculoskeletal Medicine.
WOMEN’S HEALTH REHABILITATION Our Women’s Health program delivers comprehensive evaluation and care to women with pregnancy-related musculoskeletal issues, pelvic floor pain or dysfunction and osteoporosis. Our clinical team is specially trained to evaluate and treat these problems. PERFORMING ARTS MEDICINE We offer comprehensive performance- oriented medical evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions experienced by instrumentalists, singers, dancers and actors of all performance
SPORTS MEDICINE Our approach includes consistent communication with our patients’ sports teams, coaches and/or personal trainers to ensure your individual needs are addressed as you pursue ongoing performance improvement. Our physiatrists treat a number of medical conditions including: ankle sprains, hip injuries, knee pain, plantar fasciitis, rotator cuff injuries, stress fractures and tennis elbow. Women’s Sports Medicine Women are at higher risk for specific injuries around the hips, pelvis, knees and ankles when compared to men. Our research and clinical care directly addresses gender-specific injury prevention and rehabilitation programs to treat the female athlete.
Adaptive Sports Medicine Our physicians within the Adaptive Sports Medicine Program are dual board- certified in Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, making them uniquely qualified to take care of athletes ranging from the “weekend warrior” to our Paralympic elite athlete. SPINE MEDICINE Our physiatrists provide expert diagnosis and conservative treatment of disorders causing neck, upper back and lower back pain. We focus on our patients’ functional goals in order to improve their quality of life.
levels. We evaluate the performer’s technique, physical conditioning,
repertoire, instrument and emotional state in relation to the current medical problem.
The average number of treatment sessions in our
program is 5.7 (versus other Chicagoland centers at 14 sessions). We understand that you’re busy and want to get better faster. With our one-on- one, therapist-to-patient care, we offer the fastest path to healing.
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