Sports Medicine

Physical Therapy for sports medicine is a specialized practice that focuses on prevention, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation and performance enhancement of the physically active individual. The sports medicine physical therapist will include injury screenings, equipment recommendations, prescribed fitness programs and much more.

The Center For PT sports medicine physical therapists are highly trained and skilled professionals. Our sports medicine physical therapists are experienced in dealing with individuals with a wide variety of injuries, aches and pains on a daily basis.

Our approach to sports medicine is to provide a comprehensive set of options to maintain your athleticism, heal your body from injury, keep it as pain-free as possible, and let you know when it is time to explore additional medical or alternative treatments.

Did You Know?

Physical therapist developed exercise programs can reduce athletes’ risk of injury by 41%. (American Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2008)

The Centers For PT sports medicine physical therapists are expert in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injuries in athletes of all types and abilities. Our definition of sports medicine extends to the treatment of injuries of all types based on our active lifestyles, not just as a result of traditional sports. We provide a hands-on approach and work directly one-on-one with our patients to help treat injuries and we also teach self-treatment methods when appropriate. Our goal is to keep you out of the operating room whenever possible and to keep you functioning at your optimal best. When we can do that on our own, we do. When we think it’s time for you to see a physician, we let you know.

Centers for PT Sports Medicine Illinois Physical Therapy believe that there are occasions for alternative treatments, however we believe in the fundamentals of sports medicine first and foremost. We support some alternative treatments but always encourage patients to explore them only with the advice and under the supervision of a medical doctor. We work with your doctor to make certain that you get better faster.

The following are interventions provided by Centers for Physical Therapy (Sports Medicine Chicago, Sports Medicine Illinois)

• Performance enhancement
• Injury prevention
• On-site evaluation and management of acute sports injuries