Physical Therapy in Vernon Hills IL

Why is Physical Therapy important in Vernon Hills IL?

Physical therapy improves your overall health and quality of life, and it’s all dependent on your quality of care. At our chiropractic and physical therapy clinic in Vernon Hills IL we will assess the situation with our consultation and then move forward to provide an individualized care plan to help you on your wellness journey.

  1. Pain Management: Physical therapy can help reduce chronic pain through targeted exercises, manual therapy, and other techniques like heat or cold therapy. This is especially important for conditions like arthritis, back pain, and injuries.
  2. Improving Mobility and Function: Whether you’re recovering from surgery or an injury, physical therapy can help you regain ability to move and perform daily activities. PT focuses on improving range of motion, flexibility, and strength.
  3. Preventing Surgery: In some cases, physical therapy can be a non-invasive way to treat a condition that might otherwise require surgery. It helps with strengthening muscles, correcting posture, and addressing joint issues.
  4. Rehabilitation After Injury or Surgery: After an injury or surgery, physical therapy plays a crucial role in the recovery process. It helps rebuild strength, mobility, and function to get people back to a quality life.
  5. Improved Posture and Balance: Physical therapy can help correct poor posture and improve balance, reducing the risk of falls and other injuries, especially in older adults.
  6. Increased Strength and Flexibility: Many physical therapy programs focus on strengthening muscles and increasing flexibility, which can prevent future injuries and improve overall physical health.
  7. Customized Treatment Plans: Our Physical therapists at Integral Medical create individualized treatment plans that cater to your specific needs, whether they’re dealing with injury recovery, chronic conditions, or preventive care- IMR is here to give you back your quality of life through our quality of care.

PT helps with the following:

Why IMR for your Physical Therapy needs?

We work with you to customize a plan that is exclusively yours. Our team will provide one on one attention during your PT treatments. You will be in attentive hands the entire time you are on the treatment floor.

Integral Medical incorporates both Chiropractic care and physical therapy as they can work together synergistically to promote healing, improve mobility, and manage pain. While they each have distinct approaches, combining the two can often enhance the benefits of treatment and help individuals recover faster and more effectively. Ultimately, the collaboration between a chiropractor and physical therapist helps address both the structural and functional aspects of healing, leading to more comprehensive recovery and a quicker return to daily activities.

  1. COMPLEMENTARY TREATMENT APPROACHES
    • Chiropractic Care: Focuses on diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal disorders, particularly those involving the spine. Chiropractors use hands-on spinal manipulation (adjustments) to improve spinal alignment, reduce pain, and support the nervous system's function.
    • Physical Therapy: Focuses on rehabilitation through exercise, manual therapy, and modalities like heat, cold, ultrasound, or electrical stimulation to improve mobility, strength, and function.
  2. PAIN MANAGEMENT
    • Chiropractic care address pain at its source, particularly when it’s related to misalignment of the spine or joints, this can contribute to nerve compression, tension, or inflammation.
    • Physical therapy, on the other hand, targets pain by strengthening the muscles surrounding the affected area, improving flexibility, and using specialized exercises to alleviate discomfort.
  3. POSTURE AND ALIGNMENT
    • Chiropractic care is used to adjust spinal misalignments and improve posture. This can relieve stress on muscles and joints that may be contributing to pain or discomfort.
    • Physical therapists focus on posture correction by training patients to adopt better body mechanics in their daily activities, improving balance, and teach exercises that reinforce proper alignment.
  4. IMPROVED MOBILITY AND FUNCTION
    • Chiropractors aim to restore joint mobility, particularly in the spine, neck, and other areas of the body. Adjustments can help alleviate restrictions and pain that may limit movement.
    • Physical therapy works to strengthen muscles and restore joint function through exercise. It helps increase range of motion and flexibility, improving overall physical performance and reducing the risk of future injuries.
  5. REHABILITATION AFTER INJURY OR SURGERY
    • Chiropractic care can help address issues like spinal misalignment or joint dysfunction that may have occurred as a result of an injury. Chiropractors assist with pain relief and mobility restoration during recovery.
    • Physical therapy is essential for rehabilitation, particularly after surgery or injury. It focuses on restoring strength, flexibility, and endurance through a structured exercise plan tailored to the individual’s needs.
  6. PREVENTIVE CARE
    • Both chiropractic care and physical therapy play a role in preventing future injuries. Chiropractors work on aligning the spine and joints to reduce stress on the body, while physical therapists teach proper movement patterns and exercises to strengthen muscles and enhance stability.

Physical Therapy Services

  • How it works: Involves applying tension while moving the affected muscle/joint through its range to release adhesions and scar tissue.
  • Conditions: Overuse injuries, carpal tunnel, shin splints, frozen shoulder.
  • Benefits: Restores mobility, reduces pain, improves tissue health.
  • Common Questions: "Is this like massage?", "Will it be painful?"
  • How it works: Uses specialized metal tools to detect and treat soft tissue restrictions.
  • Conditions: Scar tissue, tendinitis, muscle knots.
  • Benefits: Breaks down adhesions, accelerates healing.
  • Common Questions: "Why use tools?", "Will I bruise afterward?"
  • How it works: Uses instruments (like Graston tools) to stimulate and break up fascial restrictions.
  • Conditions: Muscle tightness, chronic pain, post-injury stiffness.
  • Benefits: Improves mobility, promotes circulation.
  • Common Questions: "What’s the difference from Graston?", "Is it safe for chronic pain?"
  • How it works: Uses suction cups on the skin to lift tissues and stimulate blood flow.
  • Conditions: Muscle soreness, trigger points, chronic tension.
  • Benefits: Reduces pain, improves circulation.
  • Common Questions: "Will it leave marks?", "Does it hurt?"
  • How it works: Gentle, sustained pressure on fascial restrictions to restore mobility.
  • Conditions: Chronic pain, fibromyalgia, tension.
  • Benefits: Long-lasting pain relief, soft tissue mobility.
  • Common Questions: "How is this different from massage?", "Is it painful?"
  • How it works: Insertion of thin needles at specific points to stimulate healing and energy flow.
  • Conditions: Chronic pain, headaches, sciatica.
  • Benefits: Pain relief, nervous system balance.
  • Common Questions: "Does it hurt?", "Is it the same as dry needling?"
  • How it works: Targets trigger points in muscles using fine needles to release tension.
  • Conditions: Muscle knots, tension headaches, myofascial pain.
  • Benefits: Fast pain relief, improved mobility.
  • Common Questions: "Is this acupuncture?", "Will I feel sore after?"
  • How it works: Combines rehab, performance training, and injury prevention.
  • Conditions: Sports injuries, performance deficits.
  • Benefits: Faster recovery, injury prevention, optimized performance.
  • Common Questions: "Will this help me get back to my sport?", "Can it improve my performance?"
  • How it works: Prepares the body for surgery through strengthening, mobility, and education.
  • Conditions: Any orthopedic surgery (e.g., knee, hip, shoulder).
  • Benefits: Improves surgical outcomes, speeds post-op recovery.
  • Common Questions: "Is this necessary before surgery?", "How soon should I start?"
  • How it works: Guided rehab to restore strength, mobility, and function after surgery.
  • Conditions: Joint replacements, ligament repairs, spinal surgery.
  • Benefits: Safe recovery, restored function, pain reduction.
  • Common Questions: "When can I start?", "How long will I need therapy?
  • How it works: Uses supportive tape to stabilize or offload specific joints/muscles.
  • Conditions: Ligament strains, joint instability, overuse injuries.
  • Benefits: Reduces strain, aids recovery, improves proprioception.
  • Common Questions: "How long can I wear it?", "Can I exercise with it?"
  • How it works: Elastic therapeutic tape applied to lift skin and support tissues.
  • Conditions: Swelling, pain, muscle fatigue.
  • Benefits: Enhances circulation, supports movement, reduces pain.
  • Common Questions: "Can I shower with it?", "How does it work?"
  • How it works: Custom training for strength, mobility, and neuromuscular control.
  • Conditions: Movement dysfunction, performance plateaus.
  • Benefits: Improves strength, speed, agility, injury resistance.
  • Common Questions: "Can this help my vertical/jump/speed?", "Is this like personal training?"
  • How it works: Analyzes and retrains walking patterns using exercises and assistive devices.
  • Conditions: Stroke, Parkinson’s, post-surgery recovery.
  • Benefits: Safer walking, improved mobility.
  • Common Questions: "Will I walk normally again?", "Do I need special shoes?"
  • How it works: Targets vestibular and musculoskeletal systems to improve stability.
  • Conditions: Fall risk, dizziness, elderly balance loss.
  • Benefits: Prevents falls, improves coordination.
  • Common Questions: "Can this help my vertigo?", "Is it covered by insurance?"
  • How it works: Trains prosthetic use and builds strength and mobility after amputation.
  • Conditions: Above/below knee or arm amputation.
  • Benefits: Independence, improved mobility, confidence.
  • Common Questions: "When will I get my prosthesis?", "Will I walk again?"
  • How it works: Addresses cognitive, balance, and visual issues post-concussion.
  • Conditions: Post-concussion syndrome, sports-related head injury.
  • Benefits: Quicker symptom resolution, safe return to activity.
  • Common Questions: "Can I return to sports?", "Will this help my headaches?"
  • How it works: Exercises to retrain the brain and inner ear system.
  • Conditions: Vertigo, dizziness, BPPV, balance disorders.
  • Benefits: Reduces dizziness, improves balance and confidence.
  • Common Questions: "Will I feel dizzy during therapy?", "How long until I feel better?"
  • How it works: Uses movement, education, and manual therapy to control chronic pain.
  • Conditions: Fibromyalgia, arthritis, low back pain.
  • Benefits: Reduces medication use, improves quality of life.
  • Common Questions: "Will this replace pain meds?", "How long will it take?"
  • How it works: Manual therapy and exercises targeting the jaw and neck.
  • Conditions: Jaw pain, teeth grinding, headaches.
  • Benefits: Pain relief, improved jaw motion.
  • Common Questions: "Can this stop my jaw clicking?", "Will I need a night guard?"
  • How it works: Focuses on musculoskeletal conditions with exercise and manual therapy.
  • Conditions: Fractures, arthritis, sprains, post-surgical recovery.
  • Benefits: Restores movement, reduces pain, prevents reinjury.
  • Common Questions: "Is this right for my knee/back/shoulder?", "Do I need a referral?"
  • How it works: Helps improve motor control, balance, and coordination after neurological injury.
  • Conditions: Stroke, MS, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s.
  • Benefits: Regains function, improves independence.
  • Common Questions: "Will I walk again?", "Is it too late to start therapy?"
  • How it works: Rehab focused on restoring work-specific function and preventing reinjury.
  • Conditions: Lifting injuries, repetitive strain, back pain.
  • Benefits: Return to work, stronger movement patterns.
  • Common Questions: "Do you coordinate with workers’ comp?", "Can I get work restrictions updated?"
  • How it works: Tailored rehab for whiplash, back pain, and joint injuries from car accidents.
  • Conditions: Whiplash, soft tissue injuries, concussion.
  • Benefits: Speeds healing, reduces long-term complications.
  • Questions: "Do I need a lawyer first?", "Will insurance cover this?"
  • How it works: Hands-on techniques to mobilize joints, reduce pain, and improve soft tissue quality.
  • Conditions: Joint stiffness, muscle tension, pain.
  • Benefits: Immediate relief, better joint function.
  • Common Questions: "Is this the same as massage?", "Will I feel sore after?"

OFFICE HOURS

Monday
9:00am - 7:00pm

Tuesday
9:00am - 7:00pm

Wednesday
9:00am - 7:00pm

Thursday
9:00am - 7:00pm

Friday
9:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday
9:00am - 12:00pm

Integral Medical and Rehabilitation
3 West Hawthorn Parkway #280
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(224) 424-3147