Physical therapy is often prescribed by doctors to treat chronic pain or to help people regain strength and mobility after an injury. It is a healing process, designed to get you back to your former strength. But that’s not all it can do.
Here at Balanced Flow Wellness, physical therapy in Lincoln Park is at the center of everything we do. It’s why we got into health care in the first place. But for us, physical therapy is not about just getting you back to square one—it’s about pushing you onward to achieve optimal wellness and realize your full potential.
Our Roots
Founders Dr. Dominika Hertsberg and Dr. Nolan first met as graduate students at the National University of Health Sciences back in 2009. They immediately recognized in each other a desire to change a broken healthcare system and the ingenuity to make a real impact.
They saw a healthcare system that was reactive, only reaching patients when something had already gone seriously wrong. Dr. Dominika Hertsberg and Dr. Nolan envisioned a holistic type of healthcare, one that was proactive and designed to help people achieve and maintain optimized, lifelong health.
In 2013, they opened their clinic in a small office right here in Chicago. Since then, our practice has expanded to meet the growing needs of the Chicago community.
Our clients have found that, with our holistic health model, they don’t have to settle for a return to normal until injury strikes again. At Balanced Flow Wellness, we give you the tools to take an active role in maintaining your health.
Optimal wellness is a lifelong gift. You shouldn’t settle for less.
The Roots of Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is a treatment as old as we are—as old as humankind, that is. And throughout thousands of years of medical advancement, there is still one tool that remains the most effective for treating pain and injury: the body.
And do you know who does the best job of healing your body? You do! Your body has its own capabilities of healing itself without extensive treatments and without surgery. All it needs is the proper guidance.
Our physical therapy in Lincoln Park is designed to put the means for your body’s health back in your hands. At Balanced Flow Wellness, we know that the pathway to lifelong health starts with the client. If you are ready to start taking an active role in your health, we have the tools, services, and expertise to get you there. Your health journey starts with you.
What Does Physical Therapy Treat?
Wondering what physical therapy can help you with? Physical therapy is not just limited to athlete injuries and post-surgery rehabilitation. The following list covers a number of reasons our clients come to us for help:
- Chronic pain
- Muscle tightness
- Joint dysfunction
- Back pain
- Inflammation
- Injuries
- Neck pain
- Arthritis
- Muscle imbalances
- Neuropathy
- Poor flexibility
Start With a Consultation
All of our treatments at Balanced Flow Wellness begin with a consultation. Before we get started on your treatment plan, we want to understand the full extent of your chronic pain or injury. We want the full list of symptoms you are experiencing, as well as your medical history.
We also want to know about your health goals. Are you an athlete wanting to push yourself to achieve a PR or milestone? Or a parent who wants to increase your mobility so you can be more active with your kids? Maybe you are someone seeking relief from chronic back pain who wants to be able to participate in all the activities you used to enjoy.
Whatever your story, your goals are important to us. We design our treatment plans to help you get there.
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Your Customized Wellness Program
After your consultation, our team will put together a customized wellness program that will serve as your map to recovery. Our wellness programs encompass more than just physical therapy—they are designed to raise your full body to its optimal health.
When creating your customized wellness plan, we take into account your lifestyle, exercise habits, and diet, as well as your goals for optimal health. Working with our multi-faceted approach to make holistic adjustments, we set you up for success.
At Balanced Flow Wellness, we combine traditional physical therapy in Lincoln Park with a vast array of other treatments to help you recover faster and emerge stronger than ever. Using Emsculpt NEO and Miha Bodytec, we maximize your body’s potential for healing. These
technologies are able to target and engage specific muscle groups. They help to improve strength and resilience in the areas you need it most.
One of the most important aspects of your customized wellness program is that it is malleable. As we work with you towards your goals, we can adapt your plan as we learn what works best for your and your body. You remain at the center of your treatment.
Getting Down to Work
Now it’s time to get down to business and do the real work of rehabilitation. What you do during your sessions with us will vary based on your customized wellness program, but there are a few special tenets that apply to all of our clients.
Hands-on Treatment
The work you do with us will be active. Movement is at the center of all healing. Step into our medical gym. This is where many of our patients practice their exercises with their instructors.
Just like how a coach might tell you to practice like it’s game day, when it comes to rehabilitation, you need to train your body to move at its absolute best.
Now this of course does not mean straining yourself beyond your current ability. Your practitioner will set up exercises for you that will gradually improve your strength and expand your range of movement as your body works on healing itself.
It is important that you put effort into these exercises and into making them routine. What you put into physical rehabilitation is what you get out of it. Working with our practitioners, if you are diligent in your exercises, we can get you where you want to be.
If a prescribed exercise is ever uncomfortable or causes pain, always alert your practitioner. As you learn about your body’s unique healing process, it is important to listen to the signals it gives you. We can then modify your exercises to better fit your needs.
Learning Moments
Restorative health is not like the traditional healthcare system. When you go to the doctor’s office, they perform an assessment of your symptoms, then give you a diagnosis and prescription for treatment. The next time you get sick, what do you do? You go back to the doctor’s office.
As you return to the doctor’s over the years, you can learn a great deal about what to do when you are sick; however, the same can’t be said about prevention. You miss out on valuable knowledge about protecting your body from injury or mitigating the effects of chronic pain.
An essential component of restorative health is giving you this knowledge. From years of providing physical therapy in Lincoln Park, we know that you are the most valuable component in maintaining your own health. At Balanced Flow Wellness, we use our medical expertise to teach you the best ways to care for your body and optimize your health.
Here at Balanced Flow Wellness, we are interested in long-term health with long-term solutions. A doctor may tell you what you need to improve your health, but we teach you how to achieve optimal wellness.
In it for the Long Run
We stick with you on your health journey, even after recovery. Our practitioners are there to see your wellness plan through to the completion of your goals and beyond. Our goal is not just to get you ship-shape, but to set you on a course for lifelong health.
Once you have completed your treatment plan with us, we will periodically conduct follow-up assessments to help you maintain your optimal health. Our job is done only when you feel like you have all the tools you need to take the reins on the maintenance of your health and well-being.
Take the First Step Towards Your Optimal Health
When we began our practice, we knew it had to be about more than returning our clients to their former benchmark of health. Life is tough on our bodies. The greatest tool we have against injury and pain is resilience.
When we understand our bodies, their needs, and their limits, we can be proactive in our health. We can enhance our strength and performance, reaching our full capacity for health.
Physical therapy in Lincoln Park is at the center of all we do here at Balanced Flow Wellness, but it’s not the limit. We also practice postnatal care and regenerative medicine.
What sets us apart from other physical therapy services is our innovative techniques and cutting-edge technology. At Balanced Flow Wellness, we use treatments such as Emsculpt NEO, Miha EMS, and Electrical Cell Signaling to help you heal faster and come back stronger than ever.
Our wellness programs include hormone optimization to help you age gracefully, Miha Bodytec to maximize the benefits of your workout, medical weight loss treatments, and many, many others.
Your health shouldn’t plateau at stopping pain or healing an injury. Living at your optimal health means so much more than that. And we at Balanced Flow Wellness can get you there.
