The surgery gives you a new joint. Rehab is what turns it into a shoulder you trust for reaching, lifting, and living. That part is ours, together.
We meet shoulder replacement patients at every stage.
By the time a shoulder gets replaced, it has usually spent years hurting, and you have spent years moving carefully around that pain. Those guarding habits don't leave with the old joint. We retrain your muscles to actually use the motion your new shoulder makes possible.
Rehab follows your surgeon's protocol through distinct phases: protecting the healing tissue, restoring motion, then progressively rebuilding strength. Respect the phases and the outcomes are excellent. Rush or skip them and the new joint never reaches its potential.
Bad information keeps a lot of people hurting longer than they should. Let's clear a few up.
It doesn't. Unused motion after a replacement stiffens into lost motion. The window matters, which is why rehab starts early and stays consistent.
Healing tissue has timelines that effort can't override. The fastest recoveries come from hitting each phase fully, not from skipping ahead.
Reverse replacements use different mechanics, and rehab reflects that, but patients routinely regain impressive, useful function. Different path, real results.
Your program is built around your surgeon's protocol and these tools.
Prehab builds strength and motion going in, which consistently pays off coming out.
About pre-surgical PT →
Gentle, protocol-guided movement that restores range while the repair heals safely.
About post-surgical rehab →
Manual therapy for the stiffness and guarding that build up around a healing shoulder.
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Phase-appropriate loading that turns restored motion into a shoulder you can actually use.
About therapeutic exercise →In Illinois you can start physical therapy without a doctor's referral, so there's nothing standing between you and relief. We accept most major plans and offer self-pay options. Not sure about your coverage? We'll check it for you before your first visit.
Here's exactly what your first visit looks like.
We start with your history, your symptoms, and the goals that matter to you.
We look at how your whole body moves to find what's driving your pain, not just where it hurts.
A hands-on treatment plan built around your body and your life, and a therapist who stays with you the whole way.
Every therapist on our team is trained in the entirety of the kinetic chain. That means we look at how your whole body moves, not just the part that hurts, and treat the cause instead of the symptom. You get that same care at all 10 of our clinics.
The same hands-on, whole-body approach guides every plan we build.
Every clinic is held to the same standard, set by therapists with advanced training in how the body moves.
You'll see the same faces at your home clinic, people who know your name and your goals.
"My experience here was awesome. I had a full shoulder replacement in October of 2021. Rehab has been flawless with their knowledge and compassion. I’m now back to more mobility than I had before my surgery."
"…I have had a hip, knee and shoulder replacement and the results are wonderful. What I really like is that if you are there for your knee and your back is hurting, the therapist will address your back, too."
Treated at all 10 of our clinics in the greater Chicago area.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and what's bothering you. You'll hear from us within one business day to get you scheduled.