Exercise is undeniably one of the best ways to stay healthy. Regular physical activity keeps us strong, boosts our mood and has countless benefits for our overall well-being. But whether you are an athlete or an office worker, you need to be diligent about preventing and managing chronic pain. Physicians Plus offers the support you need. Our chiropractors are athletes just like you are. We’ve experienced the very injuries you’re facing, and we utilize our first-hand knowledge to create a treatment plan that supports your ongoing health. We know how the body performs under various conditions, and that understanding allows us to help our patients heal. To schedule a consultation with a sports chiropractor, Chicago patients can contact our office today.
What Are the Most Common Sports Injuries?
If an injury is holding you back from achieving your athletic goals, or if it is impacting your everyday lifestyle, Physicians Plus is here to assist you. Athletes face a broad range of injuries that impact their performance. The most common sports injuries include:
Tennis elbow
Runner’s knee
Sprains/Strains
Pulled muscles
Sciatica
Rotator cuff tendonitis
Plantar fasciitis
There are many other injuries an athlete can develop. Proper treatment is critical to preventing long-term pain, stiffness and degeneration. As such, athletes and active people should visit a chiropractor for individualized treatment.
The Importance of a Sports Chiropractor: Chicago Patients Can Feel Better In Less Time
Any athlete understands the desire to be out on the field. Playing sports is important to you, and you want to get back into your routine as soon as possible. But pushing yourself too much too soon can only lead to prolonged pain and discomfort. As soon as you are injured, you should talk to our team at Physicians Plus. We’ve assisted patients dealing with a wide range of injuries across the body. Our chiropractic treatments utilize an in-depth understanding of how the body works in different athletic conditions and the muscles, joints and ligaments that are involved.
We use a broad range of treatments to help each patient’s specific needs:
Custom Orthotics. Custom foot orthotics can increase your stability, decrease pain and correct abnormal walking/running habits. These are specially made for you and are prescribed and casted by the chiropractor you are working with.
Graston Technique®. Soft tissue injuries can lead to scar tissue and fascial adhesions. Graston® is a therapy that breaks down damaged tissues for improved mobility.
Mckenzie Method®. Practitioners use this treatment for pain in the back, neck and extremities. This method helps the body heal by applying exercises to decompress the joints being affected.
Massage Therapy. Massage therapy targets tension and injuries in soft tissues. This is a hands-on therapy that can relieve trigger points and can help patients manage a range of health conditions.
Fascial Distortion Model™ (FDM). FDM treats disorders of the fascia, which are connective tissues in the muscles. Torn fascia can cause significant pain, so treating this condition is paramount to your long-term wellness.
We offer many other services. We encourage you to reach out to our chiropractors to begin building a custom pain management plan.
Call Physicians Plus For Treatments That Work
Physicians Plus works hard to identify the cause of your discomfort. Our treatment modules are backed by research and our history of successfully treating our patients. If you’d like to speak to a sports chiropractor, Chicago clients can call our office.
Virtually anyone can benefit from ART®. ART® is used to treat everyone from Olympic and professional
athletes, to office workers, laborers, young, and recreational athletes, to young and older people
experiencing pain.
Who Can Benefit From Graston Technique®?
Graston Technique® is beneficial to individuals who have suffered injuries that involve a reduced
range of motion, swelling, scar tissue, or acute and chronic pain. These injuries can be a result of
running, sports or even office jobs.
Who Can Benefit From the Fascial Distortion Model™?
Anyone can benefit from the Fascial Distortion Model™, including professional and amateur athletes
and office workers. This model is especially beneficial to those suffering from chronic muscle pain
and injuries.
Who Can Benefit From Kinesio Taping®?
Kinesio Taping® can benefit athletes, laborers and anyone else looking to alleviate their pain,
reduce inflammation, enhance athletic performance or even everyday movement.
Back pain can have an effect on your everyday life, including hobbies or sports you participate in. Let our doctors develop a specialized treatment plan for you.
A variety of things can cause lower back pain. Our doctors will perform an assessment to determine the root cause of the pain and, in turn, create a specialized treatment plan.
Do you suffer from terrible headaches? Our team understands how painful headaches can be. We will use various chiropractic techniques to help ease the pain.
Sometimes hip pain may reflect a problem in your back. Our skilled doctors will develop a medical treatment plan that works for you so you can start enjoying your life again.
There are different types of ankle and foot pain an individual can suffer from. Our team helps athletes and non-athletes return to what they love doing the most in life.
Elbow pain has many causes, including arthritis and sports injuries. Don’t live your life with this irritating pain. Our knowledgeable doctors will help relieve your pain.
Muscle strains, pulls and tears refer to damage to a muscle or its tendons. We will use spinal adjustments and a specialized treatment plan to relieve muscle strain.
Are you suffering from pain and stiffness in your shoulder? Our doctors will identify the cause of your pain and help you get back to your regular activities.
Some common causes of wrist and hand pain are arthritis or previous injuries. Our team will offer a health assessment and develop a customized treatment plan to help alleviate your pain.
If you’re suffering from pain or tenderness in the rib area when moving, coughing or laughing, you should seek help. Our doctors are experts in identifying and correcting rib problems.
If you are experiencing neck pain or lower back pain, you may have a bulging or herniated disc. Our team will perform a comprehensive assessment to determine the cause of your pain and develop a treatment plan.
Sciatica refers to pain that travels along the sciatic nerve. This can be very painful. Let our doctors treat your sciatica so you can live a pain-free life.
Stenosis happens when the spaces in the spine narrow and can cause numbness and pain in the back, neck and shoulders. We will use non-invasive methods to help the pain and stress.
When you have a pinched nerve, you can experience pain and muscle weakness. Our skilled doctors will treat what’s causing your symptoms and restore you to full strength.
There are many different types of injuries athletes can suffer from. Our doctors are athletes themselves and have a deep understanding of these types of injuries.
You may suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome if you experience numbness or tingling throughout your fingers and wrist. Seek help from our experienced team.
Scoliosis affects spinal alignment, which causes the spine to curve abnormally. Severe scoliosis can be painful and disabling. Our doctors will work with you to reduce your discomfort.
Whiplash typically occurs in car accidents and can result in many uncomfortable symptoms. Our team can help you overcome the pain and restore your health and functionality.
There are different ways a runner can suffer an injury. If your knees, legs, ankles or feet are in pain due to running, our experienced doctors can help.
Headaches are among the most common health issue, affecting people of all ages. Headaches and migraines can be difficult to manage, especially if you aren’t certain why they are happening. If you’re tired of forfeiting your productivity to pain, talk to a chiropractor about holistic headache management. Chiropractic maneuvers can be used on the neck and spine to reduce bodily tension and other issues that may be triggering your symptoms. Evidence suggests that chiropractic reduces migraine days, making them an essential part of your pain management strategy.
Physicians Plus is committed to treating patients using methods that consider your individual physical health. Every person has unique movement patterns that they may not even be aware of, along with their own personal health history. Using this information, our physicians can treat muscle pain, back pain, migraines, sports injuries and more at their root cause. We use various chiropractic techniques to relieve your symptoms, including the Graston Technique®, McKenzie Method® and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization®, to name a few.
Soft tissue injuries happen when the muscles, tendons or ligaments experience a trauma. Something as simple as a sprain or overusing a certain muscle group can lead to pronounced pain and other symptoms. Whether your pain occurs suddenly or gradually over time, our team can help. At Physicians Plus, we use the Fascial Distortion Model™ to treat soft tissue injuries and accelerate healing. This approach utilizes a full-body strategy to improve your pain while encouraging tissue repair.
Physicians Plus is amazing! Dr. Paul and Dr. Tim are extremely knowledgeable and attentive - you always feel like they have your best interests at heart and care a great deal about your specific issue. I first started seeing Dr. Paul in 2013 due to back pain, but have also received assistance for hip and knee pain over the years. Most recently he helped me with lower back and hamstring tightness that was also causing knee pain, which was impacting my running. Over the course of several weeks, Dr. Paul got me back into running shape and I just completed...
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"These guys are great! I had 11+ weeks of ulnar nerve pain (caused somewhere from carrying a newborn as well as getting hyperextended) when I finally went to see them. It got to the point where I was up multiple times a night because of pain. After 5 weeks of treatment Dr. Paul was able to alleviate the shooting nerve pain. He was able to work around my limited ability only to make it only ONCE a week as well as continue to participate in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (3x a week) I just started. Dr. Paul was even able...
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Tori C.
"I can't say enough great things about Physicians Plus. I have sent numerous people here and everyone has thanked me for the great referral. From everything to bad knees, sore back, immobile neck and years and years of ankle problems, Dr. Paul has been wonderful with all. I personally haven't seen Dr. Tim, but friends have and have reported that he is just as wonderful as his bro. They listen, explain exactly what they plan to do, work out a recovery and treatment plan, do everything they can to help those of us without insurance, and do it all with a...
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Matthew D.
Dr. Paul and Tim are both masters of their craft. I was in crisis mode with leg and hip pain and they saved me, both mentally and physically. They are great guys that genuinely care about you and take pride in doing their best work. You can trust them!
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Titus A.
"Can't say enough good things about Physician Plus. I have seen Dr. Tim a few times off and on for a couple of years for knee, and most recently back issues. He is available, responsive, amiable, and most importantly, excellent in his doctoring skills. He "gets into" the muscle via ART and gets immediate results. I've seen more than a few chiropractors in my lifetime, and while I don't need Physician Plus consistently, they are the first place where I turn when faced with an issue with my active, ailing and aging body."
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Randy V.
I highly recommend the therapeutic services of Dr. Paul and Tim Marando at Physicians Plus. I first began treatment following a bout of Piriformis Syndrome, which had left me sidelined from running for nearly two months; within a few weeks of treatment, I was back to running and able to resume marathon training. I have since returned for their assistance anytime I begin to feel an endurance sport related ache or pain. Their athletic backgrounds, work with active release therapy, and prescription of at-home strength building exercise are just what I need to remain competitive and pain free in both...
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Hannah S.
I have been seeing Dr. Paul for almost two years now. He puts you at ease and has helped me tremendously with my lower back pain. Everyone there is so incredibly sweet and friendly, they really make you feel comfortable. With everything going on with Covid-19, they gave us the option to do telehealth sessions which was a great option to continue treatment. It wasn't the same as going in, BUT it kept you working on therapy techniques to improve whatever ailment you are dealing with until they opened up again. I would recommend Physicians Plus to anyone!! :)
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Mike M.
Dr. Paul and Dr. Tim are the best. I have been going to them for close to 9 years. Their understanding of sports injuries is second to none, and have kept me moving throughout long triathlon seasons putting me back together on more than one occasion. I can't recommend them enough!
Mike M.
Charlie S.
If I could give Dr. Tim more stars and more referrals (I definitely send anyone I know who needs his services) I would. I've never felt this mobile in 15 years. The fact that he is so knowledgeable and my regimen + 'homework' evolves each week gives me reason to recommend him to anyone looking for rehabilitation and mobility work. His staff is utterly professional and they make sure my schedule works with mine.
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Steven K.
Extremely fortunate to find Dr Tim. He is excellent at his trade and solved an injury I was having. He is patient, thorough, and to top it all, a great personality. Kelly at the front desk is welcoming and informative. A+ Team. Highly recommend their service.
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