Movement Physical Therapy

I went to see Sam because of a knee pain I had while training for a half ironman race. I knew Sam prior to the consultation but after the screening I realized how good he was in his field.
I refer all my clients to him because he is simply the best and he is not the type to keep seeing you if you don’t need him.
He finds the problem & shows you how to deal with it. You are on your way… He does not hold anyone. I continue to do the movements & stretches he recommended, now 4 years later. I still do some races & when i forget to do my active recovery I remember what Sam taught me to prevent the knee issues. IT Band syndrome. I kept forgetting to put this review. Sorry!!! Im very busy & forgetful!

I had multiple fractures on my shoulder blade. After waited for two month of bone healing, I can barely move my shoulder due to the lack of strength and range of motion. I’m really glad I choose this place. Jeremy C. been helping me for Graston technique (massage), laser (bone healing and pain reduction), stretching, and strength training for entire session. I had huge improvement each weeks. He also explained and educated everything to me during treatment. I’m highly recommend Jeremy C. and this place.

These other reviews are spot on about the quality of care provided by Sam and Jeremy. I’m a PT student who has battled back and knee pain issues for 8 yrs, and Sam and Jeremy are some of the best PTs I have had as a patient (and there have been a lot!). In fact, I made a Unilocal account specifically so that I could give this review.
I’ve been seeing Jeremy to help with my chronic pain issues. Jeremy went to PT school at Northwestern and it shows. He is incredibly knowledgeable about the body, movement issues, pain, and how to fix things. Jeremy is really supportive and very motivating which has helped my progress a lot. Most importantly, Jeremy spends a long time with patients and is 1-​on-​1 with us instead of juggling multiple patients at once (unlike PTs elsewhere as another reviewer mentioned). He is also very flexible about finding times that work for me.
I’d give a very strong recommendation to absolutely anyone to go to Movement Physical Therapy, both as a current patient, and as a PT student.

Don’t think about going to the franchised chains like Athletico. Come here instead… you’ll get so much more out of it. Sam knows what he is doing… seriously. I was going to Athletico before but they follow the same cookie cutter formula with everyone.

First of all let me say that Sam at Movement Physical Therapy has changed my life. In less than a month he helped put me back on track and I now feel 10 years younger. Thirty seven is the new twenty seven after my experience with Sam!
Here is the back story:
I hurt my knee playing basketball and got a referral for physical therapy from a Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) doctor. He recommended that I use one of their physical therapists and made a series of appointments for me on the spot. Thankfully I did not just take them for their word and decided to do some research of my own. I uncovered horror stories about RIC’s poor treatment, cookie cutter PT approaches and nasty billing practices. I looked around on my own and called several different PT facilities. Sam at Movement was the only one that did not seem to mind all of the questions I had (and there were many!). He even got me all of his insurance billing codes so I could get estimates from my insurance carrier (I asked other facilities for this information and they acted like this information was top secret).
Needless to say I made a consultation appointment with him. He took the time to talk to me about my knee problem and any other problems I was also experiencing. In addition to the knee injury I had been having IT band issues for the past couple of years. He gave me a series of tests and diagnosed where I had imbalances and talked to me about his plan for getting me better. After that I saw him twice a week and he checked on my progress, stretched me, activated my muscles, and showed me new exercises for strength and balance. He was also always available if I had any questions. His plan for me was geared towards functional training for the specific sports that I love (basketball, running, etc). He even talked me thru my old workouts and gave me advice for improvements moving forward.
After doing everything that he asked of me I can say that I feel like a new man. I have a new outlook on how I will approach my training and am excited to say that I am no longer in pain. My knee feels solid and my IT band is nearly back to 100%. I can work out harder, feel my muscles activating and no longer have to spend time on the roller to work out knots.
On my last session I took a stack of Sam’s business cards to hand out. If anyone I know has any issues that require PT I will send them straight to Movement.

I had a sever upper back pain. I got ref feral to a physical therapy.
After 2 sessions with Sam. Pain is gone and I dropped the idea of changing my mattress.
I still see Sam. Very cool and nice guy. Very flexible with appointment.
Great therapist. experienced. He opens as early as 6:00 Am till 8:00 Pm.
I highly recommend him.

I first met Sam by walking into his clinic after seeing a sign in his window offering free initial consultations. His clinic is located upstairs in the River East Club where I work out and although it appeared to be very modern and clean, I never thought much of it. Physical therapy was completely new to me it wasn’t until I had been dealing with a tight IT Band for awhile that I decided it wouldn’t hurt (pun unintended) to go in. Sam worked with me on a couple stretches and never made it a point to try and rope me in for more sessions.
A week or two later that IT Band issue had subsided (probably thanks to his stretches) and a more painful issue with my Anterior Tibialis had me in his clinic again. I was ramping up for the last few weeks of marathon training and my injury was debilitating enough for me to arrange for formal sessions. Sam made it super easy to get started as a new patient and even connected with me a physician that could provide a referral the same day.
I saw Sam pretty regularly for four weeks and he was always flexible with setting up appointments last minute via email. As he lives in the neighborhood there were multiple occasions where he was willing to meet with me at times outside his normal office hours.
More importantly, Sam single-​handedly got me through the marathon in the best shape I could’ve hoped for. Throughout the remainder of my training he literally spent hours working with me and he truly cared about seeing my health improve. If that weren’t enough he’s a legitimately cool dude, which is very important if you’re killing tons of time while he works with you on muscle releases.
I’ve tried bringing in coffee or buying the guy lunch as a thanks for all the work he’s done but I don’t feel like it’s nearly enough payback. I’d definitely go out of my way to see Sam should I ever need physical therapy again.