Our Range Of Services
Maximum Rehabilitation Services offers a wide range of physical therapy and rehabilitation services for patients suffering from injury, illness, and post-surgery debilitation. Our “team approach” to therapy includes treatment from doctors and physical therapists alike, ensuring all-around wellness as we bring our patients toward their full potential. Our experts draw upon decades of medical experience to devise unique rehabilitation plans that work for each patient.
Our facilities contain some of the medical industry’s most advanced rehabilitation equipment, including a special Repex machine for back pain rehabilitation, biofeedback units for urinary incontinence, a balance evaluation unit and much more. We offer our physical rehabilitation services to patients from Chicago, Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Munster, Chicago Ridge, South Chicago and other nearby locations. The services we offer include but are not limited to:
Physical Therapy
Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ physical therapists work with the patient and the patient's doctor in a team approach that maximizes recovery time and ensures a timely, fruitful physical rehabilitation experience. The physical therapy modalities include but are not limited to:
Therapeutic
Exercise
Individually selected exercises to address strength, flexibility, balance, endurance and functional impairments.
Manual
Therapy
Techniques including soft-tissue mobilization, deep massage, joint mobilization, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and myofascial release designed to assist in the healing process and improve recovery.
Therapeutic
Modalities
Ultrasound, electrical stimulation, heat/cold packs.
Strength
Training
Free weights and other specialized equipment help improve your physical strength, performance and ability to avoid future injury.
Cardiovascular Conditioning
Stair-climbers, treadmills, stationary bicycles, elliptical, upper body ergometers, and other equipment.
Maximum's Physical Therapists treat conditions which arise from the normal wear and tear we experience from work and daily life. We also treat sports-related or work-related injuries and those injuries caused by daily mishaps, including car accident injury.
Orthopedic Injury Management
Maximum Rehabilitation Services specializes in the treatment of orthopedic conditions such as Tendonitis, Nerve Pain/Pinched Nerve (through the use of Radiculopathy), Whiplash, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, and Sprains in the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, back, hip, knee, ankle, and foot areas.
Maximum Rehabilitation is proud to have on its staff of highly qualified therapists, therapists that are certified in The McKenzie Method®.
"The McKenzie Method® is a philosophy of active patient involvement and education for back, neck and extremity issues. Also known as Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), what sets The McKenzie Method apart from other physical therapy techniques is our innovative assessment process - a safe, reliable means to accurately reach a diagnosis and only then create the appropriate treatment plan. The step-by-step framework and problem-solving algorithm allow you to know right away if the method will work for your patient, eliminating the need for expensive, time-consuming tests and further evaluation." - The McKenzie Institute® USA
Work Injury Management
Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ Work Injury Management program is an individualized, work-oriented program designed to restore a patient's strength, endurance, movement and flexibility for a safe and quick return to work. Our Work Injury Management program is designed to provide the strengthening, conditioning, body mechanics education and job simulation necessary to enable the worker to progress to the point of returning to work.
A work conditioning program typically lasts between 2-6 weeks. This time can vary depending upon the physical demand level of the job and/or how quickly the patient can reach their work goals. A work conditioning patient is seen 2-5 times per week for 2-4 hours per day depending on physician referral and patient progress.
Work Conditioning & Hardening Goals include increased:
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Active range of motion
Tolerance to work similar tasks
Functional strength for tasks involving lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling
Knowledge of correct posture and body mechanics while performing functional tasks
Knowledge of symptom-control techniques and independent modalities
Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE)
Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is designed to collect information regarding physical abilities to determine whether or not a patient can return to previous job duties. FCE's are generally used as part of a Workmen's Compensation claim or after an injury that inhibits the patient from returning to work.
What Happens During an FCE?
An in-depth questionnaire is used to determine other conditions and specific limitations the patient may have, whether directly or indirectly related to your job duties. It gives baseline pain values and a general idea of what types of activities exacerbate pain levels. FCEs utilize real and simulated workstations to evaluate the patient's abilities. These stations are used to mimic the types of physical activities the patient may perform on the job.
Workstations include anything from lifting, pushing/pulling, squatting with and without weights, overhead activities and endurance activities, such as maintaining a position for a specified length of time or walking for a specified distance, plus any other work-specific activities you may perform when at work.
Through these standardized tests, consistency effort measurements are taken to establish the level of work that can be performed. It can identify whether there is a need for special accommodations in order for the patient to return to work. An FCE can take several hours to complete, depending on the scope of testing.
Pelvic Floor Conditions
Pelvic Floor Conditions are typically listed as Women's Health on physical therapy sites. This is not always true though, as men also have pelvic floor conditions that will benefit greatly from the treatment of Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ highly qualified therapists.
Pelvic Floor Conditions -
Men's Health
- Incontinence
- Post Prostate Surgery Treatment
- Pelvic Pain
- Fibromyalgia
Pelvic Floor Conditions -
Women's Health
- Incontinence
- Pelvic Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Post-Partum
- Painful Intercourse
Post-Surgical Management
Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ post-surgical management programs follow specific post-surgical rehab physical therapy protocols focusing on individualized treatment interventions with the goal of therapy of returning the patient to optimal strength, function and mobility as quickly as possible.
Maximum's treatment program is specifically created for the individual patient's post surgical needs and follows Maximum's team approach to therapy. The therapist communicates closely with the physician concerning the patient's needs and recovery and works with the patient for optimal results in the least amount of time. Maximum's therapists pay close attention to patient pain levels and use a variety of modalities to reduce pain to manageable levels.
Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ highly qualified and skilled staff have been trained and educated to work with a variety of post-operative procedures. These include but are not limited to:
Total Joint Replacements
Ligament and Tendon Repairs
ORIF/OREF Implants
Amputations
Nerve Compression Release
Tendon
Transfers
Joint Fusion
Cervical Fusion
Lumbar Fusion
Discectomy
Vestibular & Balance Therapy
In the process of vestibular and balance therapy treatments, Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ highly trained therapists evaluate the patient's balance, gait, posture and the patient's compensatory habits and responses. After the evaluation, our therapists will design a specific individualized balance therapy treatment plan of exercises and retraining for the head, body and eyes to retrain the vestibular system.
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)
"Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is an exercise-based program designed to promote central nervous system compensation for inner ear deficits.
When the vestibular organs are damaged with disease or injury, the brain can no longer rely on them for accurate information about equilibrium and motion, often resulting in dizziness, vertigo, balance problems, and other symptoms. Many people are able to recover from these symptoms on their own after a few weeks of normal activity because the brain has adapted with a process called vestibular compensation.
However, if the vestibular compensation process is not successful, a person's ability to maintain posture and coordinate balance may become overly dependent on input from the eyes (vision) and muscles and joints (proprioception). In addition, the person may develop new patterns of head and body movement in an attempt to avoid dizziness and nausea. For example, a person with a vestibular disorder might adopt an exaggerated hip sway as a method of balancing, swivel the entire body rather than just the head when turning to look at something, or always look down at the floor to avoid what appears to be a confusing swirl of activity. Unfortunately, these strategies can make vestibular compensation even more difficult, worsening symptoms and often causing headache, muscle tension, and fatigue.
The goal of VRT is to retrain the brain to recognize and process signals from the vestibular system in coordination with vision and proprioception. This often involves desensitizing the balance system to movements that provoke symptoms." - Vestibular Disorders Association
Occupational Therapy
Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ occupational therapists work to help individuals improve their independence in a work or home environment. Those with work-related injuries such as lower back problems or repetitive stress injuries would benefit from our occupational therapy assessment, evaluation, and treatment for adaptive equipment or modified work/home environments.
Personal Grooming
Functional Restoration
ADL
Training
Energy Conservation
Work
Hardening
Neuro-Sensory Integration
People with visual or cognitive conditions, such as those who have had a stroke, are often referred to occupational therapy or home physical therapy for evaluation and rehabilitation. Occupational therapists will recommend modifications required to help improve optimal functioning. Home living skills such as cooking, cleaning, bathing, dressing and personal grooming are practiced and taught to help people return to independent living environments. Special home adaptive needs are assessed and special equipment such as reaches, tub seats, grab bars, sock and shoe aids may be used during a course of occupational therapy and rehabilitation.
Speech Therapy
Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ speech therapists will help people develop excellent speech communication skills when voice, swallowing or language disorders are present. As members of the American Speech Therapy Association, our speech therapists adhere to the American Speech Therapy Association’s mission to "ensure that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services to help them communicate more effectively."
Complete Speech/Language Evaluation
Speech Language and Swallowing Disorders
Aphasia
Apraxia
Dysarthria
Other Neurogenic Disorders
Dysphagia
Voice Disorders
Fluency Disorders
Language Disorders
Articulation Disorders
Accent Reduction
Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ speech therapists work with adults of all ages with communication difficulties such as those who have slurred speech from strokes, stuttering problems from head injuries, and heavy foreign accents.
Industrial Therapy
Maximum Rehabilitation Services’ Industrial Work Injury Program helps the injured worker recover from a work-related injury and helps return a worker back to work when maximum health and function has been achieved.
At Maximum Rehabilitation Services, we understand the necessity of excellent communication with employers, claims adjusters and case managers. We serve the employers of the injured worker by lowering Workmen's Compensations cost and time lost from work.
Rehabilitation research studies have shown:
Short term rehabilitation gets employees back to work faster after a minor or major work injury
Industrial rehab physical therapy services help an employee perform better on the job
Employees, when educated about their injury learn preventative measures which helps avoid future injury.
We are licensed to perform Functional Capacity Evaluation and provide onsite training with personalized attention and quality care. We serve the injured worker by providing specific work-related injury care by our specialized Maximum Rehabilitation Services industrial therapists.
The industrial therapy rehabilitation services we offer include but are not limited to:
Management of Acute Injuries
Work Hardening
Work Conditioning
Functional Capacity Evaluation
Knee Therapy