Direct Access to Physical Therapy in Chicago, IL

FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers® Chicago is here to help you stay active enough to do the things that make you love your life. Whether you’re looking to stay in shape or you need assistance to come back from an injury, our FYZICAL therapists are ready to rise to your occasion. Find physical therapy in Chicago with no doctor referral needed, and let us help you live a fuller life starting today.

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What Is Direct Access?

No tricks or gimmicks here, direct access is exactly what it sounds like. It is the ability for a patient to directly access physical therapy. Meaning, you can be evaluated, seen, and treated by a physical therapist without needing a physician’s referral or prescription. No one knows you like YOU. We are the first to know when an issue is occurring within ourselves. Don’t dull that internal warning. 

Skip the doctor search, the appointment for a referral, and the extra co-pays — at FYZICAL Chicago, we save you time and money while accelerating your healing. Schedule an appointment for direct access to physical therapy and allow one of our trained therapists to curate a specialized plan of care just for YOU.

How Can Our Physical Therapists Help?

Our direct access physical therapy team specializes in a range of care areas so you can feel confident coming to us with anything. We will give you immediate clarity on your condition and help you recover faster from:

  • Musculoskeletal pain: A disease or an acute injury can bring your life to a screeching halt. Let us help you get back in motion.
  • Chronic pain: Physical therapy can transform the way you interact with your chronic pain. Our physical therapists have methods to help you regain control of your life.
  • Athletic injuries: We welcome athletes year-round to work on strength training, injury recovery, and off-season conditioning.

We also treat many more conditions. We regularly develop treatment plans for our clients to target specific concerns, like:

  • Headaches, neck and back pain
  • Joint pain (shoulder, knee, hip, foot, ankle)
  • Any injury due to a fall or trauma
  • Pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation
  • Poor posture
  • Jaw pain/TMJD
  • Premature aging and decreased muscle tone
  • Decreased ability to walk
  • Decreased mobility or range of motion
  • Poor balance/fear of falling
  • Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia
  • Pain/decreased mobility/decreased strength due to obesity
  • Fatigue/poor endurance due to pulmonary dysfunction
  • Poor endurance due to cancer and related treatments
  • Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Urinary incontinence/pelvic pain
  • More

How Can Our Physical Therapists Help?

Our direct access physical therapy team specializes in a range of care areas so you can feel confident coming to us with anything. We will give you immediate clarity on your condition and help you recover faster from:

  • Musculoskeletal pain: A disease or an acute injury can bring your life to a screeching halt. Let us help you get back in motion.
  • Chronic pain: Physical therapy can transform the way you interact with your chronic pain. Our physical therapists have methods to help you regain control of your life.
  • Athletic injuries: We welcome athletes year-round to work on strength training, injury recovery, and off-season conditioning.

We also treat many more conditions. We regularly develop treatment plans for our clients to target specific concerns, like:

  • Headaches, neck and back pain
  • Joint pain (shoulder, knee, hip, foot, ankle)
  • Any injury due to a fall or trauma
  • Pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation
  • Poor posture
  • Jaw pain/TMJD
  • Premature aging and decreased muscle tone
  • Decreased ability to walk
  • Decreased mobility or range of motion
  • Poor balance/fear of falling
  • Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia
  • Pain/decreased mobility/decreased strength due to obesity
  • Fatigue/poor endurance due to pulmonary dysfunction
  • Poor endurance due to cancer and related treatments
  • Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Urinary incontinence/pelvic pain
  • More

Is Direct Access Physical Therapy Right for You?

When you can get physical therapy with no referral, you can accelerate your healing process and return to your normal activities sooner. Instead of waiting to get an appointment with your primary care physician before scheduling an appointment with a physical therapist, you can skip the middleman and get right to the healing part of your journey.

FYZICAL Chicago’s physical therapists are highly skilled and trained to address your concerns with expertise and compassion. We put you in our schedule as soon as you call so you can move toward your recovery faster.

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Direct Access Illinois Guidelines and FAQs

A PT must notify the patient’s physician:

  • within 5 days of the initial visit if he or she is treating the patient without a referral; or
  • if the patient is receiving PT services pursuant to a diagnosis the physician diagnosed.

Does insurance pay for direct access physical therapy?

Because it is the same service as our general physical therapy, most third-party insurance companies will cover your direct access physical therapy visits. Our team will check your benefits and explain your coverage during your evaluation visit.

A PT must refer the patient to his or her treating health care professional of record (or to a healthcare provider of the patient’s choosing when a professional of record does not exist) if:

  • the patient does not improve after 10 visits or 15 business days (whichever occurs first);
  • the patient returns for PT services for the same or similar condition within 30 calendar days after discharge; or
  • the patient’s condition is beyond the PT scope of practice.
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FEATURED SERVICES

Looking for more than physical therapy? The FYZICAL Chicago team offers various specialized treatments, including:

Start Your Recovery at FYZICAL Chicago Today

We understand intimately how confusing and overwhelming it can be to experience a physical injury. Having direct access to physical therapy at FYZICAL Chicago cuts out the middleman and gets you straight into the recovery part of your journey.

FYZICAL is spelled different because we are different. From the moment you choose to work with us, we will use every tool in our arsenal to give you the advanced, personalized care you deserve. Our patient-centered approach puts you back in the driver’s seat of your life, and we cannot wait to see what you do with it.

Take the next step today — it only takes minutes to book your appointment online and schedule your first direct access physical therapy session. Expand your options and start working toward recovery now.