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Fuel Sports Physical Therapy

We Help Athletes Return To Their Sport Stronger And More Confident Than Ever

12/02/2025

🔥Stronger muscles = happier joints 🔥

💪 Strength isn’t just for performance — it’s for pain reduction and long-term health.

At our Northbrook sports physical therapy clinic, we see this every day: many chronic aches and pains aren’t from “damage” — they’re from tissues that aren’t strong enough for the stress being placed on them. When strength improves, movement improves, shock absorption improves, and daily life and exercise feel easier. You don’t need complicated exercises either — squats, lunges, hinges, pushes, and pulls go a long way when progressed consistently.

Get strong. Stay strong. 🔥

💪 If you're looking for physical therapy near me that focuses on strength, resilience, and long-term results, Fuel Sports Physical Therapy Northbrook can help you build a body that holds up to real life and real training.

11/28/2025

🔥Keep Moving🔥

At our Northbrook physical therapy clinic, we remind athletes that the body heals through movement. Total rest leads to more stiffness, more weakness, and slower recovery. Even if you can’t play your sport or train normally, you can modify and keep moving — walk, bike, train upper body, train lower body, or use lighter or shorter-range exercises. Moving smart keeps strength, blood flow, and confidence up while your body heals.

Stay active, stay strong.

💪Looking for physical therapy near me that keeps you active instead of shutting everything down? Fuel Sports Physical Therapy in Northbrook helps athletes stay moving and recover faster.

11/26/2025

🔥We Are Hiring🔥

Fuel is looking for a Patient Success Coordinator as our team continues to grow!

If you love helping people feel supported, motivated, and confident in their journey back to the activities they love — this position is for you!

Why you’ll love working here:
👍 Make a real impact as the first point of contact for athletes and active adults
👍 Be part of a fun, energetic, sports-focused environment
👍 Work in a performance setting with a full gym, not a typical medical office
👍 Flexible schedule, PTO, health stipend, and a team that values growth
👍 A supportive, fast-paced culture where your ideas matter

What we’re looking for:
⭐️ Warm, outgoing, people-oriented communicator
⭐️ Organized, detail-driven, and proactive
⭐️ Comfortable talking to patients about value, care, and the patient journey
⭐️ Experience in customer service, fitness, sports, or medical settings is a big plus
⭐️ Ability to create a welcoming experience from the first call to the final visit
⭐️ Someone who genuinely enjoys helping others succeed
⭐️ Ability to have fun and enjoy your work :)

To apply, email your resume to Larry@fuelsportspt.com

🤝If you are not looking for a new position right now, but know someone who is, please share this information with them!

11/21/2025

Load vs capacity ⚖️

At our Northbrook sports physical therapy clinic, we teach athletes how to balance workload and capacity. In the short term, lowering load can calm irritation — lighter weight, less volume, or reduced intensity. But long-term success comes from building capacity: getting stronger, progressing gradually, and improving resilience so your body can handle more stress without breaking down.

The key is to find the right balance between the two, monitor your training, and gradually progress over time with a training plan 💪

🤝If you want help navigating training, injury recovery, and strength progression, Fuel Sports Physical Therapy in Northbrook can guide you with a plan that actually works.

11/18/2025

🔥We Are Hiring🔥

Fuel is looking for a Sports Physical Therapist as our team continues to grow!

If you have a passion for helping athletes and active adults recover from injury and perform at their best, this position is for you!

Why you’ll love working here:
👍Provide individualized care to clients in 60 minute sessions without the restrictions of insurance companies
👍Work with a fun caseload of motivated athletes and active adults
👍A full gym setting with real weights and turf space - not a crowded clinic with therabands and hand weights
👍Clinical mentorship and CEU Reimbursement
👍Opportunity for leadership and career growth

Requirements:
⭐️Doctorate of Physical Therapy and Active IL License
⭐️1-2+ years of outpatient or sports experience (new grads will considered on a case by case basis and are encouraged to apply)
⭐️Highly preferred: SCS, OCS, and/or background in strength & conditioning (CSCS, USAW, etc.)
⭐️Ability to have fun and enjoy your work :)

To apply, email your resume to Larry@fuelsportspt.com

🤝If you are not looking for a new position right now, but know someone who is, please share this information with them!

11/17/2025

🔥Walking The Walk🔥

It goes beyond practice what you preach - it's about being a part of the same community 🤝

We understand your drive and goals, because we share them.

Hyrox Chicago was a blast - the environment, the energy, the support.... and we're hooked 💪

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️We did the Mixed Doubles - shoutout to my wife for keeping my training on track!

See you at the next one 🏁

11/14/2025

Rehab isn’t Amazon Prime… it doesn’t show up in 2 days 📦

Real progress in recovery and training takes consistency, not perfection.

Every athlete and patient at our sports physical therapy clinic hears the same message: small wins add up, strength takes time, and your body adapts gradually.

Whether it’s shoulder pain, knee pain, or returning to sport, being patient is key to long-term success.

Be patient. Stick with the process.

Your future self will thank you. 💪

11/12/2025

Pain does not mean you need to stop training🛑
You might just need to modify ✅

At our Northbrook physical therapy clinic, we teach our patients how to train around pain safely. That might mean changing weight, volume, range of motion, or exercise selection. Pain is a dial, not an on/off switch — mild soreness or discomfort is often okay, while sharp or intense pain is a sign to adjust. When you learn how to monitor and modify pain, you can stay active, stay strong, and keep making progress during rehab.

➡️ Lighter weight
➡️ Modify volume
➡️ Shorter range
➡️ Different exercise selection

This is the first of our Top 10 Tips For Rehab series. Our goal is to provide more information and value here moving forward. If there’s anything in particular you want us to cover in future posts, comment or send us a DM 🤝

👀If you’re looking for physical therapy near me that helps you stay active rather than stopping everything, Fuel Sports Physical Therapy Northbrook is here to help. Keep training, keep moving, and let your body heal smarter.

11/03/2025

🔥It’s more than just physical therapy🔥

Our focus is not just on helping your pain. That’s not enough.

It’s not even about getting you back to “normal.” That’s thinking too small.

Normal isn’t good enough, normal is where you got injured in the first place.

Our focus is getting you better than before.

While clinics will focus on pain relief - we focus on optimization.

It’s holistic health care for the long run.

Your health. Your performance. Your goals.

Physical Therapy For Life 💪

Act now - Open Enrollment ends this week

10/29/2025

🔥Why We Do It🔥

Every year has its excuses.

Work.

Family.

Holidays.

The plan was always to get stronger, fix that nagging injury, feel like yourself again.

But life got in the way.

That’s why Open Enrollment exists.

Once a year, we give you our best deal: 12 sessions for the price of 10. Or 24 for the price of 20. No gimmicks. Just real work, real results, and the momentum to carry you into 2026.

Use your HSA dollars before they vanish.

Train through the chaos instead of waiting for it to pass.

Lock in your health now, so the next version of you isn’t just a resolution. It’s reality.

It only comes once a year. Don’t miss it.

Send us a DM or give us a call 847-686-3235

10/27/2025

🔥OPEN ENROLLMENT🔥

You’ve had goals on your mind all year. Some you crushed. Others... still sitting there, waiting.

That nagging injury.

That unfinished strength plan.

That version of yourself you swore you’d get back to.

Time slipped by. Summer vanished, fall was chaos, and the holidays are coming fast.

Open Enrollment is your reset button.

It’s the one time each year we give you our best deal: 12 sessions for the price of 10. Or 24 for the price of 20.

Think of it as a head start on 2026.

A way to finish this year strong and begin the next one already moving forward.

Use your HSA dollars before they disappear.

Train through the holiday madness instead of getting lost in it.

Lock in your health and know that for months ahead, you’ve got a plan, a coach, and a path.

This is our once-a-year promise. If you want to stop waiting, stop wishing, and start building the healthiest version of yourself, this is the moment.

Don’t miss it.

Send us a DM or give us a call 847-686-3235

10/16/2025

🔥Stay Positive. Work Hard. Make It Happen.🔥

Recovering from pain and injury is anything but easy.

Often times, the mental battle is just as challenging as the physical.

Stay Positive. Work Hard. Make It Happen.

You’ve got this, and We’ve got your back.

📍 Visit our physical therapy clinic in Northbrook or call 847-686-3235 to kickstart your journey toward feeling stronger every day.

Address

653 Academy Drive
Northbrook, IL
60062

Website

http://fuelsportspt.com/

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