Referrals and community connections

Connecting You to a Village of Trusted Care

Recovery rarely happens inside one office. We stay at the center of your care, but real progress pulls in physical, occupational, and speech therapists, complementary specialists, and community organizations working alongside us. This page is your directory to the trusted partners we refer you to, and the people and programs that support you and your family beyond our walls.

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How referrals work

Guided to your healthcare village

No one heals alone, and no single clinic can offer everything you need. We call the specialists, therapists, and community organizations we work with your healthcare village: people who bring their own expertise while staying connected back to the plan we build together.

We do not provide physical, occupational, speech-language, or art therapy in our own office, and that is by design. We refer you to specialists who focus on exactly that work, every day, so each part of your care comes from someone who knows it best. The same is true for dizziness and balance retraining, tinnitus and bruxism management, headache care, breathing retraining, massage, myofascial decompression, reiki, and performance therapy: we connect you to trusted partners for each one, and we stay involved so your individual overall health status keeps moving forward as one coordinated plan.

Our network

Who we refer you to

Clinical partners

  • Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital

    Physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy, coordinated with the care plan you follow with us.

  • Dynasplint

    Custom orthotics and splinting to support positioning, spasticity, and range of motion.

Community partners

  • Adult day care and disability services

    Safe, supervised daytime programs and advocacy support for you and the people caring for you.

  • Legal services

    Low-cost help with the practical, non-clinical side of recovery, such as benefits and guardianship questions.

  • Food pantries

    Reliable food access for you and your family while you focus on healing.

  • Casa Esperanza

    Community support for Chicago families.

Affiliations

  • UIC Psychiatry

    An academic affiliation supporting behavioral health care.

  • Hobson Institute

    A brain injury-focused affiliation.

  • Coming soon: RUSH and Select Rehabilitation Hospital

    We are building new affiliations with RUSH and Select Rehabilitation Hospital to grow your healthcare village even further.

For referring providers

If you are a physician, therapist, or care manager referring a patient to Wellness by Physiatry, fax (773) 312-4522 is a direct, working line to our office. Send your referral note along with the patient's relevant history, current medications, and any recent imaging or specialist reports, and we will follow up promptly to coordinate their care.

Begin Your Health Journey Today

We are ready to partner with you on your path to recovery. Contact us to schedule your first visit, ask about our services, or discuss a referral.

Registered patient? Request your visit through the patient portal or call us. New patient? Call for an appointment.