When you get out of bed in the morning and take your first few steps, do your feet feel like blocks of painful cement? Does the bottom of your foot, heel, or arch hurt with every step? Do you ever have pain on the sides of your heel, but as you walk your foot feels […]
The Manual Touch Physical Therapy
Whole Body Approach
Reclaim movement, function and life
For information, call: 847-541-7600
or email: info@themanualtouch.com
For information, call: 847-541-7600
or email: info@themanualtouch.com
Our Mission
We believe all body systems and mental/emotional health are connected. We take a whole body approach to discover why patients are not healing and what were the initial causes of their current symptoms.
Our mission is to use this whole body approach to help patients heal and overcome pain and limitations, resulting in improved quality of life.
A winner of the
2015 Patients' Choice Awards
for
Wheeling Physical Therapist
Verified by
Opencare.com
Testimonials
On the occasion of my 69th birthday, I celebrated with a special, extended workout that included a set of 10 pull-ups and several other body-weight exercises. But the most important and most appreciated dimension of my body on that day and all others…
Denise Schwartz of the Manual Touch Physical Therapy offered a presentation about Low Back Pain and Sciatica at the North Suburban YMCA in Northbrook, IL where I am a personal trainer and the Adult Program Coordinator. We had 21 people in attendance …
Just a note to thank you for the time you spent with me Saturday in evaluating my running technique and body alignment. Your suggestions are already making sense and having an early impact. After our meeting, I went out for a 5K run and found you…
I am a primary care internist and find the therapy at Manual Touch to be professional and targeted to the individual. I have been sending my patients to Denise from The Manual Touch for several years. Most physical therapy services these days have a …
With improved balance by utilizing Denise’s exercises on a daily basis, I now have reduced the risk of falling and possibly fracturing a bone. I am grateful for Denise’s expertise. If you have a balance issue I recommend a visit to Denise.
I complained to my family doctors about severe pain in lower back. He recommended use The Manual Touch. I followed Denise’s recommendation and started physical exercises for my lower back. Also I am wearing abdominal binder which improved my …
There is no worse than a nagging injury that keeps you off from pursuing the athletic endeavors. Being an avid road cyclist, gravel rider, cyclocross racer and a marathon runner turned into a recent Triathlete, I train all year round and race all yea…
I first met Denise at a networking event and began talking with her about my tennis injuries, particularly my right torn meniscus which was giving me trouble. She suggested that I come to her studio and she would have a look and help me with some exe…
Many thanks to Denise for PT and gait analysis that has enabled me to successfully run, and run faster than ever before! And gratitude for Denise’s Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) which has cleared up my chronic, constant stabbing headache. T…
Denise is awesome. I have dealt with lower back pain for the past 20 years. I have seen her twice now when it has been debilitating. Her advice, exercises, and gentle maneuvers really put me back on my feet and allowed me to go back to my normal rout…