Athletico

In 1991, Athletico president and founder, Mark Kaufman, opened the first Athletico center in Chicago. As a licensed physical therapist and certified athletic trainer, Mark opened the first center with one employee and provided services to two affiliations—Francis W. Parker High School and Chicago Lions Rugby. Today, Athletico has facilities throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, employs over 1500 clinical and administrative staff, and offers more than 40 specialty rehabilitation, outreach, and fitness services. Our team of specialists includes physical therapists and occupational therapists, certified athletic trainers, personal trainers, strength and conditioning specialists, and massage therapists. Athletico has staff with expertise in treating the worker’s compensation population with such services as work conditioning, functional capacity evaluations and ergonomic assessments. In addition, Athletico provides athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and fitness services to over 200 affiliations including high schools, colleges, and all of Chicago’s professional sports teams.

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