Sports & Ortho Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
Alyssa Harkema is a dedicated physical therapist currently employed at Sports & Ortho Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine since June 2023, with prior experience as a student physical therapist at Athletico and Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital. Alyssa has also worked as a childcare provider at Sitting Made Simple since July 2021, where responsibilities included communicating with parents and helping children develop self-care habits. Earlier professional experience includes roles as a behavioral technician and parent consultant at Nyansa Learning Corporation, a sales associate and Run Club pacer at Nike, and a product and marketing specialist at Old Navy. Alyssa holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Indiana University Indianapolis and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Robert Morris University - Illinois.
Sports & Ortho Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
"Sports and Ortho is a physical therapist owned clinic located in Chicago, Glenview, Oak Lawn and Evanston, IL. Our main purpose is to deliver hands-on quality care that we feel is missing in today’s PT world. It is our mission and vision to be the leader in movement science in orthopaedic and sports related injuries with a specialty in conditions involving spine, shoulders, and knees. We treat a wide variety of conditions including sciatica & back pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, scoliosis, chronic pain, sports injuries, and much more! We leverage a range of modalities including the Graston technique, McKenzie method, manual therapy, and dry needling!"