Simple, corrective exercise, practiced daily, will reset your movement patterns, stabilize your spine, and mobilize your joints to treat your pain and prevent it from coming back. This is physical therapy that you stay in control of. No chiropractor or physician can give you the same relief that YOU can do for yourself.
Low back pain, neck pain, and joint pain disappears and won't come back. Sometimes your muscles and joints need extra help and attention to get moving. We utilize various mobilization and massage techniques to complement your active therapy. While massages and adjustments help get things moving, it's only temporary.
Low back pain, neck pain, and joint pain disappears and won't come back. Sometimes your muscles and joints need extra help and attention to get moving. We utilize various mobilization and massage techniques to complement your active therapy. While massages and adjustments help get things moving, it's only temporary.
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Simple, corrective exercise, practiced daily, will reset your movement patterns, stabilize your spine, and mobilize your joints to treat your pain and prevent it from coming back. The best part about this type of treatment is that it can be done in the comfort of your own home with a HOUSECALL or a video TELETHERAPY visit!
We use the gold standard for spinal and joint stabilization known as the McKenzie Method, or Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT). This is a widely researched and evidence based system of assessment and therapy for neck and back pain, spinal instability, knee and hip dysfunction, as well as all joints that may be causing your symptoms.
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) comes from the Prague School of Rehabilitation of Czechia and stems from the work of Drs. Vojta and Kolar who studied children born with neuromuscular deficits such as cerebral palsy. These methods are utilized in neuromuscular rehabilitation to re-educate the movement patterns that were ingrained since birth and may have become faulty due to chronic lifestyle dysfunction, injury, or trauma.
We are in network with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois but we work with all other health insurance carriers. Please register to verify your benefits. We will contact you before your appointment to finalize every detail. If you are a Blue Cross Blue Shield member, you will receive the highest level of insurance benefits available as we are an in-network provider.
Reviews (13)
Jane Chernyak
Nov 02, 2021
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Alex G.
Jan 23, 2021
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Julia is a literal godsend. I threw my back out right before I was supposed to move. It was a combination of stress and trying to reduce that stress with riding the peloton. The end result was severe pain and terrible feelings of guilt as now all the work of moving the family was going to be on my husband.
Enter Julia, part chiro, part physical therapist, part emotional support system. With just one virtual appointment she got me up and walking in a few hours after I threw my back out. I didn't think it was possible. I could really trust Julia completely during a very freightening experience
Enter Julia, part chiro, part physical therapist, part emotional support system. With just one virtual appointment she got me up and walking in a few hours after I threw my back out. I didn't think it was possible. I could really trust Julia completely during a very freightening experience
Masha Vibrant Yoga
Jan 18, 2021
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Our entire family has been patients of Smart Spine. Julia is an INCREDIBLY capable, intelligent and amazing woman. She is full of knowledge about the body and educates us with passion. If we are in pain, she does her best to squeeze us into her already packed schedule. The exercises she gives us are practical and functional and have been relieving my back, neck, shoulder pains for YEARS! I’m excited to continue working with Julia and getting conditioned so I can perform at top peak
Jamie Lasko Jodie Weintraub
Nov 25, 2020
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Marina T.
Oct 08, 2020
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Adina Adelman
Sep 17, 2020
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Bernie Stiener
Jun 25, 2019
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This was positively the best experience with a doctor I have ever had. It was a house call. Dr. Cherner took the time to examine me and explain everything about my issues. She was extremely professional, and I found relief within a day. Best of all it was not an tedious waste of time scheduling a thousand follow up sessions but rather a short treatment plan that taught me everything I needed to help myself.
Tom Altpeter
Jun 20, 2019
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Daniela Burnham
Jun 03, 2019
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We hosted a massage spa party with Smart Spine and Rehab. The party went great! The massage therapist arrived early, set herself up easily, and was super accommodating for all of us. We loved our massages. She also had an assortment of tools and oils/gels that were a nice added bonus. We will definitely be doing this more! Thanks so much for your help and for checking in afterwards to make sure everything went well!
Zara S.
Jul 28, 2017
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Dr. Cherner helped me fix my shoulder pain/impingement that has been bothering me for over a year. My experience with her was good because she showed me series of exercises and moves that I can do on my own at home and that keeps the injury away in the long term. It's a smart fix versus a quick short term fix I used to get at traditional chiropractors.
Jana Sterk
May 30, 2017
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Dr. Cherner is fantastic! I can't say enough good things about her. She listens and takes your lifestyle into account for treatment and future preventative measures. Not only is she a great chiropractor, but also a great physical therapist. I enjoy every visit I have with her. Her belief in treating, prevention and strengthening to optimize performance is right on. Highly recommend!
Masha L.
Feb 11, 2017
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Dr. Julia has saved me multiple times from a severe neck pain a few years ago along with some neck exercises that I still to this day incorporate into my day when I feel any neck tension.
And again recently she saved me from a severe pain in my low back which shot down my legs & was really scary. After just one hour with Dr. Julia, I felt no pain through my legs and was instructed with some exercises which empowered me to take charge of my own back health.
Her knowledge is amazing and she continues to be available & responsive to all my non-stop questions & I feel supported & cared
And again recently she saved me from a severe pain in my low back which shot down my legs & was really scary. After just one hour with Dr. Julia, I felt no pain through my legs and was instructed with some exercises which empowered me to take charge of my own back health.
Her knowledge is amazing and she continues to be available & responsive to all my non-stop questions & I feel supported & cared
Simona Cheskis
Jul 30, 2016
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I had pretty much lost faith in all chiropractors. Never really felt improvement, my adjustments were gone by the time I got to my car (on a good day). And really I got tired of hearing that I had a chronic condition that would never get better, so I would have to come in regularly for the rest of my life, etc., which I probably would if only those adjustments helped. Dr. Cherner, however, works relentlessly to find a unique combination of exercises for each patient and their specific condition. She believes in educating her patients on how to take care of themselves at home. She is RIC trained
