Smith Balance and Concussion Center

Smith Balance and Concussion Center Concierge physical therapy provider to individuals with concussion, dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders.

At Smith Physical Therapy, we feel that patients deserve more focused time by the therapist because you should be in charge of your recovery. You can expect a full hour of treatment by the physical therapist with a focus on manual therapy. Also offering:
* Complimentary Injury Screens
* Injury Prevention Training
* Graston Technique
* Vertigo (Vestibular) Treatment
* Concussion Testing and Treatme

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* Headache treatment
* Return to Play Testing (post-operative and post-concussion)
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One of the most common causes of vestibular symptoms is Vestibular Migraine (VM). Diagnosis of VM can be difficult beca...
07/19/2025

One of the most common causes of vestibular symptoms is Vestibular Migraine (VM). Diagnosis of VM can be difficult because testing (MRI, labs, physical exam) is often normal. Instead, we must exclude other causes for the dizziness symptoms and follow the diagnostic criteria.

The diagnostic criteria for VM specifies that a person must experience vestibular symptoms (dizziness, vertigo, imbalance, etc) for 5 minutes - 3 days in length. Those symptoms must also coincide with one migraine symptom. This could be:

➡️ Headache (moderate to severe intensity, worsens with physical activity, on one side of head, or pulsating/throbbing)

➡️ Sensitivity to light and sound

-OR-

➡️ Visual Aura (like flashing lights in visual periphery)

Working with a team of healthcare professionals who are familiar with migraine will be able to help you work toward a diagnosis and treatment. And if you do have VM, remember that there are so many available interventions to help you!

Congratulations to our very own Jennifer, who is now an Ambassador for (the Vestibular Disorder Association)!Jennifer w...
06/15/2024

Congratulations to our very own Jennifer, who is now an Ambassador for (the Vestibular Disorder Association)!

Jennifer will be working with Dana, a fellow ambassador and support group leader, to continue to promote vestibular health and awareness for vestibular disorders. We are so lucky to have her on our team!

June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. 💜 Did you know that there are over 100 different types of headaches?💜 Ar...
06/05/2024

June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month.

💜 Did you know that there are over 100 different types of headaches?
💜 Arguably, Migraine is more than just a headache (we will discuss more in upcoming posts) but is still classified as a primary headache disorder
💜 Treating the underlying cause of a secondary headache will relieve the headache symptoms
💜 Primary headaches are not directly caused by other dysfunction in the body
💜 People can be experience more than one type of headache

Dizziness symptoms are often difficult to describe. Can you relate to this client’s symptom description? ...
05/31/2024

Dizziness symptoms are often difficult to describe. Can you relate to this client’s symptom description?

Moving equipment around and construction happening over here!🚧Can’t wait to share our updates with you!!!
05/29/2024

Moving equipment around and construction happening over here!🚧

Can’t wait to share our updates with you!!!

As Steps-2-Balance Week comes to an end, it’s nice to think about the importance of balance.Without balance, doing the t...
05/25/2024

As Steps-2-Balance Week comes to an end, it’s nice to think about the importance of balance.

Without balance, doing the things that are important and fun for us to do would be way more challenging to accomplish. Working on balance should be included in our normal exercise routines to prevent its decline or to help us achieve new things.

Think about how balance is important to you and what steps you can take to make sure your balance remains good throughout your life. 👣⚖️

Happy Birthday, Jen! We ❤ you!
05/12/2024

Happy Birthday, Jen! We ❤ you!

🌷Happy Mother's Day from all of us at Smith Physical Therapy +! 🌷Today is for all the moms, step moms, grandmothers and ...
05/12/2024

🌷Happy Mother's Day from all of us at Smith Physical Therapy +! 🌷

Today is for all the moms, step moms, grandmothers and mother figures out there. Thank you for all that you do (not just today, but every day)! 🩷 Join us in a special shout out to our wonderful moms here at Smith Physical Therapy +!

Happy Birthday to our director of the Balance and Concussion Center, Dana! Hope you get spoiled today!
05/11/2024

Happy Birthday to our director of the Balance and Concussion Center, Dana! Hope you get spoiled today!

Join us for our Invisible Illness support group Tuesday, May 14th with guest speaker Allison Roseland (who remembers see...
05/10/2024

Join us for our Invisible Illness support group Tuesday, May 14th with guest speaker Allison Roseland (who remembers seeing Allison around the clinic? 😉)

This support group is open to ALL members of the vestibular community. We are excited to have Allison share her story as she lives with vestibular struggles and works as an excellent Physical Therapist 🧠

You can attend this event in person 🧍 at our Crystal Lake clinic or virtually ⬇️.

Join Virtually: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://meet.google.com/cdn-abpq-jxq&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1715787039107181&usg=AOvVaw260D9Q1fGSmFmGHcPSOGaA

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Crystal Lake, IL

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm

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+18158939075

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Smith Balance + Concussion Center was created because of a need we saw in our community. We want to increase awareness of the ability of the Balance + Concussion Center staff to provide concierge style care to individuals with dizziness, balance problems, headaches, and concussions and post-concussion syndrome. Dana is the only physical therapist in our region certified in Concussion Management, and who has taken extensive continuing education on headache, dizziness and balance management. We want to become involved in the community and provide care and education to as many people as we can!