After three surgeries from two doctors in this group, I'm fully qualified to review their practice…read more My first surgery was by Dr. Tingle, who repaired a torn (shredded) rotator cuff. I saw several other orthopedic doctors over the years who misdiagnosed the problem. Rehab only made it worse. When I was referred to Dr. Tingle, he did a CAT Scan and saw a small tear. We scheduled the surgery, and he found the tendon had completely torn off the shoulder. Their surgeries are done in the Outpatient Surgical Center at Northwest Community Hospital. The recovery from this kind of surgery is long and painful. It's been over seven years, and I almost have full motion back to that arm. In fairness, I was very flexible, so I have better than 100% of a normal range of motion, but I can't quite reach where I used to be. I started having problems with my feet a couple of years ago. Bunions were growing on both feet. They were tolerable until they were not. Dr. Abraham works on feet, and I saw him at the beginning of 2022. I had surgery on my left foot in March. He warned me that the big toe was very arthritic, and he wasn't sure how much ligament was left. If it was bad, he said he might need to fuse the toe. If not, he would ease arthritis and correct the bunion. He suggested that if he felt the fusion was needed during the surgery, he would stop so we could discuss it. I did not want two surgeries on the same foot, so I told him to fuse it if it had to be fused. That's what happened. After I had two days of pain, then another. Six weeks in a boot with the ability to start driving again in two weeks was amazing. Two weeks after not using the boot, I went on an active trip to Ireland, which involved walking, hiking, claiming, and bicycling. and more. Aside from some expected swelling, I had no pain. It was great. When we returned, we scheduled the right foot in October. This was my dominant foot and my driving foot, so this would be personally problematic. The surgery went very well, and fusion wasn't needed. This time, a full eight weeks in the boot, plus two more just in case. I was able to drive at six weeks, What I find best about this practice are two things: (1) everyone on their staff is nice, attentive, and caring - from the front desk staff to the nurses and doctors, and even billing. (2) Their aftercare is second to none. Both Doctors always had time to talk, to see me if needed, and to ensure we had appointments scheduled until I would be released. While I hope I'll never have to revisit them, it is only since I hope I never need orthopedic surgery again. After a lifetime of activity and osteoarthritis, I'll likely return. After being released this morning, I learned that Dr. Abraham is retiring. He's giving up his practice to work full-time at the VA Hospital. What a mensch!

I have had Dr. Sergey Kachar do 3 of my main joint replacements, and he does one heck of an amazing…read morejob! From the minute you start the office journey, with a super friendly staff, and caring to Lucas, his right hand man, and Bill, (Xray employee), they could not have been more comforting an caring. He explain all very thoroughly and takes as much time as needed for questions and assistant. The office staff calls back almost immediately if you have questions and they make sure your recovery is pain free (best it can be) and that you are doing ok. They are wonderful and highly come reccomended!!!!!

I had a very positive experience with Dr. Sladek and his entire office staff. Dr. Sladek an…read moreorthopedic surgeon--knowledgeable, caring, and attentive. He took the time to listen to my concerns and explain everything clearly. His office staff was also very kind, helpful, and professional. I felt that I was truly cared for throughout my treatment, and I would highly recommend Dr. Sladek and his team to anyone needing orthopedic care.

I saw Dr. Kim last year and he seemed very good. I would give him 4 or 5 stars based on my…read moreexperience. That said, only 1 star for the physical therapists in the practice. 1) They were unable to give me any advice at all for sleeping with a shoulder injury, which was my problem. 2) They are the only PTs I've ever been treated by who gave me no instructions on how to do the stretches and exercises they suggested at home 3) When I called and told them I contracted Covid, the receptionist told me, 'Come back whenever you want. We don't worry about it. It's like the flu.' My advice: see these doctors, but take any referral for PT somewhere else.

My 86-year-old mom broke her hip and ended up in the emergency room. Dr. Keith Komnick with the…read moreorthopedic surgeon on duty. Scheduled her surgery for the next day. I was a bit concerned when I read the one other review about him. I'm glad I went forward. Mom had her last appointment with him today. He was very caring...she has dementia and he allowed for that in all of his visits with her. Very patient. Because she couldn't stand at her first follow-up appointment, he wrote a script so she could get an x-ray at the rehab facility. He was cautious with his recommendations re weight-bearing, his follow-up appointments were right on time (nice, considering we had to use a Medi-Van. His staff was courteous and professional. He gets 5 Stars from me. She was released today after her second appointment....60 days after surgery. No pain since about 3 weeks after surgery. He'd be my guy if I ever broke my hip. Excellent doctor, in my opinion.

From the owner: Dr.Keith Komnick, M.D. is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery…read more Whether an orthopedic injury occurs on the playing field, at work or at home, finding a physician you can trust to treat your issue is a top priority. Dr.Komnick has been that trusted orthopedic physician giving patients a second chance to live life pain free. He brings more than 25+ years of experience treating general orthopedic conditions in Chicago, DuPage County and the Northwest suburbs. The primary focus of Dr. Komnick is to restore function and motion, relieve pain and improve patients' quality of life. This is achieved through comprehensive treatment plan and compassionate care. His approach to patient care is based on personalized attention and customized treatment of each individual. Conservative, non-operative management is Dr. Komnick's ideal goal for most conditions. Whether you are suffering from a simple fracture or a complicated condition of the knee, shoulder or hip, Dr. Komnick will provide the most modern treatments in the least invasive manner possible. Dr. Komnick has performed thousands of procedures on the different joints and areas of the body affected by accidents, sports injury and work injury & disease. These include arthroscopic surgeries, total joint replacements and extensive fracture experience. Dr. Komnick works with patients of all ages, including active adults, college and high school athletes, weekend warriors and senior citizens.

Dr. Goldstein is an amazing physician. My fiancé was scheduled for double hip replacement surgery…read morein June. However, before surgery we found out he had an infection in his left hip. Dr. Goldstein was patient and very thorough. There were many complications due to my fiancé illness. But I can tell you today that he's walking without assistance of a cane, and without a limp, and he's able to return to work without any restrictions! Dr. Goldstein's assistant (Jessica) is the best. I've called her I don't know how many times during this ordeal and she always followed up with us. I just want to thank you both for your kindness, compassion and professionalism. We can enjoy life again!!!! Thank you again and God Bless you both. L Bailey for Kevin Hunter

Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein is an excellent, fantastic, orthopedic surgeon! He is the gold standard of…read morehip surgery. I had a hip replacement done previously by a different doctor that is no comparison to how my procedure went with Dr. Goldstein. The surgery went extremely smooth, minimal pain, expedient recovery and no horrific side effects. Not only does he have great bedside manner, he also is thougtful enough to have called me at home to follow up on my recovery after surgery. When was the last time a doctor called you at home??? I highly recommend Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein for his skillset and procedures when it comes to hip replacements. I'm very grateful to have been referred to him; it changed my life.

I've been going here for many years now and have nothing but a wonderful experience every time. 6…read moresurgeries and month and months of physical therapy over the years and I've never once been disappointed with the service or staff. these people are absolutely wonderful

I . contacted Core Orthopedics Therapy for physical therapy and asked for a cost estimate before…read morestarting treatment. The front desk staff and the PT reviewed my doctor's notes and told me the visit would be "a hundred-something dollars" billed to insurance, with me responsible for 20%. Based on that, I agreed to proceed. Instead, they billed my insurance $360, leaving me with a much higher out-of-pocket cost. When I called billing, the manager said I must have misunderstood and claimed they don't give estimates, refused to check with the staff who gave me the quote, and told me to contact my insurance. I was also warned the balance could be sent to collections. This felt like a bait-and-switch, and the customer service was very disappointing. I won't be returning and recommend getting everything in writing before starting treatment. They billed 3 codes for every 15 min spent there, Therapeutic Procedures 97112- $126, Neuromuscular reeducation 97112 $70 & Therapeutic activities 97530- $162.00. Hope this helps anyone who's considering PT at this place.

I'm revising my last, strongly opinionated review. My conflicts with billing are minimally an…read moreeffect of doctor Papierski's ability to provide effective and professional service as a healthcare provider. Therefore, I'm adjusting my review for fairness. Overall, as a provider, Dr. Papierski is great. He's very knowledgeable. He nursed my injured hand back to well health (almost there) following a lawnmower incident at my home over 2 months ago. He's very professional with timing and has been quick and efficient with every procedure I've had at his office from suture removal to a surgical procedure to surgical pins removal. My only gripe with this office is with his professional staff (medical staff has been pleasant and helpful). However, his professional staff is another story. Schedulers have scheduled me prematurely for visits that I now view as a "waste" as I have to pay more $$ for those visits (the reason for my previous review) and the biller is hard to get in contact with to resolve billing issues. If you can deal with his whack professional staff, Dr. Papierski is a great doc!

Dr. Papierski's work was excellent. The clinic was good but there was some confusion after my…read moresurgery as to when I was to return for follow up. Part of it was due to my insurance and where I actually live. I split time between Chicago and Tennessee. It would have helped coordinating the follow up before the surgery. I ended have to take the stitches out myself since I was already scheduled to fly out the day after surgery. Besides this everything else went very well with the surgery. After a year of the surgery I am back to being at 100%.

Dr Sheinkop and staff were excellent with their patient care. Everything was explained. The…read moreprocedure was painless. I feel the procedure was a good value. I would recommend to use stem cell therapy to help avoid knee replacement.

From the owner: Cellular orthopedic therapy, non-invasive treatment, regenerative medicine, joint pain, sports…read moremedicine

This letter I'm sending the doctor today should give you a pretty good idea of what I think of this…read moreplace: "Yesterday my husband had an appointment at 3:40 p.m. with you to get a cast put on his recently broken wrist. When we walked into your office, we knew that we were in for a long wait given that the waiting room was so full there were not even chairs enough for both of us to sit, but we hoped for the best. Come an hour after our appointment time, we still had not been seen and the waiting room had seen very little movement. I heard the receptionist speaking in Spanish to another patient, and could discern enough to know she was asking if the patient could come back tomorrow. That was when I knew there was probably no hope of being seen anytime soon. So we asked the receptionist how many people were ahead of my husband, and she politely told us that there were three or four ahead of us, confirming my suspicion. The receptionist asked us if we would like to schedule him another appointment the next day, but we, of course, declined. We grabbed his forms and walked out. After all, why would we come back to risk another day of sitting around without being seen? The epidemic of doctors' offices running late has almost become the norm, and I regularly expect to wait around thirty minutes to be taken back to a room. This expectation being the norm is in and of itself a real problem, but what your office did to us is outrageously disrespectful. Had we actually waited around to see you, given the flow (or lack thereof) of the waiting room, I seriously question whether we would have even been seen two hours after his scheduled appointment. Like you, most of us have jobs, and in order to come to the doctor we take time away from those jobs or just end up having to allocate time later in the evening that would otherwise be spent with family to catch up on missed time for jobs that are not your regular "9 to 5." Beyond the fact that we may be missing work to see you, our time is otherwise valuable, and certainly no less valuable than yours. I understand emergencies come up in practicing medicine, and while I cannot necessarily think of any that would come up in ortho I'm sure they happen. But regardless, keeping us waiting as long as you did is likely not a product of emergencies, but simply poor planning and overbooking. I hope as you move forward you will consider the value of your patients' time and practice better time management. At the very least, you could consider asking the receptionist to let patients know that there is a large delay so that they could simply come later rather than waiting around."

Dr. Zats is amazing. I would give her 6 stars if I could. She fixed my foot problems when I thought…read morethere was no hope. I took a chance trying her after no success with other podiatrists. She was kind and most courteous and gave me my life back. Thank you Dr. Zats! If you need help with your feet, go see Dr. Zats first and save yourself a lot of time.

First. I was scheduled at the wrong office and was called a few hours before to schedule at their…read moreBartlett office where they had hours that would accommodate my needs. I was literally 3 minutes late and they cancelled my appointment!! Their office made the mistake to begin with and they acted like I was to blame. They did ask if i could reschedule and i said I wouldn't reschedule with them if they paid me

I received a referral for Dr. Freedberg from, of all people, the bagger at the local grocery store…read morewho saw me struggling. I'm so glad I listened to her. Dr. Freedberg and Dr. Tony did both of my knees....six months apart. I didn't even know ahead of time that Dr. Freedberg was going to do custom surgery for me. .. whereby they use lasers to make a knee that fits my size and bone structure. I am obese and was refused treatment from some other doctors. I never waited more than 15 minutes for the doctors to see me. Outstanding front office too... very friendly and accommodating. One time before surgery I had to use volunteers to bring me up in a wheelchair. When I went to leave, they had nobody to come and get me so the receptionist wheeled me downstairs. That's above and beyond service! Highly recommend this practice!

I am so grateful for the good care I continue to receive at the Arlington Heights Fyzical Center…read more I had very bad vertigo and unbalance condition when I discover your center from website. Naimiti Desai and Chris O'Brien really great knowledgeable professionals with patience and attention to the details. Thank you so much for your service. Highly recommend. Alla Bitel

FYZICAL THERAPY & BALANCE CENTERS Arlington Heights is a center that focuses on physical therapy…read moreand balance. I like that this business incoproates balance exercises into its physical therapy. The first appointment is a screening and evaluation. From there exercises are prescribed based on your needs. The staff and physical therapists are all nice and welcoming. The excercieses are explained thuroughly as well as their purpose and expected result. If you need physical threapy and balance work, I highly recommend going to FYZICAL THERAPY & BALANCE CENTERS Arlington Heights!