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📢Introducing I Kneed A Hand In PT, we spend the majority of our time working on the physical aspect of recovery. But one...
08/18/2026

📢Introducing I Kneed A Hand

In PT, we spend the majority of our time working on the physical aspect of recovery. But one of our athletes brought to the top of our attention something we need to continuously remind ourselves of: sometimes the hardest part of recovery has nothing to do with physical part of it.

It's mental health.

CeCe has had 4 knee surgeries in the span of just over a year. And through all of it, the thing that hurt the most wasn't the rehab. It was feeling like no one actually got it. Missing the team. Missing the sport she loved. Feeling completely alone in it because nobody else truly understood what she was going through.

So she did something about it.

CeCe started I Kneed A Hand, a support group for youth athletes who are looking for support and connection with other athletes going through the same thing.

This matters. A lot.
And we want to do all that we can to support CeCe and every other athlete struggling with the mental health side of injury.

If you're an athlete (or a parent of one) who's dealt with injury and could use someone who truly gets it, reach out to CeCe.

📨 [email protected]

And if you have a friend or teammate dealing with injury, please share with them so we can spread the word.

You're not alone in this.

Read CeCe's full story below:
"Hi! I'm CeCe Marinello and I had a sports injury just like you. I was 12 years old and a starter on the Girls Academy National Champion team when I tore my left meniscus. I did my rehab and recovered, and 4 months later was cleared to play soccer. My very first night back at practice, I tore my right meniscus and back to surgery I went.
The injuries affected my mental health even more than my physical. I oftentimes felt like I had nobody to talk to when I was struggling. My family always listened, but never truly understood. That was the motivation behind this project — I want to prevent kids from feeling like they have nobody to talk to during hard times with recovery and missing the sports they love.
I want you to reach out whenever you need to talk to someone who knows exactly how you feel. I'll write back as soon as possible with advice, tips for dealing with a sports injury, or just to listen. You can also connect with more athletes in the same situation through our group chat.
I hope this helps you feel seen and heard. Please never hesitate to ask for help."

08/17/2026

📢 Introducing I Kneed A Hand 📢

In PT, we spend the majority of our time working on the physical aspect of recovery. But one of our athletes brought to the top of our attention something we need to continuously remind ourselves of: sometimes the hardest part of recovery has nothing to do with physical part of it.

It's mental health.

CeCe has had 4 knee surgeries in the span of just over a year. And through all of it, the thing that hurt the most wasn't the rehab. It was feeling like no one actually got it. Missing the team. Missing the sport she loved. Feeling completely alone in it because nobody else truly understood what she was going through.

So she did something about it.

CeCe started I Kneed A Hand, a support group for youth athletes who are looking for support and connection with other athletes going through the same thing.

This matters. A lot.

And we want to do all that we can to support CeCe and every other athlete struggling with the mental health side of injury.

If you're an athlete (or a parent of one) who's dealt with injury and could use someone who truly gets it, reach out to CeCe (email below)

📨 [email protected]

And if you have a friend or teammate dealing with injury, please share with them so we can spread the word and help get everyone the support they deserve.

You're not alone in this 🤝

Fuel is looking for another Sports Physical Therapist as our team continues to grow!If you have a passion for helping at...
07/24/2026

Fuel is looking for another Sports Physical Therapist as our team continues to grow!

If you have a passion for helping athletes and active adults recover from injury and perform at their best, this position is for you!

Why you’ll love working here:
👍Provide individualized care to patients in 60 minute, 1-on-1 sessions without the restrictions of insurance companies
👍Work with a fun caseload of motivated athletes and active adults
👍A full gym setting with real weights and turf space - not a crowded clinic with therabands and hand weights
👍Fully independent location - not a big box chain, not renting in someone else’s space
👍Clinical mentorship and CEU Reimbursement
👍A rapidly growing team built around development, mentorship and real standards
👍Opportunity for leadership and career growth

Requirements:
⭐️Doctorate of Physical Therapy and Active IL License
⭐️1-2+ years of outpatient or sports experience (new grads will considered on a case by case basis and are encouraged to apply)
⭐️Highly preferred: SCS, OCS, and/or background in strength & conditioning (CSCS, USAW, etc.)
⭐️Ability to have fun and enjoy your work

To apply:
📨Email your resume to [email protected]
🔗Click the link in our bio

🤝If you are not looking for a new position right now, but know someone who is, please share this information with them!

Last day of our Summer Reset celebration.A year ago, we brought a simple, but impactful idea to Northbrook: people shou...
07/23/2026

Last day of our Summer Reset celebration.

A year ago, we brought a simple, but impactful idea to Northbrook: people shouldn't have to choose between staying active and staying pain-free. That's still true today.

Every year, we see the same pattern — someone gets an ache in the spring, tells themselves it's not that bad, and by fall they're still dealing with it. Not because it couldn't be fixed. Because they waited.

This celebration was our way of making it easier to stop waiting. One year in, we wanted to give back to the people who've trusted us with their bodies and their goals.

If you've been on the fence, tonight's your last chance.

👉 Send us a message or tap the link in our bio before this closes.

Here's to year one in Northbrook, and to a stronger second half for all of you.

Three days left on Summer Reset.If you've been telling yourself "I'll deal with it after summer" … well I hate to tell y...
07/20/2026

Three days left on Summer Reset.

If you've been telling yourself "I'll deal with it after summer" … well I hate to tell you “after summer” is closer than it feels.

Whatever's been slowing you down right now is the same thing that'll still be there in September if you don't address it.

We built this celebration around one idea: don't wait out an injury when you don't have to.

One year in Northbrook later, our mission hasn’t changed. We want to provide athletes and active adults the best care to help them get back to what they love stronger, more resilient, and more confident than ever.

This offer closes 7/23.

👉 Message "STRONG" or tap the link in our bio before it's gone.

Quick reminder: our Summer Reset is live through 7/23 ‼️Help us celebrate 1 year in Northbrook by getting your help and ...
07/16/2026

Quick reminder: our Summer Reset is live through 7/23 ‼️

Help us celebrate 1 year in Northbrook by getting your help and performance back on track 🎯

A lot of people hit the midpoint of the year and think about the goals they set in January. Most don't think about the thing that's actually been holding those goals back — the ache in the knee, the shoulder that only bothers you at a certain angle, the back that's "fine" until it isn't.

Waiting it out doesn't fix that. It just pushes the same problem into the fall.

This is your sign to stop managing it and start fixing it — while the discount's on the table.

👉 DM "STRONG" or click the link in our bio.

One year ago, we opened our doors in Northbrook 🍾Since then we've helped hundreds of athletes and active adults get out ...
07/13/2026

One year ago, we opened our doors in Northbrook 🍾

Since then we've helped hundreds of athletes and active adults get out of pain, get back to training, and stay there — without guessing, without "just rest," and without settling for feeling okay instead of feeling strong.

To celebrate, we're running our Summer Reset.

A major discount on all of our services to help you finish 2026 stronger than ever.
This isn't just a birthday. It's a checkpoint. You're halfway through 2026 — how's your body holding up compared to how you want to finish the year?

If something's been nagging at you, this is the moment to deal with it instead of waiting it out any longer.

👉 Message us "STRONG" or tap the link in our bio to get started.

Here's to year one — and to helping you make the second half stronger than the first.

07/10/2026

We've officially hit our one year anniversary of opening our clinic in Northbrook 🎉🎉

I wanted to start by saying thank you 🙌

Thank you to our patients and to the local community. Thank you to everyone who's trusted us with their care.

It truly means a lot to us being able to work with athletes of all ages and help them get back to what they love. That's what motivates us to keep going, day in and day out.

In the last year we've had a lot of changes, but the most important one is that we've been steadily growing our team, and that means the world to me.

Not only do we get to support more PTs doing the work they enjoy, but we get to make a bigger impact on our community. And we are nowhere near done growing 🚀

Next week we're kicking off a special promotion to celebrate our one year anniversary in Northbrook 🎂

Keep an eye out for the announcement — I think you're going to like it 👀

Most people stop at Phase 1. That's not good enough.Phase 1 is getting out of pain. And it works — the right plan, the r...
06/26/2026

Most people stop at Phase 1. That's not good enough.

Phase 1 is getting out of pain. And it works — the right plan, the right focus, and most people start feeling better within a few weeks. Pain goes down. Things calm down. It starts to feel manageable.

So they stop.

What they don't realize is that getting out of pain is just the first phase.

Phase 2 is rebuilding — getting the strength, the stability, and the movement patterns back to where they need to be to actually handle training again.

Not just daily life. Training. The sport. The weights. The mileage.

Phase 3 is redefining — getting back to full capacity, and building past it so the same problem doesn't come back six months later.

When people skip Phase 2 and 3, they feel better for a while. Then they push it. Then it comes back. And they can't figure out why, because they did the PT. They did the work. What they actually did was stop at the beginning.

All three phases matter. That's how we build every plan at Fuel — not to get you out of pain, but to get you past it for the long run.

Follow us for more on how the full process works.

06/25/2026

Most people don't know that you don't have to choose between rehabbing and training.

The standard model goes like this: something hurts, you stop training, you do PT, you wait until you're better, then you go back.

And if you're lucky, it holds.

The problem with that model isn't just that it's slow. It's that stopping completely doesn't fix the thing that caused the problem in the first place.

You come back deconditioned, you ramp back up, and the same stress hits a body that hasn't actually been prepared for it.

What we do is different.

From day one, we're figuring out what you can still do and building around it. You might not be able to do everything — but there's almost always more than people think.

We modify the movement, adjust the load, find the range that works. You keep training while the actual problem gets addressed in parallel.

By the time you're back to full capacity, you haven't lost six weeks of fitness. And more importantly, the thing that got you here has actually been fixed.

DM us TRAIN if you're dealing with something right now and want to know if this approach applies to your situation.

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Northbrook, IL
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Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
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