NextSteps Chicago

Specialties

NextSteps Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Rehabilitation Center is the first non-​profit physical therapy and exercise facility devoted to the rehabilitation and overall wellness of people with SCI in the Chicago area. NextSteps’ mission is to provide the Chicagoland SCI community with affordable, dynamic, and progressive spinal cord injury rehabilitation while utilizing technologically advanced equipment and personalized physical therapy and exercise therapy.

NextSteps provides treatment for chronic and acute SCI clients with the latest advances and knowledge in treating spinal cord injuries. NextSteps practices the latest protocols in activity based motion therapies that help SCI clients regain function and sensation even after years of paralysis.

NextSteps’ quest is to find the most progressive and promising spinal cord injury research and rehabilitative methods available. After traveling the nation and seeking out various research and therapy methods, NextSteps gained the support of lea

Meet the Business Owner

Jon O.

Business Owner

Jon O’Connor was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, aviation enthusiast, and generally one of the best people whom you could ever hope to meet. Although he was very successful in business, Jon was more concerned with helping others than he was in making money.

After suffering a severe spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down except for limited use of his right hand, Jon chose not to give up or to seek treatments just to heal himself. In 2002, Jon founded NextSteps to provide cutting-​edge, innovative, and aggressive state-​of-​the-​art treatments for people living with a spinal cord injuries or neurological disorders.

Jon was devoted to finding a cure for spinal cord injuries, and everyone he helped is just as devoted to him. He will be sorely missed. But his philanthropic work will continue to honor his memory.