Overview

O'Connor Foundation dba as NextSteps Chicago is an IL 501C non-profit. 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 leading researchers such as Dr. John McDonald of Washington University/John Hopkins, and the support of Pat Rummerfield, a recovered quadriplegic SCI. NextSteps is devoted to offering spinal cord injury patients a post-hospital exercise/rehab facility that will aid them in taking their next step towards a more functional, independent, and healthy lifestyle. Not only is NextSteps committed to helping the SCI community regain a higher quality of life, but also to support the advancement of spinal cord specific scientific research that will aid in the treatment of spinal cord injury.