Amanda Butler, PT, DPT

LOCATION

  • 1026 Maple Ave, Lisle, IL 60532
  • 630-402-6467
  • abutler@drsofpt.com

SPECIALTIES

  • Dry Needling
  • Graston
  • Running / Endurance Athletes
  • Sports Rehabilitation
  • Post-natal Rehabilitation
  • Manual Intervention
  • Vestibular Dysfunction
  • Chronic Pain Pathology

About me

Dr. Amanda Butler is an outpatient physical therapist with 10+ years of experience who specializes in orthopedic conditions. She has several additional interests including running gait analysis and sports rehab, postpartum conditions, vestibular rehabilitation, and chronic pain pathologies. Using an evidence-based approach and functional training, Dr. Butler helps her patients to achieve their functional goals and return to what they love doing as quickly as possible!

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Utica University, Doctorate in Physical Therapy, 2011
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bachelor's in Kinesiology, Minor in Spanish, 2008

PERSONAL INTERESTS

When she is not cheering on her patients, Dr. Butler is cheering on her own little ones with their many activities! She is an avid runner and half marathoner with a goal of completing 10 half marathons in 10 years. She looks forward to time spent with family and enjoys traveling.

ARTICLES

Shoulder pain is a very common diagnosis we treat in the clinic nearly every day. While there may be several factors contributing to your pain depending on activity, age, movement patterns, and behavior, we’ll review a few general exercises that may help shoulder pain. Remember,…

Unspecified low back pain is a very common diagnosis we treat in the clinic all the time. If this sounds like you, you are not alone–the majority of adults experience this type of pain at some point in their lifetime. While “aging” often gets the…

With the Chicago marathon right around the corner, you might be thinking… Do I need to change my race shoe? Do I need a shoe with extra cushioning? What if I start to get foot pain halfway through the race? Or ankle pain? Or knee…