Pilates Central Wellness has four experienced physical therapists on staff. Many physical therapy clients also choose to continue on in Pilates classes as part of their rehabilitation program.
Please contact us via email or at (847) 251-1539 to schedule treatment.
Insurance
All of our physical therapists are in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO. We are not Medicare providers.
Self-Pay Rates
Initial Evaluation - $200
Treatment Session (55min) - $175
Donna Parise Byrne
Pt, PRC, NCPT
Co-founder, Re-balance pilates
Donna opened in 2003, with a vision for a studio that could fully integrate her Physical Therapy and Pilates practice, offering a continuum of post-rehab and fitness Pilates classes. Donna has created a nurturing community at Pilates Central Wellness, encouraging continuous learning and creative treatment plans.
Donna’s first passion was ballet, as a professional dancer with the Washington Ballet she developed an interest in anatomy and kinesiology, which led to a second career in physical therapy.
Early in her physical therapy career Donna was introduced to the work of Joseph Pilates and began incorporating the Pilates method into her treatment plans at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where she led the Performing Arts program in addition to working in the Chronic Pain and Arthritis programs. Donna was board certified as an Orthopaedic Clinic Specialist (OCS) in 2000 and received her Rehabilitation Certification from Polestar Pilates in 2001.
She was introduced to Postural Restoration® in 2009 and began incorporating the concepts into her practice of Pilates-based physical therapy. Donna completed her PRC certification in 2012, and Pilates Central Wellness is proud to be the only Postural Restoration Center in Illinois. Donna’s treatment style is unique, integrating Physical Therapy, Postural Restoration and Pilates principles.
Dan Houglum
MSPT, ATC/L, PRC
PRI Faculty
Dan brings over 20 years of experience in Physical Therapy, Athletic Training and Postural Restoration to his patient treatment plans. Dan has incorporated Postural Restoration® methods into his practice since the beginning of his career, when he studied under Ron Hruska, the founder of the Postural Restoration Institute. In addition to being certified as a practitioner (PRC), Dan has been a member of the PRI faculty since 2017.
In 2014 & 2015, Dan received the 5 Star Professional Award for Chicago Physical Therapist. He has been honored to speak at the Northwestern University Sports Medicine Symposium, the National Athletic Training Association Convention and the Postural Restoration Institute. Dan has consulted with the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Northwestern University and DePaul University. We were excited to have Dan join us in 2016.
Liesel Brown
MSPT
Liesel Brown received her Master’s of Science in Physical Therapy in 1995 from Washington University in St Louis. She moved to Chicago and began working at the University of Chicago Hospitals. In addition to outpatient orthopedics, Liesel worked in the burn unit, the neurosurgery unit and the inpatient orthopedic unit. After her time in Hyde Park, Liesel began working for Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers in Chicago. She worked in a busy orthopedic practice adjacent to both an Internal Medicine practice and an Orthopedic Surgery practice. She eventually moved to the Accelerated Rehabilitation Spine Center. At the spine center, she worked with spine patients as well as runners and others with athletic injuries.
Upon moving from Chicago to Wilmette, she began working as a physical therapist at Pilates Central in Wilmette, then moved with Pilates Central Wellness to Evanston in the fall of 2020.
Liesel lives in Wilmette with her husband and 3 children. She enjoys playing paddle tennis and has recently taken up swimming.
Lyn Fuller
PT
Lyn Fuller received her BS in Physical Therapy from Marquette University in 1984. A St. Louis native, she has worked in many PT settings throughout Chicago including: Geriatric Rehabilitation at the Johnson R. Bowman Center at Rush, The Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch (CINN), The Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (previously The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)-outpatient neurological disorders. It was at Shirley Ryan (RIC), that she received intensive training for Vestibular Rehabilitation-and has been working with this population for 30+ years. Lyn joined Pilates Central almost from its inception, having worked with Donna many years prior at Shirley Ryan/RIC. At Pilates Central Wellness she enjoys working primarily with vestibular, neurologic, and geriatric populations. In addition, she balances this with working at Northshore University Health System assisting patients admitted with a myriad of diagnoses.