Katie Kanturek, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist

Professional Background

Katie Kanturek is an experienced orthopedic and pelvic floor physical therapist, having earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) from the University of Illinois at Chicago. During her studies, Katie completed advanced coursework in pelvic floor rehabilitation, along with two specialized clinical rotations in the field. Her clinical experience spans various settings, including orthopedics, neurology, and subacute rehabilitation.

Katie is currently working toward becoming a board-certified women’s health clinical specialist. She has advanced training to treat pediatric pelvic health patients, individuals with bowel, bladder, and sexual function issues, as well as patients who are pregnant or postpartum. Katie has a particular passion for helping those experiencing pelvic pain, endometriosis, painful intercourse, and pediatric pelvic floor dysfunction.

Personal Interests

Outside of work, Katie enjoys playing instruments, drawing, crocheting, and playing sports like softball and volleyball. On her days off, she loves spending time with family and friends, reading, thrift shopping, playing her Nintendo Switch, or heading to the batting cages.

Connect with Katie

Katie is committed to empowering her patients through education and the creation of functional and creative interventions. If you’d like to learn more about her approach or schedule an appointment, feel free to reach out!

My favorite thing about working at Vitality…

Getting to work one-on-one with patients, provide care and support to women, and working in a supportive and flexible environment that meets both staff and patient’s unique needs.

Why I was drawn to this specialty within PT…

I wanted to work one-on-one to help and empower women to get back to feeling like themselves and meet their goals. I also love educating and sharing knowledge on topics that everyone should know about but that are often not discussed or are taboo.

Education

Doctor of Physical Therapy: University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachelor of Science: Kinesiology (Concentration: Exercise Science and Health Promotion): University of Illinois at Chicago

Advanced Training

Pelvic Health Physical Therapy: Levels 1, 2, 3 (APTA)
Fundamental Topics of Pregnancy & Postpartum Physical Therapy (APTA)
Advanced Topics of Pregnancy & Postpartum Physical Therapy (APTA)
Intrapartum Topics of Obstetric Physical Therapy (APTA)
Physical Therapy Treatment of the Pediatric Pelvic Floor Patient: Birth to 18 Years (APTA)
Advanced Pelvic Health Mentoring with Board-Certified Specialists in Women’s Health Physical Therapy

Memberships

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Illinois Physical Therapy Association (IPTA)
Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy, APTA

Volunteer/Service Experience

Habitat For Humanity
Feed My Starving Children
UIC Marquette Challenge

Testimonials

Dr. Katie was fantastic to work with and helped my daughter. We had a wonderful experience!

– Alisa

Katie is incredible. She’s an excellent listener first and foremost. She’s thorough and insightful — she helped me look at the big picture regarding my condition. This approach helped me identify other out-of-balance areas in my body and life. Working with Katie has been a gift and I’m thankful I found Vitality!

– Marsha

My experience with Vitality has been great! I was always challenged and it was great working with Katie. I’m very happy with my progress over the past 4.5 months.

– Dominique F

I mostly saw Katie and she was wonderful! Very knowledgeable and empathetic. I highly recommend both her and the practice.

– Kristen

Katie was absolutely fantastic. Patient, kind, informed and tailored the whole experience to the needs of our family. I really couldn’t give a high enough recommendation for the clinic and Katie in particular. We are eternally grateful for the knowledge Katie imparted on us as well as the skills she gave our son when it came to pelvic floor and…

– Sarah G

I had struggled for years with uti like symptoms and other mysterious symptoms in that area. I had been to so many doctors and tried so many things. Eventually I was referred for pelvic floor physical therapy. It’s seemingly helped a lot and knowing the issue was my pelvic floor muscles and I’m not crazy really helped my peace of…

– Anonymous

Overall an awesome experience, I felt heard and any issue I brought up was tended too! Katie was knowledgeable.

– Veronica

I highly recommend Vitality Women’s PT. Katie taught me to tune into my body and provided techniques to prevent issues I was experiencing. Vitality Women’s PT is very professional and Katie provided education I didn’t even know existed. I will definitely recommend Vitality to my friends and family.

– Rose

I had been to several PTs in the past 6 months in an attempt to resolve my hamstring tendinopathy, but finally got relief coming to Vitality and working with Katie! She addressed the hamstring issues and also helped me incorporate and think about my pelvic floor muscles. I’m so pleased with my progress and that I am able to get…

– Anonymous

I had a very beneficial experience doing PT at Vitality. Katie was thorough and thoughtful in creating a plan to help my pain. It was easy to book appointments and pay bills. Overall a great experience.

– Michelle

Katie helped me be more self aware and mindful of my issues and teached me on how to managed my pain.

– Laura

My experience at Vitality was great. I came in with pelvic pain after baby number 3. Katie helped identify where my pain was coming from on day 1 and came up with a plan. Everything was very in depth and helped full body recovery . i am very pleased and highly recommend Vitality!

– Ashley

I was skeptical before arriving at Vitality. I had been struggling with incontinence for years and thought I was resigned to wearing progressively bigger pads for the rest of my life. I’m relatively young and active so the issue was also negatively impacting my mental health. Katie was amazing. Her energy eased all of my anxiety about the very personal…

– Karly

Katie has been absolutely wonderful! I experienced significant pain after my second daughter and Katie listened thoroughly and created a plan for me. She made the entire experience very comfortable and I would definitely recommend to a friend!

– Kristin

My visits at Vitality were incredibly beneficial and helped me become stronger and more confident in my body after having a traumatic delivery of my first child. I would wholeheartedly recommend this practice to any woman who is experiencing a similar situation or has any other physical therapy needs! Thank you, Katie!

– Anonymous

My experience with Vitatility PT was completely positive and benefited me greatly. My therapist Katie was excellent. She was knowledgeable and attentive, and always made me feel comfortable. I did not think I would be able to make such progress in only 4 months. It was because she tailored the therapy to my personal needs, and provided multiple resources and…

– Anonymous

I’m so grateful to Katie and the Vitality team for helping me restore my body to its optimal condition after pregnancy, labor, and a c-section. I feel confident that I have been given the tools to keep my pelvic floor and core healthy.

– Anonymous

Katie is incredibly knowledgeable and helpful in all instances. Even when I didn’t realize something that was bothering me could be addressed, she had a solution. Her techniques and exercises are consistently easy to remember/recall in the moment and incredibly simple to integrate into everyday life. I’ve never once felt uncomfortable or pressured if I had a week where I…

– Anonymous

I have had sessions with Katie and she was wonderful each session. They listened and included me in my plan of care. They were very thorough and provided information during each sessions. They were eager to answer questions and provided much education during my sessions.

– Anonymous

Katelyn has helped me tremendously. I came in with severe pelvic pain and with her knowledge and expertise I am now pain free. She is so knowledgeable about women’s health issues. She has given me so much insight on how to manage my pelvic pain issues. She has also recommended products that are now part of my daily routine. She…

– Annie

Kate was exceptionally kind and perceptive towards my experiences. I felt comfortable in all my sessions with her and she always addressed all my needs. The clinic staff has been nothing but helpful as well. I appreciate the flexibility for the types of appointments you can have. Thank you Vitality for everything!

– Anonymous

Vitality Women’s PT has excellent therapists and provide quality care. I am very thankful to have worked with two extremely knowledgeable PT’s. They helped me mentally and physically postpartum. Without them, I would not be where I am in my postpartum journey!

– Angelina

“I injured myself several months after I had an emergency c-section and had the good fortune to find Vitality and Katelyn. Katelyn was a dream: a wealth of knowledge and information about how to heal my core and care for my scar after the surgery that saved my son’s life—information I never received from any of the doctors or nurses…

– Anonymous

I always felt comfortable and cared for.

– Kamlyn

Vitality Clinic really helped me figure out what was going wrong in my pelvic floor. I had so much pain that felt like it had erupted out of nowhere, and no doctors could seem to figure out what was causing it up until I found this office. My treatment involved developing muscular coordination and strength and releasing tension through a…

– Lou

This clinic is great! Super friendly, warm staff. Exactly what I needed. Thanks for the help!

– PS

My pain issues were resolved more quickly than I expected. I was experiencing pain during sex after giving birth and was really concerned with being able to get back to normal activity.

– Anonymous

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