Meredy Parker, PT, DPT
Meredy Parker has been practicing physical therapy for 26 years and specializes in pelvic girdle dysfunction, perinatal musculoskeletal issues, as well as spine and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction.
Dr. Parker founded Chicago Physical Therapists in 2009 and has grown the practice to include nine physical therapists with exceptional skills and a shared vision of providing the highest quality integrative care in a comfortable setting.
Meredy has received post-graduate training through countless resources including the Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine, mentoring programs at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, and Loyola University Medical Center’s Urogynecology Department. She continued her training through The Herman & Wallace Institute of Pelvic Rehabilitation (including lab assisting for courses), The American Physical Therapy Association, Pelvic Sanity, International Pelvic Pain Society, Evidence in Motion, Reframe Rehab, and The Institute for Birth Healing amongst others. Dr. Parker is a Pregnancy and Post-Partum Corrective Exercise Specialist (S Duval CES) and is certified in Dry Needling for orthopedics (Kinetacore,2012), and for the pelvic floor (EIM, 2021). Meredy is passionate about bridging the gap between high level orthopedic physical therapy and pelvic health.
To help women optimize their health and fitness as they age gracefully, Dr. Parker completed the Integrative Women’s Health Institute Peri-menopause and Menopause Certificate Program in 2023. Additionally, she has taken several courses through IWH on functional health and nutrition for women’s health and athletes.
Dr. Parker loves running lakeside in Chicago, as well as hiking, biking, skiing, and snow-shoeing with her family in the Colorado mountains. A favorite “down time” activity is podcasting about new ideas on a walk or chairlift!
Education: B.S. in Physical Therapy from The Chicago Medical School in 1996.
Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Andrews University in 2008.
Doctoral thesis on Diastasis Rectus Abdominis published in the APTA Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy.
Email: Meredy@ChicagoPT.org
