Link Physical Therapy
Judith Florendo, PT, DPT | Suzanne Badillo, PT, DPT

Suzanne Badillo, PT, DPT, WCS

TRP_5395-2.jpg

Learn more about Suzanne:

Suzanne Aceron Badillo, PT, DPT, WCS

Suzanne (she/her/hers) brings over 24 years of experience in the field of physical therapy and is a board-certified clinical specialist in Women’s Health Physical Therapy.  She served as Clinical Program Director of Women’s Health Rehabilitation at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) prior to co-founding Link Physical Therapy, with Judith Florendo. 

Suzanne is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Pelvic Health.  She has served as member and Chair of the APTA CAPP-Obstetric Committee, developing and teaching the post-graduate certification curriculum on PT pregnancy and postpartum rehabilitation.  Her clinical, research, and educational interests include pelvic health, pregnancy/postpartum rehabilitation, musculoskeletal care, and gender and cultural/racial disparities in healthcare, and she lectures locally and nationally on these topics.  In addition, she has authored and contributed to multiple scholarly and popular publications. She has also completed additional specialty training in Visceral Manipulation (Barral VM1-4), the McKenzie Method (MDT Part A-D), and pain neuroscience education.

Suzanne was born and raised in Evanston, and loves being back in her hometown with her husband and three children. 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Women’s Cancer Rehabilitation: A review of functional impairments and intervention among breast and gynecological cancer survivors. Oza, S., Badillo, S.A., Breevoort, S., Florendo J. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep (2020) DOI 10.1007/s40141-020-00261-9

Evidence-based women’s health physical therapy across the lifespan. Badillo, S.A. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep (2020) DOI: 10.1007/s40141-020-00273-5

Randomized Multicenter Feasibility Trial of Myofascial Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes.
FitzGerald MP, Anderson RU, Potts J, Payne CK, Peters KM, Clemens JQ, Kotarinos R, Fraser L, Cosby A, Fortman C, Neville C, Badillo SA, Obabachian L, Sanfield A, O’Dougherty B, Halle-Podell R, Cen L, Chuai S, Landis JR, Mickelberg K, Barrell T, Kusek  JW, Nybert LM.  Journal of Urology 2009; 182:570-80. 

A preliminary report of musculoskeletal dysfunction in chronic pelvic pain: a blinded study of examination.
Neville C, Fitzgerald C, Mallinson T, Badillo S, Hynes  CK, Tu F.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 2012;16:50-6.

Pelvic floor muscle examination in female chronic pelvic pain.
Fitzgerald, CM, Neville CE, MallinsonT, Badillo SA, Hynes CK, Tu FF.  Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2011; 56:117-22.

Musculoskeletal dysfunction in female chronic pelvic pain: a blinded study of findings.
Neville C, Badillo SA, Malinson T, Fitzgerald C, Tu F, Hynes C.  Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy. 2009;33:20-1.

Comparison of PT and MD Findings of Physical Examination of Patients with and without Chronic Pelvic Pain.
Neville C, Mallinson T, Badillo S, Tu F.  Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy. 2009;33:16.  Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy. 2009;33:16.

Factors affecting new immigrants with an acquired disability.
Aceron, S and Savage T.  Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2004;11(3):67-74.


EDUCATION

College of St. Scholastica Doctorate of Physical Therapy

University of Illinois at Chicago                            Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy                                                                                                      

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign         Bachelor of Science in Sociology   (Specialization in Gender, Race, Class, and Ethnicity)

Universidad de Granada (Spain)                         Minor in Spanish


FELLOWSHIPS/CERTIFICATIONS

  • Women’s Health Certification Specialist – Board Certification in Women’s Health PT , APTA.

  • Certificate of Achievement for Pelvic Physical Therapy (CAPP). Section on Women’s Health - APTA.

  • Certificate of Achievement in Menopause Education. Snowden & Litos, 2020.

  • Geraldine S. Taylor Fellowship for Physical Therapy, “Women’s Health Initiative.” RIC. 2002-2003

  • Disability Ethics Fellowship*, Center for the Study of Disability Ethics, RIC. 2000-2001.


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Physical Therapy Association

    • Academy of Pelvic Health member

    • Private Practice Section member

  • Illinois Physical Therapy Association

  • Section on Women’s Health, APTA - CAPP-OB Committee Member (2009-2013), Chair (2012-2013), Instructor

  • International Pelvic Pain Society

  • Illinois Network of Independent Physical Therapists - Board Member, Treasurer