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Melissa K. Buckley, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist

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757 ratings Read Reviews

Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group

Primary Specialty

Occupational/Physical Therapy

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Education

Professional Education:: MS, Des Moines University - 1998

DPT, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences - 2006

Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:: Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group
Alignment Category:: Northwestern Medicine Physician Network

Ratings and Reviews

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5.0

5.0

757 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

85 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

85 Reviews

February 24, 2026

5.0

The very best!!!

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February 24, 2026

5.0

Great person. Lots of experience and very helpful. Shows concern and challenges me just enough to just keep at it. Patient and kind.

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February 24, 2026

5.0

Melissa explains and demonstrates each exercise and technique and its impact on my body so well that she makes the whole process more doable for me. I have already had positive results and much less pain after working with her a short time.

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February 20, 2026

5.0

So far, I have only gone twice, but she is kind, she listens, and she is very educated with a great deal of experience.

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February 17, 2026

5.0

She is professional and makes sure I understand how to do the exercises at home to achieve the most benefit.

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February 15, 2026

5.0

The very best!!

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February 12, 2026

5.0

She is great.

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February 11, 2026

5.0

Always new and old ways to get back on track with special exercises...

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February 07, 2026

5.0

She is kind, patient, experienced

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February 06, 2026

5.0

Very pleasant & knowledgeable

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February 04, 2026

5.0

Listens to my concerns and provides the best TP!

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February 03, 2026

5.0

She is extremely competent, professional, and non-judgmental.

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February 03, 2026

5.0

Gentle yet firm.

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February 02, 2026

5.0

She is the finest DPT around! Love her!

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January 30, 2026

5.0

She's very talented and goes the extra mile to help me.

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January 29, 2026

5.0

Her PT plan for me was very effective both for the neck pain I was experiencing and to help prevent future neck issues.

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January 27, 2026

5.0

Melissa was very thorough and took the time to explain things. I never felt rushed or anything. I enjoyed meeting her.

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January 23, 2026

5.0

Melissa Buckley is a great therapist. She analyzed my problems (with my ankles and feet) after a big fall on some black ice. Then she put together an excellent treatment plan; and my ankles and feet are much improved. I should have seen her sooner after my fall, but now things are almost back to normal. She knows her stuff, and is very friendly.

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January 22, 2026

5.0

She's awesome!

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January 22, 2026

5.0

Gentle and firm at the same time. I'm making progress each week!

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January 21, 2026

5.0

Warm welcome, professional evaluation

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January 20, 2026

5.0

Appt. On time.

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January 18, 2026

5.0

she is the reason why everything is done very well. she is friendly and explains things in a way that's easy to understand.

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January 15, 2026

5.0

Melissa was very pleasant and knowledgeable.. She quickly zeroed in on the probable cause of my pain.

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January 14, 2026

5.0

Gently stretches the area as needed. I'm seeing improvement already!

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January 13, 2026

5.0

She knows what she is talking about

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January 13, 2026

5.0

Melissa is great. Thorough in her examination, listens, explains findings and treatment plans clearly.

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January 10, 2026

5.0

She is just very good at what she does!

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December 19, 2025

5.0

Melissa provides the expertise to zero in on areas of concern and help increase my comfort and mobility!!

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December 18, 2025

5.0

Melissa was great. Thorough in her diagnoses, treatment plan and instructions.

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December 17, 2025

5.0

She listened to my concerns, and was not in a hurry to get to her next patient. Her ideas for exercise have improved my condition.

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December 15, 2025

5.0

Very professional

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December 09, 2025

5.0

Melissa is very patient and understanding and willing to listen to get to know what I needed. She was able to help me with some exercises that worked to help my problem.

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December 08, 2025

5.0

Very professional

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December 03, 2025

5.0

I liked working with her. She made me feel comfortable and listened to my needs.

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November 22, 2025

5.0

She's very thorough in asking questions and listening and positive about being able to help me.

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November 16, 2025

5.0

Based upon her initial exam, she recommended a set of exercises. In the follow-up, she has determined that these are effective. To be continued.

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November 14, 2025

5.0

Kind and very encouraging.

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November 06, 2025

5.0

Very observant of my difficulties, continues to offer useful exercises for me.

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November 01, 2025

5.0

Thorough, professional and helpful.

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October 26, 2025

5.0

patient, compassionate, competent. A pleasure to work with.

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October 23, 2025

5.0

Her handout put the power in my hands. I had gone in fearing the effects of aging, and she helped me see that I have power/agency over my own health, day by day.

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October 22, 2025

5.0

Always!

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October 22, 2025

5.0

Melissa gave helpful suggestions during her evaluation.

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October 15, 2025

5.0

Great PT and communication

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October 10, 2025

5.0

Like I said above, she is an asset to your clinic.

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October 09, 2025

5.0

She is the very best!!!

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October 05, 2025

5.0

Ability to put one at ease, good listening skills, easy to understand communication. She really seems to care about the patient

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October 02, 2025

5.0

Caring and attentive,

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September 25, 2025

5.0

Very good with diagnosis

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September 18, 2025

5.0

Very easy to talk to very helpful with all my questions

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September 17, 2025

5.0

Melissa is attentive and helps educate

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September 17, 2025

5.0

Very professional, knowledgeable, n pleasant to work with.

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September 07, 2025

5.0

Extremely invested in patient care and is very effective in treating physical issues.

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September 04, 2025

5.0

Great therapist. Very personable. Caring attitude. Authentic!

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September 01, 2025

5.0

Explained things clearly. Very pleasant

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August 20, 2025

5.0

Melissa knows how to search out the cause of the problem and the plan of action to rectify it. She is amazing.

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August 19, 2025

5.0

She is very knowledgeable as well as a pleasant person to spend time with

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August 11, 2025

5.0

Melissa is an awesome physical therapist. She has helped me tremendously.

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August 10, 2025

5.0

Please see above. In addition she has been very patient dealing with me & a somewhat difficult situation to assess.

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August 05, 2025

5.0

As above. She known her stuff

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August 04, 2025

5.0

Melissa is an outstanding physical therapist. I feel very confident under her care.

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July 30, 2025

5.0

Melissa is one of the best in PT, I have ever had. She knows the body. She knows what it needs; so there is always improvement.

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July 27, 2025

5.0

Melissa was easy to work with- she listened to my concerns & offered good solutions.

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July 23, 2025

5.0

Melissa is amazing. Very knowledgeable and addressed my issues in terms I could understand

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July 21, 2025

5.0

Friendly. Good at what she does. Knowledgeable.

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July 21, 2025

5.0

Melissa is an excellent physical therapist. She has helped me considerably.

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July 20, 2025

5.0

Melissa is so thorough and skilled.... She helps so many...

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July 10, 2025

5.0

She is excellent at what she does

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July 10, 2025

5.0

Melissa is very educated and implements excellent exercises that are beneficial.

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July 10, 2025

5.0

Melissa is very knowledgeable and personable. I have been seeing a difference in how I've been feeling and I am very grateful for that.

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June 24, 2025

5.0

Melissa is a very knowledgeable physical therapist. She is extremely helpful.

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June 17, 2025

5.0

Melissa was able to provide exercises that improved the issues that I was having.

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June 12, 2025

5.0

She really listens and works with you to help your pain!

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June 09, 2025

5.0

Works out with me

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June 09, 2025

5.0

Mellissa is a great physical therapist. She has tried several exercises for me to strengthen my core and body.

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June 03, 2025

5.0

Professional yet personal approach to the session. She explains the exercise clearly.

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June 02, 2025

5.0

Melissa is a very good therapist. She knows exactly what will help.

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May 29, 2025

5.0

She is a great therapist.

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May 26, 2025

5.0

she's great

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May 25, 2025

5.0

Melissa is a very good physical therapist. She's very knowledgeable and has helped me.

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May 14, 2025

5.0

Melissa is very personable and knowledgeable. I feel very comfortable under her care.

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May 11, 2025

5.0

Melissa is a very good therapist. She is able to pinpoint exercises that really help.

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May 08, 2025

5.0

She listens to my concerns, comes up with solutions and explains clearly what we're doing and why

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May 08, 2025

5.0

Quality of care

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Disclosures

Melissa K. Buckley, PT, DPT reported no external professional relationships for calendar year 2024.

External Professional Relationships

Pharmaceutical, device, and biotechnology companies frequently collaborate with basic scientists and physicians within an academic medical center to help advance science and improve patient care. These relationships are important in achieving scientific breakthroughs and in establishing the effectiveness and safety of promising new therapies. In order to assure objectivity in clinical research and patient care, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Feinberg), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center, and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have adopted integrity policies that require research and clinical faculty (in full-time, part-time, and unpaid/voluntary categories) to report compensated and uncompensated external industry relationships. Patients are encouraged to discuss these disclosures with their physician as well as to inquire as to how these relationships are overseen by Feinberg. To learn more about our Disclosure and Professional Integrity Policy, and the conflict of interest policies of our joint affiliate survey partners, please go to our Office for Regulatory Affairs Policies page.

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