TerryLNicolaMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Chicago, IL

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Director Sports Medicine Rehabilitation Program Director Fellowship in Sports Medicine

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Office
839 W Roosevelt Rd
Suite #102
Chicago, IL 60608
Phone+1 312-355-4404

Fax+1 312-413-7337

Summary

Dr. Terry Nicola is a physiatrist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences, Rush Medical Center, and Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. He also speaks multiple language including italian. He specializes in sports medicine (non-surgical) and is experienced in electromyography, sports medicine, and musculoskeletal ultrasonography.

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1984 - 1987
Northwestern University ChicagoM.S, Biomedical Engineering, 1985
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1982
Northwestern UniversityM.D, 1982
Northwestern UniversityB.A, Chemistry/Biochemistry, 1978

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1983 - 2026
IN State Medical License 1993 - 1995
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012
Best Doctors in America - Midwest Region Woodward & White publishers 1996, 1999, 2002,2005, 2008, 2011
Top Doctors Chicago Magazine 1997, 2000, 2011
MD Memorial Award – Excellence in Medical Service Bank of America Chicago Marathon – Gregory Shaskan, 2010
Teacher of the Year Rush University Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2003, 2009
Annual Recognition American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago 2001, 2008
Teacher of the Year University of Illinois at Chicago Residency 2004, 2005
Teacher of the Year University of Chicago Schwab Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2003
Teacher of the Year Tufts University Medical School Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1992
People's Choice Hospital Burbank Hospital, Fitchburg, MA, 1989
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

79 citations
A preliminary study to examine the effects of aerobic and therapeutic (nonaerobic) exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness and coronary risk reduction in stroke survivors.
James H. Rimmer, Amy Rauworth, Edward Wang, Terry Nicola, Bernadette C. Hill
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2009-03-01
95 citations
Exercise training in a predominantly African-American group of stroke survivors.
James H. Rimmer, Barth B. Riley, Todd Creviston, Terry Nicola
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2000-12-01
62 citations
Effects of a short-term health promotion intervention for a predominantly African-American group of stroke survivors
James H. Rimmer, Carol L. Braunschweig, Katie Silverman, Barth B. Riley, Todd Creviston
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2000-05-01

Journal Articles

Mechanical failure of the bone-cement interface of joint Nicola, TL, Laluya, J.
Lewis, JL, Nicola, TL, Keer, L, "Patello-Femoral Instability”. Advance, Vol 7(9), pp. 29-31
Treating Hallux Valgus Foot Deformity.
Nicola, TL, Laluya, J, Biomechanics, publication
Exercise training in a predominantly African-American group of stroke survivors.
Rimmer, JH., Riley, BB., Creviston, T., Nicola, T, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32,

Books/Book Chapters

Team Physician's Handbook.
Chapter: Tennis injuries
Nicola and TLEditors: Morris Mellion.Williams & Wilkins
Athlete in Primary Care.
Chapter: Elbow injuries
Nicola and TLSaunders
Sports Medicine Secrets.
Chapter: Racquet sports
Nicola and TL: Racquet sportsEditors: Morris Mellion.Hanley & Belfus Inc., Philadelphia
Soft tissue injuries of the lower limbs.
Chapter: Soft Tissue Injuries: Diagnosis and Treatment
Lagatutta, F, Nicola, TL, Frank, and LEditors: RE Windsor, DM Lox.Hanley & Belfus Inc, Philadelphia
ACSM’s Resources for Clinical Exercise Physiology for Special Populations (pp. 3-15)
Chapter: Stroke
Rimmer, J. H, & Nicola, TLEditors: Baltimore, MD.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Rehabilitation of the Injured Runner.
Chapter: Leg Pain in Athletes for Clinics in Sports Medicine
Nicola, TL, El Shami, ASEditors: Meininger, A.Philadelphia
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Abstracts/Posters

Failure processes at the cancellous bone-PMMA interface.
Lewis, JL, Nicola, TL, Keer, L, Clech, JP, Steege, JW, Wixson, RL, 31st Annual ORS Transactions, pg. 144
Cryptic polymyosits.
Pachas, W, Nicola, TL, Foydel, and R, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Unique role of MRI scan in shoulder injury with hypermobility syndrome.
Nicola, TL, Yan, K, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 77, pg. 927
Non-surgical intervention in traumatic, non-displaced, non-healing fractures.
Nicola, TL, Flaviano, CR, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 77, pg. 955
Vitamin B12 deficiency in the low risk population.
Nicola, TL, Chung, MB, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 77, pg. 988
Efficacy and Safety of Strength Training for Stroke Survivors.
Creviston, T, Rimmer, J, Nicola, TL, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, American College of Sports Meeting 2000 Annual Meeting, Indianapolis
Bilateral Sacroiliitis with Pelvic Fracture in a Young Male Athlete.
Khan, A; Nicola, T, Med Sci Sports Exercise, 38(5): S144
A Case Of A Marathon Runner With A Non-Displaced Intertrochanteric Fracture Presenting.
Arayan, R; Nicola, and T, Med Sci Sports Exercise 38(5): S145
Back Pain – Former High School Gymnast.
Bernal, R; Nicola T, Med Sci Sports Exercise 40(5): S127
Failed Conservative Management of Bilateral Tibial Stress Fracture In A 17 Year Old Male Athlete.
Nicola, TL, Med Sci Sports Exercise 39(5): S130
Male Osteopenia.
Brown, S; Nicola, T, Med Sci Sports Exercise 40(5): S156
Suprascapular Neuropathy Secondary To A Ganglion Cyst.
Kuchinskas, S; Nicola, T; Laluya, J, Med Sci Sports Exercise 40(5): S128
Foot Pain in a Runner.
Mullings, K; Nicola, T, Med Sci Sports Exercise 42(5): 197
Non-Palpable Hip Pain in a Runner.
El Shami, A; Nicola, T, Med Sci Sports Exercise
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