Physical & Occupational Therapy in Peru, IL

Peru has 37 licensed therapists with a registered practice address, across 3 licence types.

That is roughly 3.5 providers per square mile of land area.

This is good news rather than bad if you live nearby: a concentration like this is what a regional cluster of practices looks like, and people travel to it from across the area. It does mean the list below is worth reading alongside the surrounding towns rather than on its own, since where someone registered an address and where their clients come from are two different things here.

Of the 756 places in Illinois with at least one registered provider, Peru ranks 136th by count.

The largest single group is physical therapist, at 26 providers or 70% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how Illinois licenses its providers.

Just over half of the licensed therapists here — 72% — hold the same licence, physical therapist. Where one type dominates like this, the practical question is less which letters someone has than whether they work with what you are bringing to them.

One caveat on reading these numbers: the registry records where a provider registered an address, not where they see clients day to day, and addresses are not always kept current. It also says nothing about whether someone is taking new clients.