Healing Tails Chicago Pet Rehabilitation and Acupuncture

We’ve had a wonderful experience at Healing Tails! The whole team is kind, caring, and attentive. The clinic feels very personal and individualized, and the environment is calm and welcoming. My dog (15 y/o) has multiple disc issues that caused weakness and knuckling in her back legs. Since starting acupuncture, laser therapy, and physical therapy with Dr. Arielle and Alexis, her strength has significantly improved, her legs have regained muscle tone, and she even has bursts of running when she’s excited. Dr. Arielle is thorough and thoughtful, creating highly individualized treatment plans. For my dog, she not only developed a plan within the clinic but also provided outside referrals and supplement recommendations that have been extremely helpful. Alexis, my dog’s physical therapist, is personable, knowledgeable, and attentive to detail. She notices small changes and tailors each session to meet my dog’s needs that day. She’s also warm, engaging, and genuinely enjoyable to work with. Alix at the front desk is also very friendly, organized, and makes scheduling simple. Overall, Healing Tails has been wonderful because of the personalized care, intimate setting, genuine team members, and holistic approach. We’re so grateful to have found them!

posted: 10/07/2025

We absolutely love Dr. Ariel. Both of our dogs see her for physical therapy, and the difference has been incredible. Our older girl, Peggy, is 13 years old, and she’s been feeling better and staying mobile thanks to Dr. Ariel’s care. You can really tell she’s more comfortable day-to-day. Our younger dog, Mochi, has joint problems, and every time he sees Dr. Ariel he comes out moving easier and feeling better. She is patient, compassionate, and truly skilled at what she does. We are so grateful to have found her. We highly recommend to anyone whose pet needs support with mobility or pain.

posted: 01/07/2026

Highly recommend Healing Tails! My pup went through 2 ACL surgeries in 3 months and would not have healed so well without the team. Alexis was wonderful and had so much patience with my dog who is very timid. From start to finish the Healing Tails team does everything to make you and your pup have a successful PT journey.

posted: 11/05/2025

Estrella’s journey at Healing Tails has been amazing! She started in January 2025 and I’ve seen a huge difference in her. She has arthritis in her left shoulder and Alexis has helped her gain strength and mobility throughout her whole body not just her leg. Estrella started off not being able to do play valves or backwards walking without dragging her butt and back legs and now she’s able to to perform them without any problem. Alexis created a care plan for Estrella which involves at-home exercises that has helped my dog gain strength and improve her flexibility. Alexis will always address any concern I might have about any of the exercises. She’s very knowledgeable in her work. She shows how much she cares for my dog and for the work she does. This location is an hour drive for me but it’s worth traveling the long distance!

posted: 11/03/2025

We truly can’t speak highly enough about Healing Tails Chicago. We drive nearly two hours each way and it has been worth every single mile. We originally brought Lark (9yr Lab/Bouvier mix) for mobility issues because they were one of the VERY few places we found that had both real veterinary backgrounds AND full rehab. Including underwater treadmill, which is very difficult to find. We brought our other pup Sputnik (10yr Husky) along because of the long commute, and during the very detailed and thorough initial consultation we actually discovered he was in even more discomfort than Lark. From there, it has been an incredible journey. The moment that locked it in for us forever during our first consult, Dr. Arielle said their goal is that our pups live to 30. That single line was exactly the energy and mindset we were hoping to find. We knew right then we were in the right place. We did full PT, water treadmill, acupuncture, and laser therapy for both of them. Lark is noticeably looser, more playful, and not as stiff but the biggest change has been Sputnik. He went from losing his zoomies, shorter walks… to a total monster again in the best way possible. He’s running around the yard, zooming in the house, acting like a puppy again. He is even fully off Carprofen now, just on supplements. Seeing him get that spark back has been huge for us. The entire staff is wonderful, warm, knowledgeable, and genuinely invested. They’ve been extremely accommodating through our two months of consistent appointments, and now both dogs are finishing PT and moving into maintenance. We’re so grateful for this team they didn’t just treat our dogs, they gave us our kids back in full puppy mode. Highly, highly recommend.

posted: 11/06/2025