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What do I need to bring with me? |
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If referred by a physician, please bring your physical
therapy referral.
If insurance is covering your cost of care, please
bring your insurance card with policy number/ID number;
if this is an on the job injury we will need your Workers
Comp claim number and your case managers contact information.
If covered by auto insurance, we will need your claim
information. |
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How should I dress? |
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Loose clothing that allows us to exam the area we
are treating is best. If you have a knee problem, it
is best to have shorts. For a shoulder condition it
is best if women wear a tank top. But don't worry,
we have extra shorts and garments to have you wear
if you do not remember to bring your own change of
clothing! |
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| 3.
How many visits will I need? |
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We expect you should see measurable progress in 3-4
visits, and a large number of our patients receive
between 6-12 visits to complete their care. Typically,
visits occur 2-3 times per week. Post operative conditions
may require up to months of care. Less severe impairments
require only a few weeks. |
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How long will each treatment last? |
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Usually between 45-60 minutes |
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| 5. What
do physical therapists do? |
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- Physical therapists are experts in movement and
function. We have an in-depth understanding of
anatomy and normal movement. We apply this when
we look at ways to help prevent injury, restore
function or relieve pain.
- As educators and consultants, physical therapists
can assist when workers are at risk of overusing
certain muscles or developing low back pain. We can
design conditioning programs for athletes to assure
optimal performance. We assist with improving strength
and relieving pain after surgery. We also are skilled
at delivering care to restore function following
a stroke or head injury.
- Physical therapists provide hands-on-care in the
form of exercise and functional training. Physical
therapists also perform specialized myofascial techniques
for muscles and tissues and "mobilize" (perform
certain movements of the joint at the end of the
available range) joints to help achieve and restore
proper movement and function.
- Physical therapy can only be provided by a licensed
PT. Once a plan of care is developed a Physical Therapy
Assistant, who completes a 2 year course of study,
can provide care under the direction and supervision
of a physical therapist.
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How does the billing process work? |
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- Prior to your first visit, we make an effort
to obtain, from you, insurance information that
will allow us to obtain any prior authorizations
required by your insurer. This also allows us to
disclose to you any required co-pays your insurer
may require for physical therapy treatment. We
will need your insurance policy number, and often
the birth date of the person who is the primary
subscriber on the policy. If it is an on the job
injury, we will also need the name and contact
information of the claims manager.
- Our billing office submits charges to your insurance
company based upon the services delivered, at each
visit, by your physical therapist
- The insurance company processes these charges and
makes payment to our office based upon usual and
customary fee schedules.
- You and we receive an EOB (Explanation of Benefits)
statement from the insurer. It will describe the
payments made to our office and identify any balance
due by you to our office.
- We will send to you a billing statement that will
summarize any payments due to our office
- You are to make payment on the balance due by
check either via the mail or stop into
our office, share a cup of coffee or tea, and pay
your bill!
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