Fixing You Before You Break

by Eric Browning, MPT

August 14, 2008 - - “Don’t make those silly faces Eric,” my mom would exclaim,” or your face will get stuck like that.”  The threat worked on me a couple of times until I spent two hours in my room one day making faces in front of my mirror which seemed to bring on no negative repercussions.  This was not the only thing my mom or dad was adamant about.  Dad would say things like “Making Cs in school is just middle of the road.  Middle of the road people don’t amount to much.” These statements and predictions, though some silly, did quite a lot for my own personal motivation as I grew up.  More

Trust the PT who knows your body best!

Are you curious about the current functional status of your body?  We have the answer!  We offer a musculoskeletal exam (MSE) which addresses all the major joints, muscles, and systems of the body and gives you a clearer sense of where deficiencies exist, where your strength, flexibility, balance, and endurance excel, and how your vocational or recreational activities may be putting you at risk for developing painful limitation. No doctor script is needed for a musculoskeletal examination.  More

Physical Therapy is Cost Effective in "Direct Access" Setting

In a study (by Jean Mitchell PhD) conducted to determine whether direct access to physical therapy services provided by a licensed physical therapist is cost effective, it was found that:

• The total paid claims for physician referral episodes to physical therapists was 123% or 2.2 times higher than the paid claims for Direct Access episodes. The total paid claims averaged $2,236 for "physician referral" episodes as compared to $1,004 for Direct Access episodes. When expressed in terms of actual reimbursements, the difference in total paid claims per episode was $1,232.

• Physician referral episodes were 65% longer in duration than Direct Access episodes.

• Physician referral episodes generated 67% more physical therapy claims and 60% more office visits than Direct Access episodes.

Mitchell J, de Lissovoy G. A comparison of resource use and cost in direct access versus physician referral episodes of physical therapy. Phys Ther. 1997;77:10-18.

What is "Direct Access"?

Access your home exercises online!

We will soon be offering  DVD based rehabilitation exercise programs for patients.  We feel like this advancement in home exercise technology will improve patient compliance, understanding, and long term rehabilitative success.

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We take patients from a variety of health care professionals including medical doctors, dentists, and podiatrists.  You can send a patient online by filling on this form. Click here

Fill out your paperwork online:

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