Personal Training

Our health care system does not support a plan of care focused on maintenance or preventative medicine. It is reactive rather than proactive. For the most part, insurance covers care enough to achieve a standard level of function up to your "prior level of function" or what is known as a functional plateau. Because of this, insurance reimbursement has its limits and, as a physical therapist who would like to be paid by insurance companies, I must and will follow their rules. 

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However, there are times when a patient who no longer qualifies for "skilled" physical therapy services desires continued therapy intervention. This is a difficult position I have struggled with in the past. I've discharged patients only to see them again in 3 or 6 months. Let's face it - we're all human and life happens; we fall off the wagon of doing our exercises and our bodies return to those nasty bad habits of movement patterns. Although I have the ultimate goal of teaching myself out of a job, I know that having the extra support, encouragement, guidance, and accountability can prevent the recurrence of pain.

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I've devised a system where patients who have reached the standard criteria for discharge (in accordance to insurance company rules and regulations) are able to continue their therapy journey using a private pay system. In general, your sessions will not change significantly. They will still be completed with a skilled physical therapist rationale and guidance. You will be challenged to achieve your goals, even when those goals are beyond what is defined as "medical necessity". Because quality of life means functional participation in all aspects of life YOU deem important, let me help you continue toward your optimal goals. You can enjoy the peace of mind that comes with maintaining a connection to a therapist ready and able to keep you doing your exercises well, progress and modify activities as needed, and ensure that the hard earned gains you made while in physical therapy treatment are not lost following discharge.

 

Not a patient, but want guidance along your fitness journey? Have you tried exercise in the past but struggle to know what to do? Or, are you like the majority of people who have awesome intentions but find that life gets in the way of consistent fitness participation? What if you invested your time and money into a system that can:

- teach movement and exercises with doctoral precision 

- guide body mechanics using concepts of osteo and arthrokinematics to decrease risk of injury

- utilize tools such as hands on muscle release, and modalities when or if a new or old injury creates challenges with compliance 

- provide education behind the what and why of each activity from stretching, to strengthening, balance, and more

- apply a background in fitness training and kinesiology to appropriately prescribe and dose exercise and movement to achieve your goals. 

Schedule an appointment for a personal training session and we can walk through your goals to identify what path to take together.