FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHO IS APPROPRIATE FOR AN ONLINE PHYSICAL THERAPY APPOINTMENT? 

-Anyone who is struggling with muscle or joint pain or tightness.  

-Anyone who has been told that they need surgery because of joint pain or has recently had surgery and needs to regain strength and mobility

-Anyone who needs to improve their mobility and strength to maintain longterm independence and health

-Anyone who has struggled with chronic pain for years and has seen other health practitioners with limited or no real relief



HOW DOES AN ONLINE PHYSICAL THERAPY APPOINTMENT WORK? 

-You will meet face-to-face with a Doctor of Physical Therapy on a secure online platform, and have the opportunity to explain what you're dealing with and what goals you have. 

-Your therapist will evaluate you through a movement-based assessment to determine the root cause of your problem and what needs to be done about it.  

-Your therapist will create a custom plan for the specific exercises/movements you need to work on at home based on the findings of your evaluation.  

-You'll have the opportunity to ask all of your questions and feel confident in the treatment plan you and your therapist will create based on your individual needs and goals.  




WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE THERAPIST I'LL BE MEETING WITH? 

-All of our therapists are certified Doctors of Physical Therapy, and each one has specific areas of extra specialization and certification. 

-We have successfully treated thousands of patients and specialize in active adults and teenagers. 

-Our therapists have particular interests and experience in treating runners, weight lifters, and athletes of all types.  We also specialize in chronic and acute back and shoulder pain.




HOW LONG ARE THE APPOINTMENTS? 

-All visits are 1 full hour so that you and your therapist will have all the time necessary to get to know each other and really get to the root cause of your issue.  We place a high value on individualized treatment, and we want this to be the best healthcare experience you've ever had! Because we spend so much time with you, we're able to accomplish a lot during each visit.



WHAT WILL MY TREATMENT PLAN ENTAIL? 

-Your evaluation will include exercises and screening movements that your therapist will use to determine the source of your problem and what needs to happen to thoroughly deal with it. 

-Much of what we do is educate patients on their diagnosis.  So much healing comes through understanding the problem correctly and gaining hope for healing.  Your therapist will be extremely thorough in making sure you feel confident and understand everything that's happening.

-He/she will also show you corrective exercises and movements and help you practice them while giving you pointers and tips to make sure you're doing them correctly.  

-You'll receive a customized movement prescription from your therapist of exactly which movements you need to work on until your next visit.  If you have questions in-between visits, our therapists are available to you via email or text for clarification. 

-At your follow-up visits, you'll revisit the movements you've been working on and the therapist will check on how your body is responding.  These visits are crucial because often it's the little tweaks and changes based on how your specific body is progressing that make all the difference in the healing process. 



HOW MANY VISITS WILL I NEED?

-We don't know yet, everyone is different!  Someone who is recovering from an ankle sprain is going to need a very different treatment program from someone who has had low back pain for ten years.  A high-performance runner will need a different program than someone whose shoulder hurts with overhead movement.  

-At 901PT, our goal is to spend enough time with you so that we can be extremely thorough and deal with the underlying root cause of the problem instead of just treating symptoms.  At your initial evaluation appointment, we'll be very honest with you about what it's going to take to not only get out of pain but achieve your personal goals.