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"Notice of Privacy Practices" policies....
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Save time by
filling out these forms at home and bringing them in
for your first treatment.
FORMS:
Patient Registration Form
Patient Medical History Form
Notice of Privacy Practices Release Form
Release of
Information Form
Care Connections Patient Worksheet
What to expect:
Typically, first appointments last for about one
hour and follow-up appointments last 30-60 minutes
depending on the extent of the program (most are
about 45 minutes). It is helpful if you can print
and fill out the following forms and bring them with
you to your first appointment.
During the initial visit, the physical therapist
will go over your history with you and do a physical
exam of your injury area. Once this is completed,
they will do an abbreviated treatment to get you
started. This will include instruction in a home
management program so that you can be doing things
on your own to manage the problem. The treatment may
also include some treatment with modalities, manual
therapy, and therapeutic exercises depending on what
is indicated for your condition and the time
available.
Wear appropriate clothing that either allows us to
get at the involved area or bring clothes to change
into that will. For example, you may need to wear
shorts for a leg/foot problem or a tank top for an
upper arm problem. For shorts we recommend you bring
your own “gym” shorts, but we do have some that you
can borrow if needed. For neck and back problems,
you will typically need to use one of the gowns we
provide.
Physical therapy typically involves a series of
treatment sessions that will vary depending on the
nature of the problem and what involvement your
referral requested. Typically, we will start with
2-3 sessions weekly and reduce the number of
sessions as progress is made. With severe cases, we
may start with daily sessions and with less severe
cases, we will start with once weekly sessions.
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