My 30+ years of clinical expertise as an Orthopedic, manual physical therapist makes me best suited to treat Orthopedic and Sports-related ailments. Here’s a list of many the diagnoses I have been successfully treating, in both adults and children, since 1989:
- Headaches and Migraines
- Jaw pain, TMD (temporomandibular disorders)
- Neck pain due to injury or unknown origin, cervical radiculopathy
- Mid-back, rib cage pain
- Low back pain, herniated discs, sciatica, radiculopathy
- Post-surgical spine-scoliosis, laminectomy, discectomy
- Shoulder-tendonitis, bursitis, rotator cuff tears, labral tears, post-surgery rehab
- Elbow- loss of motion, post fracture, tendonitis (Tennis elbow, Golfer’s elbow)
- Forearm and Wrist-fractures, carpal tunnel syndrome
- Hand/fingers-post injury/surgery, arthritis
- Hip-pain, arthritis, post total hip replacement, labral tears, tendonitis
- Knee-chondromalacia patella, patellar and quadricep tendonitis, arthritis
- Ankle-tendonitis, post sprain/strain, fractures, Achilles tendon partial tear/rupture, arthritis
- Foot- fractures, plantar fasciitis, Severs disease, arthritis, painful weightbearing/walking
- Scar tissue release-entire body
- Visceral mobilization of abdominal organs and esophagus (to combat GERD, painful menses, digestive motility issues)
- Pelvic floor retaining-Post-partum, post-low back syndrome
Why Pay Privately for PT Services When You Already Have Medical Insurance?
Due to shrinking fiscal reimbursement from health insurance companies, the quality of care offered by physical medicine and rehabilitation facilities has significantly declined. Skilled, thoughtful, 30 to 45-minute, one-on-one, physical therapy treatments have now been replaced, for the most part, by “shake and fake”, “one size fits all”, “stim and gym” treatments.
Patients are no longer well evaluated or managed as individuals. Rather they are treated in an assembly line fashion (first stop, heat, followed by electric stim, then 5-10 minutes spent with a PT who puts their (often insufficiently skilled) hands on you, and finally, off you go to do your exercises, largely unsupervised, in a gym area. And for this lackluster, ineffective care you must commit to 2-3 visits/week and pay your hefty copay for each visit. Ultimately you receive subpar care, obtain subpar results, and end up being discharged without fully achieving your pain free, fully functioning goals.
Did I just describe your last PT experience?
In my private practice, I value one-on-one, hands-on care. Your journey to restored health begins with a 1-hour appointment during which you are thoroughly evaluated, receive a hands-on “starter” treatment and a personalized home program to begin. Each subsequent, 45-minute visit, which is scheduled just once per week (post-surgical patients, 2x/week if necessary), includes soft tissue and joint mobilization, stretching, nerve root mobilization, movement and postural re-education, continued re-assessment and advancement of your individualized strength training plan and home program. When it’s time to advance into the gym, I am right there with you—hands on and eyes on—carefully monitoring the correct firing pattern of your muscles and your body’s positioning while you perform your prescribed training movements.
Can My Out-of-Pocket Expenses Be Reimbursed?
Often times, yes, if you have out-of-network physical therapy benefits and have met your out of network deductible. I can supply you with itemized PT coded bills to submit to your insurance company. Please note, however, that I will not do the submission or fill out accompanying forms. This is your responsibility.
Additionally, I am able to accept payment from Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) if you have a credit/debit card associated with them.
Do You Participate in Medicare, Medicaid, Workman’s Compensation, or No Fault?
No, neither will you be able to receive reimbursement from these sources after having paid out-of-pocket for my services.