FAQs
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I Feel Fine, do I Need PT?
Pain is not a great indicator for presence of problems. Simply being painfree does not equate to optimal movement or ability to resist injury. You may also be one wrong movement away from injury. For example, people strain their back often from picking up a pencil from the ground. Was the weight of the pencil too great for the back? Rather it was the persons lack of anticipatory core engagement to dynamically control tension in the spine and supportive muscles. Have you experienced symptoms of a weak core?
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Do I Need a Referral and Wait for Insurance?
Nope. Our team only includes Doctors of Physical Therapy, allowing us to directly work with you WITHOUT A REFERRAL from your physician. We also work without insurance dictating the your plan of care. You can us your out of network benefits if you have a PPO or use a pre-taxed Heath Savings Account.
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Do I Need an MRI 1st?
Nope. Your body can be restored without pain meds or costly surgery regardless of what the MRI revealed. Research has shown that ‘bone on bone’ or disc herniation does not correlate proportionally to pain. i.e worse MRI findings do not equate to greater pain.
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I Have Breathing Problems, Can This Be Treated?
Yes. Sleep apnea, mouth breathing and other related conditions can be reversed. The goal is to improve diaphragmatic breathing, AKA belly breathing. This is a slow, deep breathing technique engaging your diaphragm, the main muscle responsible for breathing. Unlike shallow chest breathing, belly breathing leads to lower blood pressure, less stress, improved oxygen flow, stronger core, greater exercise endurance.
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My Physician Sent Me to a Surgeon, am I Too Far Gone?
Absolutely Not. I cannot think of anyone who has only had one surgery in their life….there is often a revision and scar tissue cleanup surgery that follows which actually creates more scar tissue. The Physical Therapists at Rethink PT are trained in scar management whether thats skin surface or between organs. The skilled Physical Therapist can confidently treat scar tissue and reduce adhesions.