| There are many different settings where
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| | information regarding your medical
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| physical therapist practice their craft.
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| | history. The therapist will be a
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| These settings may include schools,
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| | stranger for only the first few minutes.
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| hospitals, private outpatient clinics,
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| | Secondly, are you capable of
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| nursing homes, and in private homes.
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| | concentrating without distractions in
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| Home care physical therapy is typically
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| | your home. Minimal space is required for
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| thought of for patients that are
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| | the therapist. They need to set up a
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| homebound, thus unable to commute to an
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| | table and may require an outlet for
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| outpatient clinic. There has been a new
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| | modalities. Therapists are typically
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| trend in physical therapy in which the
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| | creative with space and can take advange
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| clinic is brought to the patient. A few
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| | of a small area to achieve the required
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| different models are currently being
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| | room for exercise. Most equipment
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| used. Some therapists have a mobile
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| | required for therapy is light and
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| clinic in the form of an RV. These RV's
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| | portable.In my experience, patients love
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| are equipted with treatment tables,
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| | the convenience of in home therapy
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| exercise equipment & all the typical
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| | because it is one less trip they need to
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| modalities you would find in an
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| | take. Typically, patients can have
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| outpatient clinic. A second model that
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| | therapy sessions very early in the
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| is less expensive would be a therapist
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| | morning before going to work, or late in
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| coming to the home with a portable
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| | the evening following work. The whole
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| treatment table, and other hand held
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| | concept is to promote convenience and
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| modality equipment. Benefits to treating
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| | patient compliance. Insurance coverage is
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| patients in their home include:
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| | dependent on the therapist. Some
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| - Improved compliance by not missing
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| | therapists participate in network with
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| treatment sessions
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| | medicare and other comercial plans while
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| - Therapists can evaluate a patient in
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| | others are out of network. It is
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| their REAL natural environment.
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| | important to communicate with the
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| - Patient's don't have to travel to a
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| | therapist prior to the first visit to
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| clinic thus making it more time efficient
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| | find out how your treatment sessions will
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| - Privacy for the patient and their
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| | be covered. In-home physical therapy is
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| family
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| | not right for everyone. If you enjoy
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| - Eliminate disruptions from other
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| | staying close to home, have a tight time
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| clients, phone calls etc.
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| | schedule to keep, and enjoy exercising
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| - Typical in home sessions are one hour,
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| | out of your home, then you should
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| one on one with a therapist.This allows
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| | consider in home physical therapy.Dr.
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| for effective treatment sessions and
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| | Brad M. Gilden, DPT, MSPT, CSCS has been
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| reduces the possibility of injury.
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| | practicing orthopedic and sports physical
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| - Following surgery, having a therapist
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| | therapy over the past six years. Dr.
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| come to the home may eliminate
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| | Gilden works with a diverse patient
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| complications of driving a car or having
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| | population treating high level athletes
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| to negotiate dangerous obstacles on your
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| | to adolescents. He has extensive
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| way to an outpatient clinic. Is in-home
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| | post-graduate training in manual physical
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| physical therapy right for you?There are
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| | therapy and sports related injuries. Dr.
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| a few questions you must ask yourself
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| | Gilden practices physical therapy in
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| before considering in home physical
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| | Westchester, NY and will soon be joining
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| therapy. The first is, how do you feel
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| | Elite Health Services, LLC a company that
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| about initially having a stranger in your
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| | offers in-home physical therapy and
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| home. After the first few minutes with a
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| | personal training in Lower Fairfield, CT
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| therapist, you are divulging personal
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| | and Westchester, NY.
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