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