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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a PT and yes this is a requirement for many insurances. Usually it is 6-8 visits (I've never seen 6 weeks). On rare occasion it is clear the patient needs an MRI and our PT sessions are largely performative, but honestly many people are able to avoid the MRI due to feeling better. For the post above who says this is a liability, you have to trust that your PT would contact the MD if there really is a medical emergency that would contraindicate PT. The vast majority of issues are not and we are trained, licensed professionals.[/quote]

The vast majority of you perform an intake and then farm out responsibility for subsequent visits to people with far less training.

I stand by my previous statement, and you might want to consider your own liability here. That whole "do no harm" thing and all. [/quote]

I was in PT recently and after one visit, some assistant took over.  The therapist was not very involved. Such a waste.[/quote]

You know, if you request to stay with the same therapist and are willing to wait a month to schedule your appointments, that can usually be accommodated, at least at our office. It's the patients who "have to get in right now" that jump around therapists because the schedule only has a few openings. My first opening right now is in the first week of December. But if you call on Monday and want in, I may have a last minute cancellation that the office will give you, with no followups for a month. That's is the reality right now.[/quote]

The phenomenon isn't a "right now" thing. It may be worse right now, due to the enshittification of all the things, but this is a longstanding issue at many, I'm even comfortable saying most (having been to a LOT of them), physical therapy practices. Intakes are done by the people with the most training, plans are designed by same, and then subsequent appointments are often managed by assistants and other less-qualified people. It's not at all new; it's been this way for decades, on both coasts.

The system kinda works if you're properly diagnosed beforehand, understand your treatment plan, and don't have any trouble with whatever exercise modalities have been prescribed. But if you're new to those forms of exercise, weren't given a clear picture of your treatment plan (or didn't fully understand the one you were given), or don't even know what the actual problem you're trying to treat is, this is a disaster waiting to happen.

Your profession knows, but it's not profitable to fix it. So there's that. [/quote]

TL;DR: PT is a great way to waste time and pad bills, and you're lucky to get anything from it. You may exacerbate your injuries, if not careful. [/quote]

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