TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY

Emily’s model allows for focused, individualized treatment with continuous assessment and evaluation.

Emily worked for over 5 years in large outpatient practices, and experienced the typical high-volume environment associated with these clinics. By the time she left, Emily was a clinical director, and also saw 20 to 25 patients per day. This rate of treatment required overseeing several patients in the clinic area at a time, with help from support staff such as athletic trainers and physical therapy aides. While these days were fast-paced and sometimes exciting, it felt impersonal, disconnected, and crowded. Emily noticed that patients would often come to appointments and do 45-60 minutes of the same exercise routine every visit, and work directly with a physical therapist for only 10-15 minutes. This model doesn’t allow for focused corrective exercises and continuous assessment. In Emily’s experience, patients get best results and lower re-injury rates with a few selected “bread and butter” homework activities, and constant assessing/re-assessing to refine the treatment plan. Thus, her treatment is a collaborative approach between patient and PT based on patient goals and clinical assessment. Her current treatment space is small and quiet, with only one patient at a time! Come visit!