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the Price of Physical Therapy

Price 
Location 
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Description
$ 80
Mar 2008
Scottsdale, AZ
Physical therapy on injured wrist  more... close row
$ 50
Feb 2008
East Lansing, MI
Physical therapy for right knee problems  more... close row
$ 150
Mar 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Home option costs more but is worth it  more... close row
$ 10
Sep 2006
Oakland, CA
Professional physical therapist helped relieve pain  more... close row
$ 55
Feb 2008
San Francisco CA
30 minutes hands on physical therapy plus use of facilities  more... close row
$ 100
Mar 2008
Meridian, ID
Physical therapist understood issues well  more... close row
$ 3840
Jan 2006
Dublin, OH
16 weeks of three times a week   more... close row
$ 200
Aug 2006
erie, pa
Rehabilitation from spinal injury   more... close row
$ 90
Mar 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Physical therapist for after knee surgery  more... close row

Description of service

I had had knee surgery. I have severe arthritis, and my surgeon operated on both knees at the same time. He scraped the frayed cartilage in each knee.

After the surgery I was extremely disabled for a while. I went to this facility in order to receive physical therapy. The goal was to recover from the surgery, and as much as possible, strengthen my muscles so that the continuing arthritis would have less of an impact. I was 46 at the time, and the goal was to put off full replacement knee surgery until I was at least fifty.


Review of Service

The therapists seemed to me to be competent. They taught me stretching exercises, and we gradually worked our way up to weight bearing strength exercises. By the time that the therapy was completed I was able to go up and down stairs without taking it one stair at a time.

At a certain point near the end of my therapy, when I was still having significant pain, the therapist kind of shrugged and told me that since I was a candidate for full replacement knee surgery, I would always have some pain. It was the nature of my condition.


Tips

My out-of-pocket payment for the therapy was a $20 copayment per session for 20 sessions. After the physical therapy was over, I received an unexpected bill for $800 in additional patient contribution. Since I had not been informed of this, it was a big hardship. I had relied on the provider to let me know what I would be paying. It would have helped a lot if I had called the insurance company myself and been absolutely positive as to the full cost of the treatment.


$ 50
Jan 2008
West Palm Beach, FL
Physical therapy after being run over by a student's car  more... close row
$ 20
Mar 2008
Downey, CA
Physical therapy copay after spinal fusion  more... close row
$ 35
Jul 2008
Cape Coral, FL
Great physical therapist  more... close row
$ 100
Jun 2007
Burbank CA
6 weeks rehab and physical therapy work   more... close row
$ 125
Jan 2008
Saint Petersburg, FL
Physical therapy after falling at work  more... close row
$ 675
May 2008
Lawrenceburg, Tn
Poor service on ankle rehabilitation  more... close row