Physical TherapyTreatment Techniques:
Physical Therapy addresses all aspects of the person and promotes a return to balance, strength, power, endurance, flexibility, proper mechanics, correct alignment and function. Physical Therapists are the practitioners of choice for identifying, treating and preventing limitations related to movement, function, and health.
- Muscle Energy Techniques
- Articular/Joint Mobilization
- Advanced Myofascial Release (John Barnes, PT)
- Stabilization Exercises
- Cranio-sacral Techniques
- Neural Gliding Techniques
- Lymphatic Drainage
- Taping: Kinesiotape and McConnell techniques
- Visceral Mobilization
- Surface EMG for Biofeedback
- Strengthening and muscle re-education
- Flexibility training
- Balance Training
- Therapeutic Exercise and Home Exercise Programs
- Posture Training
- Breathing and Relaxation Training
Full Body Evaluation
Healing In Motion's treatment approach is based on a thorough movement analysis and postural evaluation. We assess the body as a three-dimensional structure. This type of full-body assessment often isolates the cause of your problem, not just the symptoms. For example, two different people with ‘back pain’ will have completely different history, cause, and sense of danger associated with the pain. We will work with you to address your individual reasons for your symptoms and help you to find a solution that you can own for yourself. Our goal is to help you not need us!
Manual Therapy
Physical Therapy includes advanced manual therapy techniques and instruction in the science backing up the techniques. We will work with you to help you understand the ‘why’ about your pain or limitations, research shows that understanding the how and why of a situation helps people to make the changes needed. The Physical Therapist will help you restore your normal alignment, movement and function. You will learn how to do this at home as well, in order to continue the treatment for the rest of your life! It is your body, we will teach you how to care for it.
“All pain (in fact, all experiences!) involves many thoughts and emotional contributions. We need the brain in order to really understand pain – especially pain that persists, spreads or seems unpredictable. We need the brain to help us understand why emotions, thoughts, beliefs and behaviors are important in pain.” Explain Pain, 2008 (see resource page)
You will learn how to do this at home as well, in order to continue the treatment for the rest of your life! It is your body, we will teach you how to care for it.
Some of the techniques that may be used, if they are appropriate for your individual needs are:
Everyone will receive:
Physical Therapy = Putting It All Together:
The goal of all therapy is that you will learn to take care of your own body. We will teach you simple and effective exercises and self-treatment techniques that can be done in your own home, office, or 'on the road'. Your consistency increases the success of your treatments. We will teach you the science behind pain, how responses to injury from the any of the systems in your body contribute to pain, and why pain can persist after tissues have had plenty of time to heal.
Many patients find that their injury resolution is often the catalyst for getting involved in the Wellness Program to continue the gains made during Physical Therapy and to continue to progress – for life. At Healing In Motion we are able to continue with an advanced program under our Massage and Personal Training certifications.
Requirements for Physical Therapy:
Michigan State law requires an MD, DO, or Dentist referral for Physical Therapy.
Insurance for Physical Therapy:
Healing In Motion is a Participating Provider for Medicare – treatments are billed directly to Medicare, there is no money paid at the time of service by the patient. You will be billed for your co-payment and deductible according to Medicare guidelines.
We are also able to bill Tricare. While we are not Network Providers for Tricare, we will bill for you and you will be responsible for the non-covered portion of the claim.
We will bill some Workers Compensation and Auto Insurance claims following pre-authorization and confirmation that the claim is open and payable.
All other therapy is delivered 'fee for service'. The patient pays at the time of service, at a reduced rate from local clinics, as we do not have the overhead incurred with the billing process in traditional outpatient Physical Therapy clinics.
Fee for Service patients will have a receipt for services, which can be submitted to their insurance for reimbursement directly to the patient. It is the patients' responsibility to inquire with their insurance policy regarding what the reimbursement rate will be. All Physical Therapy at Healing In Motion is considered "out of network" for all insurance programs (except Medicare).
Why Fee For Service? This allows us to charge a reasonable rate and provide care for those who have exhausted their insurance benefits but still require advanced care. Insurance dictates the number of visits you can receive, and pays the therapist less than an average massage therapist charges. We believe that Physical Therapy is needed for those who don't fit the typical insurance patient, and will work with you to provide treatments that are designed to get YOU back to health.
Also, some difficulties, such as incontinence, are not covered under insurance at all. We can help. See our Women's Health section to discover more about how Physical Therapy can help with incontinence, infertility, pelvic pain and dysfunction.
Wellness: Massage Therapy and Personal Training
This is not covered by most insurance plans. We do not bill insurances for our Myofascial Release therapy as done under our Wellness Program. However, this is a more cost-effective way to receive Advanced Myofascial Release and specific exercises.
Please note: Direct spinal manipulation and internal pelvic techniques are not allowed by law under Massage Therapy. These techniques must be done under our Physical Therapy program in accordance with Michigan Law. We understand that this is to protect the patient and ensure a high quality of training. We are pleased to have advanced internal training and spinal techniques available through our Physical Therapy program.
Healing In Motion has an identification number with BCBS of Michigan as a 'non-participating' provider.