Physical Therapy Questions and Answers

It means I come to you. We can meet at your home, your office, your gym, or another location that works for you. I bring the treatment table and everything else a visit needs. You clear a little floor space and that is it.

No. Kansas allows you to see a physical therapist for an evaluation without a physician referral. If your evaluation shows something that needs medical attention, I will say so and make sure your primary care physician is part of the plan.

Yes. I see clients in Wamego and St. George, and I travel to Junction City and the Riley area as well. For visits farther out, a travel fee may be added based on mileage. I will tell you the amount before we book, never after.

A fifteen minute conversation, by phone or video, with no charge and no obligation. You tell me what is going on, I tell you honestly whether I think I can help, and we decide together whether to book an evaluation. It is the easiest way to start if you are not sure.

An initial evaluation is $210 and an in-person follow-up visit is $160. Both are a full sixty minutes, one on one, and the same price for physical therapy and personal training. Virtual follow-ups are $120 for 30 to 45 minutes. That is the whole price list, and you know it before we start.

I am a private-pay practice and I do not bill insurance directly. Payment is due at the time of the visit. After each physical therapy visit I can give you a superbill, which is a detailed receipt you can submit to your insurance company for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Whether and how much your plan reimburses depends on your plan, so it is worth a call to them if that matters to you.

Yes. I accept HSA and FSA cards. Physical therapy visits come with a detailed receipt or a superbill, and I can provide a basic receipt for wellness sessions.

Cash, check, and Venmo Business, plus HSA and FSA cards. Payment is collected at the time of the visit.

Please tell me when you reach out. It changes how I am able to help with physical therapy for pain or an injury, and I would rather talk it through with you than have you find out later. My wellness and fitness program is open to everyone, including people on Medicare, and the free meet and greet is a good place to start the conversation.

We talk first. I want to hear what is going on and what you want to get back to. Then I examine how you move and where the problem is coming from. Treatment starts the same day, and you leave with a clear picture of what I found and a plan for what comes next. The whole visit is sixty minutes.

It depends on what is going on and how your body responds. Some people need a few visits. Some need more. After your evaluation I will give you my honest estimate, and we will adjust as we go. My goal is to get you to where you do not need me.

Wear clothes you can move in and that let me see the area we are working on. Clear a space about the size of a yoga mat plus a little room around it. If you have exercise equipment, great, we can use it. If not, I bring what we need.

Those times are very limited and may carry an additional fee. Ask when you reach out and I will tell you what is possible.

Most people feel very little from the needle itself. What you may feel is a brief twitch or deep ache when the needle reaches the trigger point, which usually passes in seconds. Afterward the area can feel a little sore, like after a workout, and that typically fades within a day.

Yes, for anyone located in Kansas. A virtual evaluation includes a movement screen, education, and a home exercise program sent as a PDF. Virtual follow-ups are shorter, 30 to 45 minutes. Hands-on treatment and dry needling require an in-person visit.

Physical therapy is for pain, an injury, or recovery from surgery. Personal training is fitness: strength, mobility, balance, and endurance, guided by a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Both start with an evaluation, both are sixty minutes one on one, and both are the same price. If you start in one and it turns out you need the other, we simply shift the plan.