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Going Back and Forth with Your Insurance Provider Over Physical Therapy Coverage? A Cash-Based Model of Care like Purpose Physical Therapy’s Might be the Answer.
Physical therapy coverage can be difficult to figure out, and too many patients who are in need of these services end up being told that, for a number of different reasons, service will not be provided. Insurance coverage for physical therapy is often both specific...
How insurance can make your physical therapy more expensive in the long run – and how Purpose Physical Therapy’s cash-based physical therapy option can end up saving you money
How can cash-based physical therapy end up saving you money when the whole point of insurance is to cover your care? In order to answer that question, it’s important to understand what the parameters of insurance coverage are and how they affect the kind of physical...
How does health insurance affect physical therapy? It happens often. Find out what you can do about it.
Can health insurance affect physical therapy? The answer is yes – and, regardless of your provider or medical needs, it’s in more ways than one. Insurance companies are notorious for setting parameters and limitations when it comes to physical therapy care. From the...
Pulled your shoulder or back playing golf in St. Pete? Here’s why you should get that injury checked out
That twinge in your shoulder or back after a few rounds of golf can easily be written off as an inconvenience, and it very well might be. Has it happened before, though? Do you have an especially troublesome corner of your back or part of your hip that always seems to...
Is physical therapy covered by insurance? Everything you need to know about what your insurance allows and limits when it comes to physical therapy.
Is physical therapy covered by insurance? The short answer is yes – and sometimes no. The extent to which your insurance company will cover your physical therapy treatment depends on a variety of factors, including obvious ones like your provider and plan. Factors...
That “bad knee” you’ve had forever could be a more serious injury than you think. Find out why and what you can do about it.
It’s easy to write off that ache that only flares up during a round of golf or a game of tennis as “not that big of a deal” – especially when you factor in how busy your schedule is. Is it really worth it, you might ask, to make a big fuss about a minor pain that...
Here’s why Purpose Physical Therapy’s unique treatment model can help to treat that old injury and prevent others.
At Purpose Physical Therapy, our mission is simple: to create treatment plans that work by taking account the unique needs and lifestyle of each patient. As therapeutic care becomes increasingly pricey and time-constrained, finding a tailored physical therapy plan...
What is a primary care physical therapist, and why is it the best way to treat that pulled back, hurt shoulder, or sore joint?
If you’ve been hesitant about getting that muscular injury or joint pain treated because it seems like it’d take a great deal of money and time, you should know that you have more options than you may think. In Florida, you don’t necessarily have to go through a...
When you’ve been putting off getting an injury treated, it could be impacting you more than you realize. Physical therapy is the way to fix that injury – find out how.
Whether you’re feeling a new twinge in a muscle where you’ve never had discomfort before, or you’ve learned to live with the flare-ups caused by an old injury, it’s important to seek treatment right away. That sore back muscle or tender knee is more than an...
It’s tempting to avoid treating that old sports injury. Here are the reasons why getting those injuries treated now is the best thing you can do
With all of life’s demands, that old sports injury that only flares up once in a while can be easy to leave on the backburner. Though it’s tempting to avoid treating that old sports injury, it’s worthwhile to seek it out. Effective treatment doesn’t have to monopolize...