Frequently Asked Questions

HEP stands for home exercise program, and it’s a vital part of any treatment plan. It’s one of the most important aspects of physical therapy. If you started anything new in life: a workout, a new job, a new hobby, etc, you would benefit immensely from doing it every day as opposed to a couple times per week. Taking 10-15 minutes of time at home may not always be the case. Requiring zero to little equipment can be done but may include more equipment. Equipment can be provided for an additional cost. 

You should wear loose clothes that make it easy to move. We also recommend sneakers. Workout clothes will work, but any comfortable clothing will work fine. Plan on giving your therapist access to your area of concern. The less your clothes restrict your movement and the more comfortable you are, the better. Shorts or athletic/loose fitting pants and a tee shirt are all good options.

Yes, many times they do. In fact, we will verify your benefits for you. When you walk in for your first visit, your benefits will be explained to you thoroughly. This service is complimentary to you, and the purpose is that there will be no mystery surrounding your benefits. If you have a specific question about your plan please first consult our insurance list and second, give us a call if you are still wondering!

To become a patient at Health in Motion you do not need a referral unless you are a Worker's Compensation patient.

Physical therapy should not be severely painful. It is not common to be so sore that patients are in pain or it affects their daily life. If this ever happens during or after an appointment, let us know and we will adapt your program.

We recommend budgeting 40-60 minutes for a typical therapy session. The only exception to this will be your first visit, which can take about 20 minutes longer due to the physical therapy evaluation your therapist will provide. We also recommend showing up about 10-15 minutes early to your first visit. This way, you can complete the paperwork before your visit time and streamline the process.

The initial evaluation visit will take about an hour. Plan to be in the office for 90 min total between registration and scheduling. Visits after this will be anywhere from 30-60 min depending on the plan of care you and your therapist put together. Each plan of care will be different for how many visits and how many weeks. Our team’s average visits for those who complete their plan of care is about 11 visits (the average predicted for our patients is 12.5) and is about 8 -9 weeks long.

Yes. Physical therapy works based on the science of how the body rebuilds and heals. The biggest killer of progress is inconsistency. We recommend adhering to your prescribed sessions agreed upon in your PT Eval to achieve desired results. If you miss an appointment or forget to do your HEP, it is important that you make that up. Most of the time, when a patient reports no progress, it turns out they struggled to commit to the process throughout their treatment. On the flipside, when our patients are consistent, they achieve positive results quickly.

A physical therapy visit lasts about 40-60 minutes. The actual contents of the visit vary based on your diagnosis/need, but typically what happens is:

1. You check in with the receptionist and we discuss your health insurance benefits with you.
2. You go into a room for initial evaluation. We discuss what is going on, where the pain is coming from, and how the pain has been since the last visit or before your first visit.
3. You go into the gym. You can change clothes if you need to, then begin therapy.
4. You perform exercises and stretches which may include therapeutic band exercises, light body weight exercises, or minimal weights. The stretches will promote strength, stability, improved range of motion, and pain relief.
5. We can initiate other techniques to include spinal manipulation, joint mobilization, taping, cupping, dry needling and the Neubie as needed.
6. The therapist makes recommendations based on your progress. These can include altering the frequency of visits, make any appointments necessary, making additions/alterations to your home exercise plan, or things to do before your next visit.