Direct Access to Physical Therapist is now available.
According to Ann Frost, PT, president of the Hawaii Chapter of APTA, “Hawaii’s people can now enjoy the ability to receive physical therapy in a more cost- and time-effective manner.” Specifically, patients can now receive treatment from a licensed physical therapist without a physician’s referral.
So what does that mean for you? Instead of visiting your chiropractor for weekly maintenance, or your acupuncturist to ease your pain briefly, you can now go directly to a physical therapist to fix what ails you.
A licensed physical therapist is a true health care professional with at least a four-year degree who has passed a demanding physical therapy exam. A physical therapist specializes in the evaluation and treatment of various diagnoses that limit physical functioning. Our physical therapist work with you to restore health and foster optimal physical function. They don’t address the symptom, they define the root issue and provide remedies and long term solutions.
At Action Physical Therapy Kauai, this means we begin each client relationship with a thorough examination to identify potential and existing problems. Before we create your personal program, we will discuss your history in detail and use established tests and measures to forecast how successful we can be in addressing your issue.
To read more go to American Physical Therapy Association’s article on direct access on the APTA web site.
