Why Choose Link?
Bridging the gap between rehab and fitness

Weaknesses of PT delivered in traditional out-patient settings:

In our extensive experience in out-patient rehabilitation we have identified several limitations that exist in the current delivery models.

• Often patients opt not to return after 1-2 PT sessions due to a lack of available time in their schedules to fit in PT sessions. Often a patient needs earlier/later appointments than the PT provider is able to accommodate or is unable to book appointments at busier times. These individuals often end up with unsatisfactory surgical outcomes and or chronic pain/discomfort from failing to complete adequate rehabilitation

• High insurance deductibles or co pays also present an obstacle for patients. Low premium plans with high deductibles are becoming increasingly popular, forcing patients to pay up to 100 dollars per visit.

• The most glaring problem with PT delivered in traditional settings is the lack of ability to progress patients to full recovery and return to their previous activity level including gym activities and competitive sports. The nature of health insurance has encouraged discharge of patients from PT services prior to obtaining full functional recoveries. Patients are often discharged with self reported 75-90% functional recoveries due to a lack of adequate PT sessions to obtain 100% returns. This fact becomes especially apparent with post-surgical patients that are often discharged after 2-3 months when they actually are recommended to complete 4-12 months of supervised rehabilitation. PT’s often have to instruct the patient on their last sessions on how to progress the next 4-12 months of their recovery and the patient is left to self-supervise their programs. Often this leads to patients trying to return to sport too soon, or not completing the sport-specific aspects of their rehabilitation that are crucial to successful outcomes.

• If the patient chooses to seek guidance in continuing their recovery they often continue under the supervision of personal trainers who may lack adequate knowledge of proper progression of activities following certain surgical procedures. PT’s have extensive knowledge of the phases of tissue healing and can design programs that do not place undue stress on healing structures. We have seen countless numbers of patients return to our clinic after exacerbating their injury following discharge from PT due to overaggressive programs designed by personal trainers or self prescribed programs.

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Link Services:

• Complete body evaluation

• Exercise program design

• Sport Specific Training

• In home PT sessions

• Home safety evaluations

• Personal training/PT sessions

• Referral services for nutritional professional

• Manual treatment techniques

• Gait evaluation
 

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