FAQ

What does a typical appointment look like?

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Each appointment you have will be one-on-one with the same therapist.  Your evaluation appointment may take anywhere between 60-90 minutes, and follow-up treatment sessions are about 45-60 minutes.  Each session you will be reassessed, and have a variety of treatments including manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, neuromuscular re-education, and patient education to further your improvements at home.

 

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Do I need a referral from my Doctor or Provider?

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No!  Both North and South Carolina have “direct access”, meaning that you do not need a referral to get started with physical therapy.  This not only saves time and money, but you can avoid unnecessary testing and medications by seeing a specialist (me!) first.  After your first visit, a write up with a “plan of care” will be sent to your provider of choice so that everyone on your medical team is aware of your treatment path.

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How many visits will it take?

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This varies greatly from person to person, depending on why you are attending pelvic floor PT, how long you have been experiencing your symptoms, and potential barriers that will play a role in your recovery.  Most of the time, you will see your therapist one time a week for a few weeks as you start your program, and then work towards coming in every 2 to 3 weeks as you improve.  Once you have reached your goals that we set together at your evaluation, we like to do a “trial discharge” where you return to all your former activity for a period of up to one month to assess for any deficits that may be lingering.  Most of the time this “last session” is a virtual check-in session.

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Do you have a private treatment room?

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Yes!  All of your sessions will be performed in a private treatment room (or your own home!) For exercise demonstration or specific movement assessment we may move to a larger space or hallway to have more room, but you will be back in your clothes for this.