TLDR: When you are in pain, having struggles, want/need somebody to talk to, need help in any way, or anything at all that comes up that you can’t just rely on yourself or don’t want to - that is NOT the time to be LOOKING for somebody who can help you. It IS the time to already have a team of people who are available to you who you can automatically reach out to and know that are there to help you as soon as you need it! Get to know a PT now, even if you aren’t injured, so that they can help you prevent injuries, and so that you have one available to you if something were to come up!
If you have ever been in pain or had an injury or had anything go wrong, then you probably know how difficult it is to get an appointment with your primary care physician, an orthopedic doctor (easily at least 1-2 months most times) or even a physical therapist, depending on how busy the PT clinic is.
When you are in pain and/or have an injury, you know what the worst thing to have to do is? WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT! Why? BECAUSE YOU ARE IN PAIN AND YOU JUST WANT TO FEEL BETTER! And research shows that the longer we wait to take care of our injuries and ourselves, the harder it is to get better and get back to our normal routines and activities, and the longer it will take too. And that is exactly why you should already have a PT on your team of people in your life that you can reach out when something just doesn’t feel right or when something does go wrong!
I have so many clients with LWL who stay with me after their initial injury or pain or reason they came to me has subsided. We keep in touch with each other and see each other for check ins and tune ups, so that there are never any surprises. This helps to be able to PREVENT injuries or anything else from going wrong in the future. Having me in your back pocket, keeps you healthier.
And, if something were to go wrong and you did get an injury or are having pain, you can call me, text me, message me, whatever you need and ask questions AND get seen so much quicker! You are contacting ME at Live Without Limits DIRECTLY. There’s no call center, receptionist, wait time to talk to a nurse or somebody else on my behalf. You get to talk to me directly and you get my direct help to get you in for an appointment and figure out what is going on as quickly as possible so we can get you back to your activities and yourself as quickly as possible.
If you do not have a PT on your team who you can contact directly, you are more than likely going to be waiting for some time to get seen by a PT. Or even more likely, you are going to go to urgent care, get an x-ray, they’ll give you some medication, it won’t help fully, you’ll get recommended to go to an orthopedic doctor, then you’ll see them, they’ll say well maybe try PT or do an injection, and then at SOME POINT in this process you will end up at a PT who will probably be treating more than just you at once (if you go through your insurance) and then who knows if you will actually get better and how quickly at that point.
That doesn’t sound great to me at all! And I’ve been there and done that and it is miserable when you are living in pain! And just imagine how frustrated you are going to be at this point! Again, been there, done that. Don’t recommend it!
You can come directly to me, without all of this chaos and without all of these hoops to jump through just to be treated and to try to feel better again! With LWL on your team, you call us and we get you in and get you going as soon as possible to give you the best possibility and chance of getting better quickly. If things come up during your treatment too, we keep track of that and you can call us/text us in between appointments, so that there are never any surprises when you come in for the next appointment. If something comes up after your appointment with us, instead of having to wait to talk to us at your next appointment and not being able to do the things you need to do to help yourself in between appointments because something new is going on, you can reach out directly and we will help you then, in between your appointment!
If you don’t have a PT on your team when these things are going on, you’re either stuck waiting for help, or you’re turning to the internet and hoping that maybe Dr. Google or one of the many so called influencers (most are not great) on social media to try to help yourself - and running the risk of potentially hurting yourself further or making things worse!
So even if you don’t have a specific injury right now or pain right now, NOW is actually the time to get to know a PT that you can work with. You can start working with them now even, as a preventative measure, and/or you can at least get to know them now in case you need to work with them for an injury in the future!
SO: If you don’t have an injury or pain (or if you do!) reach out to me today and let’s chat and get to know each other! Whether you have specific questions or not, you can say hi and we can get to know each other so that way if you need a PT in the future, you have one that you know is willing to help and that you already trust! Don’t wait until you are in pain to try to find one - find one now! Just think about how much less frustrated you will feel during the process and how much quicker you will be feeling better!
If there is anything specific that you would like to learn about, comment or email me and I am more than happy to talk more about it!
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Dr. Katie
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