Patient Information for Treatment in Washington, D.C.

You will be seen by a licensed Physical Therapist who will listen to your concerns and then complete a comprehensive evaluation. Together, a treatment plan will be designed with your goals in mind.

For upper body conditions please bring a tank top or loose fitting T-shirt. For spine and lower body conditions please bring shorts or loose fitting pants.

Forty six (46) states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation that allows direct patient access to a physical therapist without a physician referral. You may be seen by a licensed Physical therapist as long as it is medically necessary, which will be determined by the treating therapist. Physical therapists are educated at the post-baccalaureate level receiving extensive education and clinical training in the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention of patient/clients with functional limitations, impairments and disabilities. Physical therapists are qualified to recognize when a patient presents with signs and symptoms inconsistent or outside the scope and expertise of the physical therapist and when the patient should be referred to a physician.

Some insurance agencies may still require a prescription for physical therapy from your doctor. All Medicare patients will require a prescription. You will be covered by your healthcare physical therapy benefits as long as it is approved by your insurance and you have not exhausted your annual allowance. We always recommend that you call the number on the back of your insurance card to find out what your physical therapy benefits allow.

Please feel free to call or email the H St or Mass Ave location with any additional questions.

Select the appropriate form pertaining to the area that hurts:

Lower Body (LEFS), Back (Oswestry), Neck (NDI), Shoulder (DASH).

If you have an Aetna or United Health Care plan, please complete additional paperwork:

Patient Summary Form (complete top section and bottom portion only)

Keele STarT  Screening Tool 

Most people ask what the insurance covers - this will all depend on the plan that you have chosen.   Some information you will need to know is below:

Do I have a copay, coinsurance or deductible?

Deductible: This dollar amount determined by your plan will be an amount that you must cover up to 100% before they contribute to the cost of your date of service.

Co-Insurance: Once you have paid 100% of your deductible you will owe this percentage amount: ex: if this is 15% then you are responsible for 15% of the cost of that date of service.

Co-Pay: This is usually a flat dollar amount that is your responsibility for that date of service. 

Do you have a visit limit?

Some insurance plans determine how many visits you are allowed and how they are utilized. Our office can help you with questions regarding Health Insurance Optimization Programs that may regulate how you use the visits. Please note that most of the time Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, AND Chiropractic services all combined and used toward your visit limit.  

You can always call the number on the back of your insurance card and inquire about your PHYSICAL THERAPY BENEFITS.  

Insurance can be confusing, we are happy to help with additional questions.  

All of our therapists are able to work with patients through pregnancy and postpartum.  We collaborate and refer to our pelvic health PT's with cases that may need additional interventions for successful outcomes.  We have both in network and out of network options for additional pelvic health services based on complexity of the case.  Please feel free to contact us with additional questions..

No, all of our therapists treat patients with complaints of urinary incontinence daily.  It is more common then people are willing to admit but we ask so we can help!   The pelvic floor is only a portion of pelvic stability and control.  Our team is able to assess and treat the symptoms of leakage successfully. We collaborate and refer to our pelvic health PT's with cases that may need additional interventions for successful outcomes.  We have both in network and out of network options for additional pelvic health services based on complexity of the case.  Please feel free to contact us with additional questions.