Physical Therapy FAQs

The out-of-pocket expenses accrued over the course of therapy will, oftentimes, be less expensive in our cash-based model than going through your insurance and the traditional physical therapy or sports medicine setting.

Surprised? Let us tell you a true story (although names have been changed) to help you better understand why we decided to open our cash-based performance physical therapy and sports medicine clinic rather than an insurance-based clinic.

First, let’s assume that both Matt and John have met their yearly deductible. Both are dealing with shoulder impingement (a common injury we have seen, especially in our overhead athletes) and they have both chosen to go with conservative care over injections (which has better long-term outcomes anyways). Unlike Matt, John has decided to use his insurance which has a $30 co-pay.

In our cash-based model, we usually see our patients 1x/week for an average of 8x during a rehab plan of care and then quickly transition to a performance and prevention-based plan of care.

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To summarize: our guy Matt did spend $520 more than John, but filed a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement (yes, we can do this and can help you with it)!. Both of them were recovering from similar injuries, but Matt completed his care in one-third of the time John did (10hrs vs 30hrs). Matt was completely pain free and back to workouts and all activities, completing any and all lifts while John was still having pain, was told to ditch CrossFit, and was left looking at “what’s next.”

Now, let’s say John hadn’t met his deductible – he would have spent $1,845 ($120 initial evaluation + $75/visit). This would have been $605 more than Matt, plus an additional 20 hours of less-effective care than had he gone through our services at MVMT.

Do you see it now? You will actually save time and money through our cash-based model (whaaaat?!) and achieve greater results.

Imagine finally being pain free. It’s more than possible.

What path would you choose to improve your life and performance?

We have chosen not to participate in an insurance network because if we do, we are unable to work with clients the way we want to and the way we believe is most effective. We simply can’t deliver the quality of care we aspire to if we accept insurance.

This does not mean we can’t work with your insurance. We can absolutely check your benefits and many of our clients are able to receive reimbursement for a portion of our fees, if not the entire amount. If you have insurance, ask our staff to look up your benefits and give you an idea of how much you can expect to be reimbursed.

The difference begins before you even walk through our doors. We start everyone with a free 20-30-minute phone consultation. This gives you clarity and ensures that we are the best fit for your issue. If not, we’ll work with you to find exactly what you need. Your health is our top priority from the get-go.

The second biggest difference is that we work with you one-on-one for a full hour, once a week.

• There is no overlap with 2-3 other patients.

• We don’t work with you for 15 minutes and then hand you off to a rehab tech.

• We don’t hand you a generalized PDF document full of non-specific exercises.

Everything we do is tailored to you and always with your best interest in mind. We work with you to achieve your goals. We are a team!

Your first visit is our initial evaluation. We’ll spend the first few minutes simply listening to your story and letting you tell it. We listen because we have the time to do so and it’s the most important thing we can do for you.

Then we get into our objective evaluation and movement assessment. This allows us to find out not only where your pain is coming from, but why it started and how we can get rid of it. You’ll get the answers to all of your questions.

Lastly, together, we determine the best course of action to get you pain free and back to the activities you love.

Every visit afterwards builds on the previous visit. We outfit you with 3-4 exercises to complete at home to build on the progress we made in-clinic. We’ll always start with a recap of the previous week and then we attack. We can use a combination of manual therapy techniques such as dry needling, joint mobilizations, or any hands-on work that may be necessary. The remainder of the time is spent in the gym getting you moving better, getting you stronger, and making you more resilient, in order for you to hit your goals.

Absolutely not! This is a myth that needs to be busted. The traditional medical system is built on people being reactive, meaning, they can’t help you until something is already wrong. While we do help many people get out of pain, we want to educate the public on being proactive rather than reactive. This is why most of the people that invest in and commit to improving their health progress to our performance continuity program. They now know how good they can feel and they never want to go backwards! If you are not currently dealing with a specific injury, but may “feel things here and there,” come in for an evaluation so these incidents don’t turn into injuries and take you out of your activities!

Yes, yes, and yes! Here at MVMT, we believe if you have a body, you’re an athlete! We work with people at all levels of activity and with many different types of goals. You do not need to be an athlete to benefit from our services. We are here to help anyone who wants to learn to take care of themselves and move better with less pain learn to do so!