I'm wondering if this clinic would count as a wellness/prevention/fitness.
The clinic does see regular patients in a private practice setting with a script from the MD. However, once the patient has been discharged the patient can decide if they would like to continue with a "post-rehab program." The program is to continue with the progress and prevent the pain from flaring up. The patients pay about $10-$15 per visit. Some patients continue with this program for over a year. Would this count as a wellness/prevention/fitness setting?
Here is how PTCAS defines the settings:
Wellness/Prevention/Fitness
Physical therapy services are provided to individuals with a focus on wellness. This approach to healthcare emphasizes preventing illness and injury and promoting healthy lifestyle, as opposed to emphasizing treatment of diseases.
Free-Standing PT or Hospital Outpatient Clinic (also known as a Private Practice)
(also known as a Private Practice) In this common physical therapy setting, individuals visit a physical therapist in a clinic, office, or other healthcare facility primarily to address musculoskeletal (orthopedic) and neuromuscular injuries or impairments.
The clinic does see regular patients in a private practice setting with a script from the MD. However, once the patient has been discharged the patient can decide if they would like to continue with a "post-rehab program." The program is to continue with the progress and prevent the pain from flaring up. The patients pay about $10-$15 per visit. Some patients continue with this program for over a year. Would this count as a wellness/prevention/fitness setting?
Here is how PTCAS defines the settings:
Wellness/Prevention/Fitness
Physical therapy services are provided to individuals with a focus on wellness. This approach to healthcare emphasizes preventing illness and injury and promoting healthy lifestyle, as opposed to emphasizing treatment of diseases.
Free-Standing PT or Hospital Outpatient Clinic (also known as a Private Practice)
(also known as a Private Practice) In this common physical therapy setting, individuals visit a physical therapist in a clinic, office, or other healthcare facility primarily to address musculoskeletal (orthopedic) and neuromuscular injuries or impairments.
