“Prior authorization is a health plan cost-control process that restricts patient access to treatments, drugs and services. This process requires physicians to obtain health plan approval before delivery of the prescribed treatment, test or medical service in order to qualify for payment.
According to an AMA survey of 1,000 practicing physicians, more than nine in 10 respondents said prior authorizations had a significant or somewhat negative clinical impact, with 28% reporting that prior authorizations had led to a serious adverse event such as a death, hospitalization, disability or permanent bodily damage, or other life-threatening event for a patient in their care.
The vast majority of physicians (86%) described the administrative burden associated with prior authorizations as “high or extremely high,” and 88% said the burden has gone up in the last five years.
We asked our patients how our method compares to other treatment’s they tried.
This is what a few of them had to say:
“You really can’t compare the two. With other PT it was a never ending treatment where I never got better. I felt better after my first visit at Nick Rinard Physical Therapy.” Sarah
“I’ve been seen by Nick a few times and I’ve had so much improvement he’s definitely the best physical therapist I’ve ever been to! I definitely recommend him!” Heidi
“I was in a car accident that left me with a lot of pain in my back, along with very uncomfortable and consistent nerve responses down my legs. I saw a PT at a different clinic, but the symptoms and pain were not eliminated as I did not heal properly. I did not want to accept that I had to live with pain for the rest of my life. Fortunately, I was referred to Nick Rinard! In only 11 visits, my pain and symptoms have been alleviated as a result of receiving the proper exercises to strengthen and stretch my back. Nick was able to explain what exercises I needed to do, how to do them properly, as well as why. I know that I will need to continue to do the exercises or my symptoms will return, but Nick Rinard gave me the tools to manage these issues for the rest of my life. I have returned to my more active life, including jogging, hiking, etc. without experiencing painful consequences. Should the occasion arise that I need a PT in the future, I would schedule with Nick Rinard in a heartbeat!” Laura
When you’re in pain, it may seem that anything that is going to make you feel better seems worth it.
But will back surgery alleviate your pain?
And is it really the quickest route to recovery?
Many times, the answer to both these questions is no. It wasn’t hard to find just 2 patients recently who received back surgery and were still in a great deal of pain-you can read their results bellow.
“After discussing my lower back pain with my nurse practitioner she prescribed my visit to Nick Rinard PT and was adamant I tried their program. Considering I live 70 miles away from their clinic, that was a big ask. The very first visit I learned a great deal about why I was in pain and had a plan in place. By the second visit I already started to notice results.”
“My experience with Nick Rinard and his whole team has been completely positive. Nick’s approach to physical therapy is consistently effective, easy to follow, and I have seen lasing results. The overall reduction in pain, increase in strength and improvement in my sense of personal control over my ability to manage what was once severe and extreme pain is nothing short of a miracle.”
Some people do need to undergo back surgery, but why not try Nick Rinard Cert MDT physical therapy first? Within 4 visits, our trained therapists can have you on the road to recovery, or recommend a next step for you if physical therapy is not your best solution.
Your health insurance provider may change, but the RESULTS you have come to count on at Nick Rinard Physical Therapy never will!
Why sacrifice your quality of care, or put off care at the beginning of the year, when you don’t have to?
If you have question or concerns we are here to help by always checking your health insurance benefits and getting you the financial questions answered before your first visit.
“Psychosocial Influences on Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia” https://academic.oup.com/painmedici…/article/…/3/538/2666009 Drivers of pain and disability: how relevant could the family environment be, to how some people ‘respond to treatment’? “Positive family environments predicted.. greater exercise induced hypoalgesia (EIH), whereas negative and chronic pain-present family environments predicted worse pain and EIH outcomes.”
Nick Rinard Physical Therapy is up-to-date on methods that make a difference!
We are so pleased that our MDT method is receiving more and more medical validation!
However, with more validation in the rehab community, Nick Rinard Physical Therapy has since noticed a trend of clinics advertising use of the method but none of their physical therapists were actually certified in MDT.
Nick Rinard Physical Therapist is certified in the methodology for the last 21 years.
The MDT history reveals the “nature of the pathology” better than taking a traditional history. For example: runners often attribute “running” as the cause of LBP. MDT questioning, however, usually reveals that the LBP is better during the run, with pain commencing sometime after. Further questioning reveals that it is typically the lumbar flexion involved in stretching the hamstrings afterwards that causes LBP!
The current understanding of tendonitis has caused a shift in medial thinking so much that a new term is now used for the chronic version: “tendonosis” or “tendonopathy”. These terms indicate that the condition is non-inflammatory – in other words, mechanical. Only dosed, targeted mechanical loading causes tissue adaptation and functional recovery. That is exactly how we have been treating chronic “tendonitis”!
Thank you for requesting the leading evidence-based physical therapy.
Call 503-244-6232/fax 503-244-7410 your referrals to Nick Rinard Physical Therapy today!
Nick Rinard Physical Therapy searched “McKenzie physical therapy Portland” to see which clinics advertised using this credentialed method.
We noticed a trend of clinics advertising use of the method but none of their physical therapists were actually certified in MDT. Nick Rinard Physical Therapist is certified in the methodology, has been for the last 20 years, and will always be prominent in the MDT community!
Too many times we hear you say “this has been bothering me for years!”
Why, may we ask, have you been holding on to the pain?
It is stealing your energy and increasing mid day fatigue!
Instead of that 2pm coffee (although we have some waiting for you), let Nick Rinard Physical therapists give you the tools to manage your painand get back to enjoying the things you love in life!
Stop putting off tomorrow what you can heal today.
