Questions & Getting Started
Rehabilitation vs. Fitness & Wellness
Both are provided by a licensed physical therapist. The difference is what’s being addressed: rehabilitation treats an ailment or injury under a documented plan of care, while fitness and wellness services build capacity when no ailment or injury is being evaluated or treated.
Treating an injury or impairment
Targeted therapy to reduce pain, improve mobility, and restore function — for when pain is limiting your daily activities.
- Orthopedic injuries & post-surgical recovery
- Tendinopathies & acute sprains
- Dry needling, manual therapy, and BFR within a plan of care
Building capacity, no injury being addressed
Physical therapy services related to fitness and wellness: personalized programming and biomechanical optimization to break plateaus, build resilience, and push your physical baseline.
- Strength & hypertrophy programming, barbell mechanics
- Cardiovascular conditioning & interval programming
- Global movement & mobility assessment, personal and sport training
If an Ailment or Injury Comes Up
Fitness and wellness sessions don’t evaluate or treat an ailment or injury. If one presents during a session, it warrants a rehabilitation plan of care — which means a physical therapy evaluation, and notification of your treating health care professional within 5 business days when there is no referral, as required by Illinois direct access law.
Illinois allows for direct access to physical therapy examination and treatment without referral. The Illinois Physical Therapy Practice Act, Section 1.2, states:
“A physical therapist may provide physical therapy services to a patient with or without a referral from a health care professional.”
Some health insurance companies may still require a referral, and prospective patients interested in using their insurance benefits are advised to contact their company for confirmation before beginning physical therapy. Patients electing private pay do not need a referral. Direct access to physical therapy in Illinois may shorten time before treatment, decrease patient expenses and health care utilization, and reduce the need for injections, medications, and surgeries.
Read the full statute language (Illinois Physical Therapy Practice Act, Sec. 1.2)
Sec. 1.2. Physical therapy services. (a) A physical therapist may provide physical therapy services to a patient with or without a referral from a health care professional. (b) A physical therapist providing services without a referral from a health care professional must notify the patient’s treating health care professional within 5 business days after the patient’s first visit that the patient is receiving physical therapy. This does not apply to physical therapy services related to fitness or wellness, unless the patient presents with an ailment or injury. (c) A physical therapist shall refer a patient to the patient’s treating health care professional of record or, in the case where there is no health care professional of record, to a health care professional of the patient’s choice, if: (1) the patient does not demonstrate measurable or functional improvement after 10 visits or 15 business days, whichever occurs first, and continued improvement thereafter; (2) the patient returns for services for the same or similar condition after 30 calendar days of being discharged by the physical therapist; or (3) the patient’s condition, at the time of evaluation or services, is determined to be beyond the scope of practice of the physical therapist. (d) Wound debridement services may only be provided by a physical therapist with written authorization from a health care professional. (e) A physical therapist shall promptly consult and collaborate with the appropriate health care professional anytime a patient’s condition indicates that it may be related to temporomandibular disorder so that a diagnosis can be made by that health care professional for an appropriate treatment plan.
Pricing
Physiotactics is a cash-based practice and is not in-network with any insurance provider. Many clients submit visit receipts to their insurer for out-of-network reimbursement.
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Intake & Consent
After your visit is booked, complete the intake form below. We’ll also email a consent and waiver document via BoldSign to sign electronically before your visit.