New Study Confirms the Economic Value of PT
In today’s health care system, it’s important for patients to stay well informed when making health care choices, especially regarding the cost and value of health care services.
Since it’s National PT Month, we wanted to highlight a new report from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), “The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States.” The report calculated the net benefits to patients and the U.S. healthcare system of choosing physical therapy over alternative treatments and underscores the high-value, lower-cost interventions physical therapy offers patients and the health care system.
According to one of MTI Physical Therapy’s founders and owners, Jim Rivard, PT, DMT, MOMT, OCS, SCS, FAAOMPT, “Research outcomes for physical therapy continue to show our services as a conservative, low risk, medical intervention with great benefits to the patient, as well as demonstrating significant cost savings.”
“The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States” report uses an economic model to calculate the net benefits to patients and the U.S. healthcare system of choosing physical therapy over alternative treatments for eight specific conditions, including falls prevention, osteoarthritis of the knee, and acute low back pain. The study incorporates a variety of patient demographics, stages of life, and the breadth of physical therapy interventions. Visit ValueofPT.com to learn more about this compelling study.
MTI Physical Therapy has provided one-to-one care to patients of all ages, abilities and genders since 1998. With locations in Bellevue, Edmonds and the First Hill, Fremont and Magnolia neighborhoods in Seattle, our highly skilled physical therapists have advanced post-graduate training in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy and/or Sport Therapy. We know that your needs are as unique as your fingerprint – that’s why we provide personalized care that’s tailored just for you.
Visit mtipt.com to learn more or request an appointment to get started and get back to doing all of the activities that you love, pain free.