What is physical therapy?
Physical therapy is the applied science of getting a body to move well again. It is not a massage, not a stack of handouts, and not fifteen minutes on a heat pack while somebody counts your reps from across the room. It starts with an evaluation. A Doctor of Physical Therapy watches how you move, tests what you can and cannot tolerate, and finds the tissue or the pattern that is actually producing your symptoms. Pain is the signal. The driver is often somewhere else, and it usually has a name. From there the plan follows four phases, in order. Pain: calm the tissue down with hands-on care and targeted movement. Prime: restore the range and correct the pattern that caused the problem in the first place. Perform: rebuild strength and function for your sport, your job, your life. Prevent: leave with the program and the education that keep you out of a clinic. You do not need a doctor's note to begin any of it, because Texas is a direct access state and you can book an evaluation yourself.
Every session runs 45 to 60 minutes with Dr. Egbuzie, one on one, start to finish. Nothing is handed off to an aide, and nothing gets lost between visits. Fittees is in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna and Medicare, and for other insurance we provide a detailed superbill so you can file for out-of-network reimbursement. Most patients feel relief after their first session, and a typical plan runs two to three visits a week for four to six weeks.
