When you’ve been injured or if you’re suffering from a debilitating condition, you need professional treatment to help reduce pain and improve your quality of life. Many conditions require medical treatment from a physician, but you can also benefit from the rehabilitative services of a physical therapist.
Physical therapists are licensed healthcare professionals who specialize in treating the muscles, bones, ligaments and joints in your body. Strategically strengthening and stretching muscles and ligaments in your body can help you reduce your pain and restore functionality that is limited due to your condition.
Since physical therapists play such an important role in your recovery, it’s important to do the research to find the one that’s right for you.
Tips for finding the right physical therapist
Finding the right physical therapist for you requires more effort than hopping on Google and picking the first physical therapy clinic you see. Here are some tips to think about when looking for a physical therapist:
- Check their credentials – All physical therapists are expected to have a bachelor’s degree and must have completed a physical therapy graduate degree program. After all of this, he or she must also pass an examination to receive a license.
- Read the reviews – Thanks to the internet, today’s businesses are more transparent. If the clinic you’re interested in offers great service, then you should see positive reviews on the web. If not, then you may want to find someone else.
- Assess their patient skills – You don’t have to stay with the first physical therapist you find. If you go to an appointment at a clinic and are dissatisfied with the way they treated you, you always have the right to look elsewhere.
- Evaluate their technology – Not every clinic will offer the same technology, but they should all have modern, functioning equipment that can be used as part of your treatment.
- Find out if they accept your insurance – If you are concerned about paying for physical therapy with health insurance, you need to make sure that your insurance will work with the physical therapy clinic you are interested in.
Schedule an appointment with Whatcom Physical Therapy in Blaine, WA.
Are you suffering from pain, loss of mobility or loss of strength due to an injury or debilitating condition? Contact us today if you’re ready to schedule an appointment with one of our physical therapists to discover how we can assist you.
Our Blaine, WA. location:
250 G Street
Blaine, WA. 98230
Phone: (360) 332-8167
Hours:
M – W 8 am – 6 pm
Th 8:30 am – 5 pm
F 8 am – 5:30 pm
Whatcom Physical Therapy serves patients from two additional clinics in Ferndale and Point Roberts. Visit our locations page to find the location nearest you.
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