Plain answers from Dr. Ed
Short answers to the questions patients ask Dr. Ed, from referrals and Medicare to what happens at your first visit.
All posts
Newest first. The tag under each post names the service it belongs to.
- Do you need a referral for physical therapy in California? No, with two rules The two limits on starting physical therapy without a referral, what happens when you reach them, and the Medicare exception. Insurance and cost
- Does Medicare cover physical therapy? Yes, and here is what to bring What Part B covers, what you pay, and the three things to bring to your first visit with Dr. Ed. Insurance and cost
- What to expect at your first physical therapy visit, and what to wear The order of a first visit with Dr. Ed, how long it takes, what to wear and what to bring. Your first visit
- What stroke recovery looks like at an outpatient physical therapy clinic How outpatient physical therapy picks up after the hospital, and the order Dr. Ed works in. Neurological rehabilitation
- A fall-prevention checklist for your parent's house Go through your parent's house with the CDC's home fall checklist, then see the balance tests Dr. Ed runs in the clinic. Balance and fall prevention
- When a young gymnast's back pain is not just a growing pain Five signs that a young gymnast's back pain is more than a growing pain, and what Dr. Ed does about it. Pediatric physical therapy
- Knee replacement recovery: what the first six weeks should look like What the first six weeks after a knee replacement involve, with the timing points orthopedic surgeons publish. Knee replacement recovery
- Vertigo and BPPV: why the room spins when you roll over, and what a physical therapist does about it What happens in your inner ear when the room spins in bed, and how a physical therapist tests for it and treats it. Vertigo and BPPV
- Return to sport after ACL surgery: the tests you pass before you play Why a pain-free knee is not yet a ready knee, and the strength, hop and cutting tests to pass before you play again. ACL recovery
- Red light therapy for back and knee pain: what it does, and what it does not do What the research says about red light for back and knee pain, and where it fits. Red light therapy
- Sciatica: is it the disc or the hip? How a physical therapy evaluation tells How Dr. Ed tells a disc problem from a tight hip muscle when leg pain is called sciatica. Sciatica
- Cash-pay physical therapy in Chatsworth: what a visit costs and how a superbill works What cash-pay means at the clinic, what a visit costs, and the steps a superbill takes from your visit to your insurer. Insurance and cost
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If a post does not answer your question, tell Dr. Ed what is going on and he will answer it at your evaluation. He will confirm your time by phone or email, usually the same day.
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