Pain is not a great indicator for presence of problems.

Simply being painfree does not equate to optimal movement or ability to resist injury. You may also be one wrong movement away from injury.

For example, people strain their back often from picking up a pencil from the ground.

Was the weight of the pencil too great for the back? It was actually the persons lack of automatic core engagement to tension in the spine and supportive muscles.

Do you know what your core is?

Think about this for a moment. When a physical therapist or any healthcare provider takes insurance, they get paid the same whether you get better or not.

They're incentivized to see you as many times as possible because more visits equal more revenue. The insurance company is happy because they've capped what they'll pay per visit, and the therapist is happy because they've got guaranteed income regardless of your outcome.

The downside is no one in that equation is actually accountable for solving your problem. You're paying your copay and deductible for someone to go through the motions with you.

I operate completely differently. We start by clearly defining what success looks like for you - maybe that's getting back to running pain-free, or lifting your grandchildren without worry, or sleeping through the night again. Then I put my money where my mouth is. I don't receive my full fee until you achieve those specific results we agreed on.

This changes everything about how I approach your care. Every technique I use, every exercise I prescribe, every minute of our time together is laser-focused on getting you to that outcome as efficiently as possible. I can't afford to waste your time or mine with busy work or cookie-cutter protocols because I only get paid when you get results.

Insurance companies would never allow this model because it puts all the risk on the provider to actually deliver. They prefer the current system where everyone gets paid for effort, not outcomes.

So when you ask why I don't take insurance, what you're really asking is why I chose to bet my income on my ability to solve your problem rather than just treat it indefinitely. The answer is simple: because I know I can deliver, and I believe you deserve a provider who's as invested in your success as you are.

The question isn't whether you can afford to work with me - it's whether you can afford to keep paying for physical therapy that isn't required to actually fix your problem."

pre-taxed Heath Savings Account. or Flexible Spending

Nope. Your body can be restored without pain meds or costly surgery regardless of what the MRI revealed. Research has shown that ‘bone on bone’ or disc herniation does not correlate proportionally to pain. i.e worse MRI findings do not equate to greater pain.

Yes. Sleep apnea, mouth breathing and other related conditions can be reversed. The goal is to improve diaphragmatic breathing, AKA belly breathing. This is a slow, deep breathing technique engaging your diaphragm, the main muscle responsible for breathing. Unlike shallow chest breathing, belly breathing leads to lower blood pressure, less stress, improved oxygen flow, stronger core, greater exercise endurance.

Absolutely Not. I cannot think of anyone who has only had one surgery in their life….there is often a revision and scar tissue cleanup surgery that follows which actually creates more scar tissue.