Effective January 2014, Californians can now directly access physical therapy. This enables patients to see a physical therapist FIRST, without a physician referral, for the first 12 sessions or 45 days.

We will recommend you see a physician at times as needed, and can provide recommendations based on your clinical presentation.

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Both physical therapy and massage therapy can be valuable for injury prevention, recovery, and athletic performance. Physical therapists assess strength, mobility, biomechanics, and other factors that may increase injury risk or affect athletic performance, then use targeted exercise, manual therapy, and performance testing to address identified needs. Massage therapists use skilled hands-on techniques to address muscle tension, tissue mobility, soreness, and recovery demands associated with training and activity.

Whether you’re managing an injury or simply looking to move, recover, and perform at your best, both services can be proactively integrated into your overall health and performance plan.

Yes- we are one team! Our goal is to always be able to provide you care, as soon as you need it. Depending on the acuteness of your injury, we may recommend you see a different provider based on availability to help you start recovering now!

Healthy joint motion and soft tissue mobility is essential for optimal movement. Often, after an injury, scar tissue and adhesions can develop in and around muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves, impacting your biomechanics. When manual therapy is used in tandem with customized exercise protocols, it can alleviate aches and pains quickly by realigning impacted tissue.

Our providers utilize a myriad of treatment approaches including joint mobilizations and soft tissue massage paired with therapeutic exercise progressions that are specific to your body's needs. The team is trained in advanced manual therapy, including Active Release Technique, Graston Technique, Myofascial Decompression Technique, and Mulligan Concept therapy. Your provider will design a treatment protocol consisting of manual therapy and exercise each session based on your clinical presentation.

Plan to wear or bring minimal coverage athletic clothing. We recommend loose fitting shorts, sports bras and tank tops. If Alex or Mike need greater access to your back or legs, we have sheets to provide coverage to ensure you feel comfortable throughout your treatment.

Learn more about how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information by downloading our HIPAA policy notification form. Please review it carefully.

Download the full HIPAA rights notice HERE

Starting in 2022, you have the right to receive a “good faith estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.

Under the No Surprises Act, health care providers will provide patients who do not have insurance or who are not using insurance (self-pay) an estimate of the total expected cost of any non-emergency care or patient services.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, CLICK HERE or email admin@physicaltherapt.com to request an estimate.

We are an out-of-network provider with all insurance companies. This means we do not directly accept insurance. However, your insurance plan may reimburse you for a portion of your physical therapy services if you have a PPO. We’ll give you all the information you need to get reimbursed.

Because each insurance policy is unique, we recommend calling the number on the back of your insurance card to learn more about your plan. Ask them “What are my out-of-network physical therapy benefits?” Pay attention to what percentage of out-of-network coverage you are eligible for, what your out-of-network deductible is, and what you’ve paid towards your deductible so far this year.

The traditional insurance model does not allow us to treat the way we feel is best for you or spend the time with you that you deserve. Our approach allows us to spend more quality 1-on-1 time with patients and will help you feel better, faster. While most PT clinics see you 3x a week with many other patients at the same time, we usually see you 1x a week. You tend to need less visits, and in the long run may end up spending less with us than a traditional PT practice when you consider your deductible, co-pay, and extra visits needed.

We accept all major credit cards, FSA/HSA account cards, check and cash payments.

Please make any checks payable to Physical TheraPT.

Our billing address is: 290 Division St, Ste 200, San Francisco, CA 94103

Each insurance platform differs slightly. For most, log on to your insurance platform and search for “out of network claims.” You will need to complete an identification form to submit with your Physical TheraPT itemized receipt. You can typically submit this online, or by postal mail.