Its All About You
If you're looking for the best Physical Therapy in Queens, Then welcome.
Have you ever been to a Physical therapist clinic before? Perhaps you got hurt, you go see your doctor, and he gives you a script with some chicken scratch on it for PT. So you do a google search for Physical therapy near me and check out the reviews. You give them a call, and the first question is: What’s your insurance and date of birth. Who speaks like that?! Oh, about 90 percent of the front staff for the vast majority of clinics, at least in NY and Queens. Congrats, You Are officially a number. So you show up, it’s generally a circus, and the less your insurance pays the more crowded it is. Let’s say for instance your shoulder is hurt. Well, you show up and get some heat some stim, some heat, ooh it does feel nice…maybe the actual Physical therapist works with you for a couple of mins and actually touches you. Then, more than likely you are passed off to a tech or a student or a PTA to go through your exercises with you, which you quickly realize you could do at home while watching youtube. Also, why is your co-pay so high?! They want you to come in 3 x a week, yeah right. And quite quickly you wonder if doing the same therapy each visit is really doing anything, or would you get the same results just stretching at home. Instead of paying for this yada yada.
Commercial Physical therapy has become like McDonalds vs Burger king. It’s a commodity. The big-box PT clinics can only profit by seeing volume. The average PT sees 3-4 clients at the same time. Generally for a few minutes each. They see as many as 20 to 40 patients a day. God bless them, but real talk, they are too tired for you, If your lucky they will remember your name. They are too busy filling out the Literally ton of documentation necessary by insurance to keep the lights on. Of course, folks get better, just like a broken clock is right twice a day.
The thing is at these types of clinics, the therapy is as basic as can be. You are treated as a body part. If for example, your shoulder is the issue well then your shoulder gets worked on 3 x a week for 6 months, or as long as you are willing to pay. It is so narrow-minded. Your entire body is interconnected, Quick example stand up, turn your head as far as you can left, and then right. Get a sense of how far you can rotate your face. Relax, Now repeat, However this time, while squeezing your toes as tight as you can. Dollars to donuts there will be some kind of change, doesn’t matter if you can rotate further or less. All that matter is that your toes are way south of your neck, so how would you know your neck is the issue rather than that your feet are messed up. Following along? The truth is, the painful area is rarely the cause. Unless there’s something sticking out of you with a handle or you just had surgery(inflammation). Most pain and weakness are compensations for a separate underlying issue, which can be as far away as your toes are from your neck, Get it?
It’s The first thing we learn in school, and the first thing forgotten in practice. We are under this collective misunderstanding that if it hurts, then rub it. That’s cute, yet rarely effective. If you have ever been to Physical therapy and actually stuck around for a few months, quite often what happens is, that they work your painful body part so hard and Hard enough, that they shift the underlying cause and your problem area feels slightly better, but something else starts to hurt. This is great for business, yet bewildering and annoying for you, when they say, ”oh that’s a completely separate issue . New plan of care, pull out your wallet”.
When you come to Structural Synergy Physical therapy. It’s a one-man show, you have my undivided attention. You are the Star here. Together You and I work on your entire body, you are fully clothed the entire time. You learn how to sit, stand and sleep correctly. I can do magic in the clinic and you bounce out like a Champion, however, if you put on crappy shoes or sit on a soft couch or drive your car with your hips lower than your knees, those results are short-lived. You will get straightforward easy-to-follow Common sense advice on dealing with that.
Here, You pay less for a full treatment than most copays at other big box stores. I have low overhead. You get the best of 16 years of experience, plus my reputation is at stake. I expect you to talk to friends and family, so for me not to be completely and fully engaged in your progress is just bad for business. I am your coach who only gets paid when you win. So YES, I am invested in your results. Come In for A new Client Special. It’s only $150 dollars, You get 3 full sessions, we take before and after photos, so you will actually see a difference in your posture, on the first visit you will breathe easier and fuller. You will understand what this work is about, make sure I don’t have 2 heads and are completely comfortable. We will probably share some laughs since I really love what I do. Also, we accept all insurances with out-of-network benefits. As well, as in-network with Aetna, Empire, BC/BS, and Cigna. We will verify your benefits. You will get so much value in just the first 3 visits. You will be telling friends and family about your results.
Best Regards,
Dmitry Lang,
Doctor of Physical Therapy