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How many dollars are wasted on physical therapy?

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jen80s View Drop Down
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    Posted: Feb 17 2010 at 4:18pm
I just read this article on "How many dollars are wasted on physical therapy?" and it really irks me. http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/001714.html Do people really understand what PT is and what we do. If not I think we definitely should be doing alot more to help educate them. I know the APTA is launching their Move Forward campaign http://www.moveforwardpt.com/ , but I think we need to all in our own way educate the public. It can start with our family, friends, their friends, groups we belong to etc......
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A lot of people think physical Therapy is a quick miracle fix. You have to work at it
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I think that is a common misconception with a lot of therapies, not just physical. People want the quick miracle fix and are off put when they don't get it
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My Doctor initially had me going to traction for my lower back pain I was having.  I was going for about a month when he had me go in for an MRI.  He discovered that traction wasn't going to help and suggested I get a injection of cortisone to help with the pain. I don't have insurance so I wasted hundreds of dollars on physical therapy.
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