| Frozen shoulder therapy exercises can often provide | | | | of dollars in unforeseen costs due to improper |
| significant improvement in range of motion and pain | | | | coverage, co-pays, uncovered charges, and even |
| relief, provided the patient is consistent with their | | | | denials due to improper documentation by the treating |
| prescribed program. This often means attending three | | | | therapist. It is not enough to assume that just because |
| to four sessions a week for several weeks. In today's | | | | you have "good insurance" all of your therapy services |
| scenario of rising health care costs, this option can | | | | will be covered. Call your insurance provider and ask |
| empty the wallet quickly, even with good insurance. | | | | them what is covered and not covered under your |
| Additional costs may include gas and time away from | | | | particular plan, then discuss this with your therapist on |
| work. As a result, patients with adhesive capsulitis will | | | | your first visit. |
| often explore other less costly options. Others will | | | | When formal physical therapy is cost prohibitive, other |
| simply try to live with the pain and dysfunction. This | | | | options must be explored carefully. Often the first |
| leads to the question"How can I get the best results in | | | | choice is a home program downloaded from the |
| the most cost effective way?" | | | | internet. Some of these programs can be very |
| If physical therapy is the prescribed intervention, the | | | | beneficial if it is a solid one designed by a qualified |
| patient must take responsibility of their healthcare and | | | | clinician. Is the program designer experienced in upper |
| do due diligence when it comes to choosing the right | | | | extremity frozen shoulder therapy or does the |
| provider. Effective therapy includes more than | | | | program appear to be just a hodge podge of random |
| exercise, as a qualified PT will be experienced in | | | | exercises? Does the author of the program have |
| proper joint mobilization techniques, knowledge of | | | | other content on the web such as articles or blogs that |
| exercise techniques and frequency. The therapist may | | | | provide useful information? A little research can |
| also include some pain relieving modalities to decrease | | | | determine their expertise and avoid programs that are |
| pain during the process. It's important that the patient | | | | just "paid torture". |
| consults with their therapist and becomes aware of | | | | Careful planning and research should be an integral |
| their individual treatment plan and what charges they | | | | part of any frozen shoulder therapy plan. Take the |
| may incur. A responsible therapist will work with a | | | | time and responsibility to be an active part of your |
| patient to determine the most cost effective plan of | | | | healthcare planning rather than just a recipient and you |
| action. | | | | can avoid your treatment begin just "costly torture". |
| Proper insurance planning can save a patient hundreds | | | | |