Innovative Paradigm
RUNNING ON SUNSHINE PHYSICAL THERAPY upholds detail-oriented, collaborative, wellness-inspired, and autonomous care that is tailored to honor the individual patient. We accomplish this model of care through extended appointment times; decision-making that esteems patients' values, insight, and lived experience; extensive provider education; the offering of physical therapy and wellness-inspired prevention appointments; a self-pay model; and an artistically curated, welcoming environment.
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Individually Tailored
RUNNING ON SUNSHINE PHYSICAL THERAPY honors patients as treasured collaborators. Christen humbly recognizes that people have limitless choices of where they can receive care and she is grateful and excited for the opportunity to partner with them. Physical therapy is not viewed as the generalized application of an existing product or solution to patients. It is understood as an active, knowledge-seeking, reflective, scientific, and joint process that holds a different strategy and unique answer for each individual person. This wellness-inspired model posits that health and wellness should not be merely limited to the lack of pain or injury, but also point to and work towards the inspiring potential that lies beyond this state.
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Inviting Atmosphere
It has been said that the difference is in the details. Christen seeks to provide a unique, artistic, and welcoming environment. The practice is located within a lovely, woodsy setting that is easily reachable and provides opportunities for running inside and outside. Patients receive a complimentary bottle of artesian water at each visit. The setting is artfully curated to be inviting. The music is carefully selected to be inspiring. Exercise band for one's plan of care is complimentary. Instruction is tailored to the individual. Home exercise programs are crafted in color and alternatively may be delivered electronically. A patient portal is available to facilitate timely communication. There is the opportunity to discuss and ask questions. Early morning hours are provided to accommodate scheduling. Does this sound like a place you'd like to visit?
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Love of Running
As a long-distance runner herself, Christen seeks to apply the above founding principles to running-specific physical therapy appointments. She holds experience in working with runners who wish to recover from injury, improve their performance, and refine their running form. Christen takes the time to learn the runner's history, goals, and training programs and correlates this with objective findings such as strength, balance, joint mobility, and running technique. She works with the patient to collaboratively hone a plan of action to strategically restore and improve mobility and movement skill. In the spirit of not mistaking the forest for the trees, Christen respectfully seeks to identify and leverage key specific factors that correlate with success and healthy movement patterns within the runner's unique environment.
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Time for You
RUNNING ON SUNSHINE PHYSICAL THERAPY is best enabled to engage with patients through long appointment times, a comfortable, pleasing environment, appraisal of scientific literature, and ongoing provider education. We provide these attributes through a self-pay model of care.
Visit durations are thoughtfully designed to support a welcoming environment, detail-oriented care, and thorough decision-making. Initial evaluations are scheduled to be 90 minutes and follow-up appointments are scheduled to be 60 minutes.
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Clear. Simple. Savvy.
Should the cost of a visit be guesswork? We don't think so. Unfortunately, it can be challenging to navigate costs in the insurance world. A copay is one piece of the puzzle, though it is not the full picture because it is not the actual or total price of the visit. Aside from copays, folks with high deductible plans often need to pay the visit price until the deductible is met. It is hard to nail down what that visit cost will be.
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We prefer a different option. This is why RUNNING ON SUNSHINE PHYSICAL THERAPY uses a self-pay model of care.
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It has been documented that receiving care through a self-pay model facilitates high quality care and may actually result in lower costs in the long run.
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The self-pay model is cited as a solution for the broad goal to reduce healthcare spending.
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Additionally, studies support that direct access to physical therapy correlates with decreased costs and patient visits.
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This means that the ball is in your court.​
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Our approach is to communicate the visit cost upfront.
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Each physical therapy appointment has a flat rate per visit.
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Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is credited with the potential to reduce overall treatment costs and improve outcomes. Physical therapy is recognized for being cost-effective, as it can reduce the likelihood of chronic conditions, can reduce invasive procedures, speeds recovery, and reduces need for opioids. Literature states that a patient can save an average of $2,736 by participating in physical therapy. Studies show that early use of physical therapy correlates with improved patient-reported outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. The opportunity to provide care through autonomous, self-pay physical therapy presents the benefit of high-quality patient care through a fresh, innovative, collaborative approach.
