Team Sapiens PT

Independent, patient centered physical therapy clinic in Northbrook, IL. One on one sessions with a DPT for a full hour. #physicaltherapy #humanbetter

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

Very seldom can a person rest something better. Severe injuries have periods of restricted motion and weight bearing but the goal is always to get the person moving as normal as possible, as fast as possible. Rehab starts in the moments after injury #physicaltherapy #northbrook

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

Spoke with a prospective client on the phone yesterday. She was pleasantly surprised to learn about the direct access to physical therapy changes enacted last summer, in Illinois: “Wow, what a useful law for once...” #physicaltherapy #northbrook

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

Principles > protocols. Always. #physicaltherapy #northbrook

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

If an intervention or exercise doesn’t work for you, it’s not necessarily because you’re doing it wrong or need to do it better. Maybe it’s not the strategy that will help you. #physicaltherapy #northbrook

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

We’re here to improve quality of life. Not to take things away. #physicaltherapy #northbrook #humanbetter

[Piotr Solowiej @piotr_solowiej]

Chronic stiffness and ROM loss CAN be improved. But timeline has to be realistic. For example, a person came to me with “pinchy” hips and “tight” adductors. Seen them 10x since October about 1x/month. Having blown past original goals of squatting full depth, they’re still making

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

Been seeing an uptick in posts about patients not complying with their HEP recommendations. Maybe it’s because they don’t see the value? If so, that’s on the provider, not the patient. #physicaltherapy #northbrook

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

It’s so unusual for the patient in the US health system to actually be listened to that we had someone repeatedly apologizing for asking their therapist questions during their session yesterday. #physicaltherapy #northbrook

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

@SarahHaagPT @BrandonPoen Second this

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

@DrJakeDPT Very true. Probably a more constructive way to deal with that than getting frustrated with the client

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

“Me, me, me, me, me.” That’s all this says. 🤦‍♂️ This person needs to take a serious look at why they’re in this profession - is it to help people or to make themselves feel important? #therapybetter #physicaltherapy #humanbetter

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

“I went to PT somewhere else first and I didn’t like that there were multiple people there at the same time.” From one of today’s evaluations. You have options, people. It doesn’t have to be that way! #patientcentered #physicaltherapy #northbrook

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

If your #physicaltherapy was a waste of time, it may have been because the experience was driven by the business’s bottom line rather than your goals and needs. No cookie cutter plan here. #northbrook #humanbetter

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

Lack of strength isn’t a catch all for pain prevention. Otherwise strong people would seldom experience pain, which is not the case. We (as a system) have to get beyond this line of reasoning #physicaltherapy #northbrook #pain #humanbetter

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

When starving does it matter if the next meal comes from a 5 ⭐️ restaurant? For the same reason in many persisting #pain problems it doesn’t benefit a person more to get stuck in performance minutia vs general movement and activity recommendations #physicaltherapy #humanbetter

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

Read this thread for insight into how the healthcare system should work. This actually happened! What a world...no good reason we can’t work towards this in the US

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

‘Don’t talk about “progress” in terms of longevity, safety, or comfort before comparing zoo animals to those in the wilderness.’ Taken from: The Bed of Procrustes. #humanbetter

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

“Therapy” session today consisted of going to hardware store to buy washers and screws for relatively dependent home health client. Why? To put on license plates to their new mobility van so they can leave the house easier. How do you bill that?😂🤦‍♂️ #physicaltherapy #humanbetter

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

“Am I going to be okay?” might be the #1 concern people want addressed at eval. Dealing with that concern from a place of optimism vs admonishment, although well intentioned, can have profoundly different consequences #physicaltherapy #pain #northbrook #humanbetter

[Team Sapiens PT @teamsapiensPT]

We’re here to improve your quality of life - not take things away. If you have pain with an activity you love, advising you to stop is dumb and easy. Let’s work together, and problem solve how to optimize and make it better. #physicaltherapy #northbrook #humanbetter