Smith Physical Therapy and Running Academy was born because of a need within the therapy industry. Patients have not been receiving the care they
deserve in insurance-based clinics.

It is convenient to be able to utilize your insurance to pay for your therapy sessions; however, this model forces skilled and dedicated therapists to
see up to four or five patient at a time. The therapists rely on rehabilitation aides to help perform modalities or exercises in order to maintain
a high volume. This significantly limits the amount of focused, one-on-one time that your therapist is able to spend with you as a patient.
In the end, this causes frustration for the therapist and longer treatment times for the patient. The insurance companies are dictating the level of
care you receive by limiting their reimbursement and forcing the therapist to work harder to be profitable for their organization. On average, a co-pay
for physical therapy is approximately $30/session. In the typical insurance based clinic, you may be seen between 8-12 sessions. Each session is approximately
60-90 minutes, with 15-20 minutes spent with the physical therapist and the remainder of the session is run by the rehabilitation aide.

At Smith Physical Therapy, patients can expect a full hour of one-on-one care by a certified manual physical therapist. Though the out-of-pocket expense
is required, the amount of total sessions can usually be cut in half because the therapist can dedicate a full hour to your care and your needs. How
much is your time worth? Receipts are provided at the time of care for patients to be able to submit for out-of-network reimbursement, depending on
your plan.