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Best TriCare Physical Therapy Provider in San Diego
If you are a service member, spouse, dependent or veteran, odds are you have been frustrated by the limits of on-base or VA health care. In some cases it’s because of the capabilities of the practitioner, but more typical is the lack of time and resources available to get you the right treatment, quickly. You can be seen by a tricare physical therapy provider off-base or a Veterans Choice physical therapy provider outside the VA.
There’s a way to get physical therapy off-base or outside the VA. Find the best Tricare physical therapy provider in San Diego for you.
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“Your back hurts? Stop exercising, take some Vitamin M, go on light duty and come back in 4 weeks.”
Sound familiar?
As a former Marine Corps officer and now a Doctor of Physical Therapy I work with many, many active duty and veteran service members and their families, and I hear crazy examples of backwards care – like the above – all the time.
“The doctor gave me Vitamin M, and told me to rest or go to physical therapy. He never told me what the cause of my pain is. I never learned how to FIX my issue.”
Unfortunately, the military and VA physical therapy systems are built to fail you. Overburdened clinics mean you get 15, maybe 30 minutes with a staff therapist. If you get to see a therapist, that is. More often than not, someone in pain gets a standard exercise and stretching sheet that is not specific to the patient’s needs. What if stretching makes you worse? What if the stretches have nothing to do with the actual SOURCE of the issue? What’s actually causing the low back pain, the herniation, the decreased range of motion, the rotator cuff tendonosis, the tendonitis, the headaches, the patellar pain, the hip impingement, the piriformis syndrome, the sciatica, the bulged disc?
This happens all the time. It happened to me. It’s why we are a Tricare physical therapy provider. It’s why we are a Veterans Choice physical therapy provider.
To us at Movement Rx, it’s crazy and truly is a problem. Our own country’s service members and their families have difficulty getting the quality of care they need to stay healthy.
[Download the free ebook on using TriCare or Veteran’s Choice benefits for outside physical therapy.]
Find the best Veterans Choice physical therapy provider in San Diego
Did you know that 74.3% of those leaving the military are rated with a disability?
Mortality rates increase significantly in veterans with musculoskeletal injuries.
WHY?
When not treated effectively early on, they’re the most common precursor to chronic or systemic disease. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
96% of musculoskeletal injuries (“MSI”) are preventable, yet they are the single largest category of workplace injuries, accounting for 30% of all workers compensation expenses. That’s $50 billion a year. The average cost to surgically treat a MSI is $15,000.
So how do you avoid a MSI?
- Movement.
- Changing your Mindset about the healthcare you accept as the standard.
Fix the Cause. Stop Treating the Symptoms
Our healthcare culture is predicated on the ‘comfortable’ solution…because it’s easier. If our feet hurt, the doctor prescribes orthotics. If our shoulder hurts, the doctor gives us a cortisone shot or Vitamin M. If our back hurts, we are given a different chair. NONE OF THESE ACTUALLY SOLVE A PROBLEM. They just kick the problem down the road.
So how can we get you better, faster and keep you healthy? How can we help you work more efficiently, enjoy your work, stay longer in the service, and get out with little or no disability?
At Movement Rx we solve the cause of the problem.
How?
It’s in our name. The cause of most MSIs and pain are your faulty movement patterns. Let’s take back pain as an example. After
decades, in 2017 the American College of Physicians finally admitted that pharmaceuticals do not help with back pain. The other popular alternative – surgery – doesn’t do much better. Studies of back surgeries show that less than 35% are successful. These dramatic and expensive efforts focus on the symptoms, not the root cause.
Back pain is fixed by moving often and moving well. In our clinic, we focus on the positions you keep all day, rewire your brain and body’s communication, teach you how to use your breath to create stability, and show you which muscles to fire and which ones not to.
By treating the root cause we save you TIME, MONEY, AND FRUSTRATION. It’s the gift that keeps on giving, too. If you only get the symptom fixed, you’ll be back at your doctor’s for the same issue again and again, guaranteed.
Your Older Self Will Thank You For Taking Control of Your Health Today
We want your mortality rate as low as possible, and we want you to be able to physically do whatever you want without pain. It’s totally possible.
Remember, musculoskeletal injury – and pain – are almost completely avoidable.
And fixable.
3 Tips to Helping Yourself Heal and Getting What You Need
- You need a quality physical evaluation from a bona fide movement expert that can identify the cause of your injury or pain, and not get lost in symptoms. If you’re active duty or a dependent of someone who’s active duty, the clinic needs to be a Tricare physical therapy provider. If you are a veteran, the clinic needs to be a registered Veterans Choice physical therapy provider. (Movement Rx is both.)
- You need a quality rehabilitation program that you can follow each week to help heal yourself.. That program needs to include joint and tissue work, downregulation tools and a proper strength development plan that is customized to your particular issue.
- Finally, once you’re back to baseline, you will need guidance post injury and rehab on how to progress back into the activities you want to do. Whether it is Zumba, CrossFit, Spartan Racing, yoga…whatever it is you can re-find the physical freedom to participate.
Would you like to know how you can use your TriCare or Veterans Choice (aka TriWest) benefits at Movement Rx?
Using TriCare and TriWest Benefits with Movement Rx
Here are your options for getting an outside tricare physical therapy provider as a service member or dependent as well as Veterans Choice physical therapy provider as a veteran.
- TriCare Prime: Go to your Primary Care Manager (PCM) and ask for an authorization and referral for physical therapy. Specifically ask to be referred out to Movement Rx Physical Therapy or Dr. Theresa Larson (different databases have different names for us). If granted, we will get a faxed letter authorizing your care within 2-3 days. Your out of pocket costs depend on your specific plan, but are typically between $0 and $30 per visit.
- TriCare Select (formerly Standard): Select members can self-refer directly to our office. We are in-network, meaning your cost share will be between $25-$41 per visit based on active duty status as well as Group A vs Group B participation. If you’re unsure of your plan speciics, give us a call at 619-210-0945 and we’ll find out for you. After your visits, we submit visit information to TriCare for direct reimbursement.
- TriCare Reserve Select: Same as Tricare Select, but for qualified National Guard and Reserve members.
- TriCare Retired Reserve: Same as Tricare Select, but for qualified Reserve members and survivors.
- TriWest (VA Choice Program or VA CCC): You must go to your Primary Care Physician or Nurse Practitioner at the VA and be referred to physical therapy, or call 866-606-8198. If the wait for a VA therapy session is over 30 days (the average wait has been as long as 3 months), you can ask to be referred out, Ask to be placed in the VA Choice Program, and specifically request Movement Rx Physical Therapy or Dr. Theresa Larson. For Veterans there is no out of pocket cost for your visits with us.
Questions?
Feel free to email us at getbetter@movement-rx.com or give us a call at 619-210-0945 with any questions. Our team is here to serve you.
If you are NOT in San Diego, we have a number of online rehabilitation options for you that focus on the Low Back, Knee, or Shoulder. These are all based on our particular approach to solving pain and are extremely successful.. Visit your.movement-rx.com to learn more!
Download your free ebook on using TriCare and Veteran’s Choice for Physical Therapy.