FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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The cost of therapy depends on the nature of your injury, the results of our initial evaluation, and what you want to accomplish. We can give you an estimate of the cost and length of treatment after you have visited our clinic for your initial assessment which is offered for free and 15% off the price on your 1st treatment.

Your recovery is determined by many factors unique to you. These factors include the extent of damaged tissue, how long you have had the injury, your nutritional habits, your emotional state, and other factors. We will review these factors with you when you visit the clinic for your evaluation. If needed, we can refer you to a physician or other practitioner who can address specific needs. Your body’s response to exercises and manual techniques will also help us to estimate how long it could take for you to regain function.

After your evaluation, you and your therapist will determine the number of times you will need to be seen. The extent and seriousness of your injury will be a primary consideration for determining the amount of treatment you will need. On average, clients are asked 1-2 times a week for 4-8 weeks.

Manual Therapist is skilled on hands-on techniques and has a progressive knowledge on clinical reasoning for examination orthopedic cases. This is due to the rigorous training a Doctor of Physical Therapist should undergo in USA under OGI (Ola Grimsby Institute) just to become an Orthopedic Manual Therapist. They are also trained in advanced exercise physiology that gives specific exercise dosage designed for specific needs of an individual.

“No pain, no gain” is a misconception. Physical therapy for injuries is not the same as physical training for competitive sports. Pain causes muscle contraction and guarding, inflammation, and restricted range of motion. This leads to the continuation of the pain cycle and inappropriate movement patterns that can lead to further injury. In addition, chronic inflammation weakens connective tissue and leads to scar tissue formation. This is why our physical therapy programs are designed to avoid pain.

With connective tissue injury, pain starts because your tissue is structurally stressed or inflamed. We can help you reduce inflammation by prescribing circulation exercises to flush inflammatory substances out of the injured area. This in itself will diminish your pain. Then, by rebuilding the tissues and eliminating poor joint biomechanics, we can further diminish your pain or even eliminate it.

Manual therapy is a specialty within the field of physical therapy. Traditional physical therapy focuses more on managing and treating the symptoms of the disease process, while manual therapy focuses more on performing biomechanical, tissue-based examination to identify the cause of the disease process. In treating the cause, along with the symptoms, the outcome has higher expectations.

There is an open parking at the arcade and its on a first-come first-serve basis. Should there be no parking slot available, you can double park but need to inform the guard on duty on the unit number you are visiting. This is for them to notify you if there is a need to move your vehicle.

The policy of MANUAL FIZIO is to schedule your first appointment at least 2 days prior to your preferred schedule.

While our Orthopedic Manual Therapist do not offer massage therapy services, we do have other providers within the vicinity who offer various other services including Massage Therapy.

Currently, we only accept cash, gcash, bank transfer, and check payment. We are happy to discuss payment plan options as well. It is our policy that payment is made at the time of service.

We request that you give us 24 hour notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment. You may be charged a PhP500 fee for not adhering to our policy.