At McLaughlin/Judd Physical Therapy we are proud of our professional experience and commitment to helping every patient that walks through our doors. We also make it known that all of our therapists have achieved MDT (Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment) certification.
What does that mean to our patients and to the physicians that want their patients to receive the most effective treatment available?
It means that all of our therapists have achieved MDT certification which requires more than 130 hours of post graduate training and successful completion of testing to demonstrate mastery of the evaluation and treatment process
It means we will provide a careful, systematic, thoroughly researched evaluation of your condition to determine first if we can help you, and second to determine the most effective way to help you reach your goals. This process emphasizes understanding what movements or positions affect your symptoms rather than what specific body part may be causing the problem. (post surgical patients are a different category and are evaluated based on your surgeons specific protocol).
At the core of the MDT approach is helping patients apply self treatment strategies throughout their day rather than 2 times a week as most therapy or chiropractic treatment approaches advocate.
How are the treatment strategies determined? Stay tuned - the good stuff is coming.
Welcome to the McLaughlin/Judd Physical Therapy blog! We've been a little slow getting this started but first we wanted to make sure we had something to say.
When Kevin and I considered putting our name on a physical therapy clinic and making a go of it we had to answer the question why. Why would we leave a great employer and stable and successful group to go through the challenges of establishing a new name, a new administrative system, new insurance credentialing, and all the rest of it?
While we had the same reasons that anyone might have to start their own business, the most compelling was this:
By forming a small clinic with very experienced therapist, all with the same commitment to a unique yet straight forward approach to patient care, we could better control the quality of our services and the satisfaction of our patients.
The western part of the Capital Region is very fortunate to have very good health care providers; from Physicians and Nursing care to Chiropractors, Massage Therapists, and other types of alterative health providers. This wealth of skilled providers have helped to keep folks in this area active and educated in ways that enhance their health and well being.
From talking with and treating thousands of people over the years, Kevin and I have come to understand that our treatment approach and philosophy are unique to this area and different than what is offered in other healthcare settings. We realized that by concentrating on our treatment approach we could provide more effective care and our patients could expect a more consistent level of treatment than if our services were mixed in with other types of therapy.
In the next few weeks we will lay out more of the specifics of what we do (MDT, reassessment every session, education regarding effective self management, etc) and share some stories of what has been the result.
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