Longfellow Holistic Health Center

Your first visit will last approximately one hour and will include a comprehensive evaluation and applicable treatment administered by a licensed physical therapist. Your physical therapist will review your medical history, diagnostic tests and any recent events that may have contributed to your current condition. Your evaluation will include assessment of your current functional deficits, pain level and posture, as well as a thorough evaluation of your flexibility, strength, balance and endurance. Following the first appointment the subsequent treatment sessions average between 30 – 45 minutes.

We make every effort to keep down the cost of your health care at Longfellow Holistic Health Center. You can help by calling for our current fee schedule and by paying for treatment at the time services are rendered. We accept credit cards, cash, or personal check. Our providers are in‑network with all major insurance companies. Please call our office manager to verify coverage with your insurance or discuss other payment plan options.

Physical therapy is not covered for exercise alone without a "diagnosis". However, many sources of pain may be valid "diagnoses" for physical therapy to be prescribed to help with your joint pain. We could assess the nature of the pain and create a program that may help you to strengthen and return to exercise. Furthermore, exercise in a pool may help you to move without pain by eliminating the compression created by gravity and body weight when exercising on land. We can help design a custom aquatic exercise program for you to do independently or offer one -on-one aquatic physical therapy here in our deep water salt-based pool for you to be able to perform exercise comfortably and progress gradually.

Your shoulder's range of motion becomes limited. Any shoulder movement causes pain, and your range of motion starts to becomes limited while your shoulder becomes stiffer, and using it becomes more difficult.

Many treatment interventions can be offered to treat foot pain. The physical therapists at LHHC are skilled in diagnosing muscle imbalances in dancers, treating overuse in marathon runners, plantar fasciitis, bunion pain, complex forms of neuropathy, sprains and fractures. We work with you to identify the source of your foot pain. We will determine if orthotic support, changes of footwear, taping techniques and/or therapeutic modalities will aid you in restoring activity and relieving pain. Call today to take your first step in eliminating your foot pain.

Unfortunately, rehabilitating injury rarely happens overnight. Each type of tissue injury has parameters of how long healing typically takes. In post-surgical cases, the surgeon may dictate how soon before a patient can begin to perform new tasks. In order to safely resume function with newly repaired joints, for example, therapy can take weeks or months. When multiple concurrent problems and/or other health concerns such as cardiovascular disease or diabetes, the body sometimes doesn't recover as quickly. Your physical therapist at Longfellow Holistic Health Center can work with you to determine a length of treatment program that will be best for you.

Physical therapy is a process to improve your function. In order to gain strength and mobility, practicing one's exercises is often necessary to make these improvements. Depending upon one's condition and fitness level, some people have soreness after movement. Your physical therapist needs your feedback to determine whether the "soreness" is mild, comparable to that experienced with after light to moderate exercise versus "pain". Physical therapy should not cause pain. Your physical therapist can work with you (and your doctor) to make modifications and be sure that you are only taught exercises that are safe and appropriate for you

Treatments at Longfellow Holistic Health Center are always one-on-one and physical therapists do not switch. For the quality and continuity of your care, always seeing the same physical therapist is important.

The treatments at Longfellow Holistic Health Center are frequently performed in private treatment rooms. Based upon your needs, your care may be entirely in a private setting or can also include treatment outdoors, in the gym or pool. All of which is one-on-one.

Longfellow Holistic Health Center has three types of care which may each help relieve some forms of headaches. Acupuncture Physical Therapy Massage Each have each been shown to reduce or eliminate certain headaches by improving circulation, decreasing stress and improving body alignment. The initial assessment and history can determine the likelihood of one or all of these disciplines relieving your headaches

The Physical Therapists (PTs) at LHHC can support you with buoyant equipment and/or physical assistance in the shallow or deep end of the pool to allow you the benefit of exercise in the aquatic environment without the need to swim. If you are terrified of the water, the decision may be made to avoid this medium.

Back pain can be a debilitating problem. Careful, thorough musculoskeletal evaluation by a physical therapist can determine if muscle imbalance, poor body mechanics or postural problems are contributing to your pain. Then a PT treatment program of exercise and education to help correct these issues may help decrease pain. “Hands-on” interventions by a physical therapist or massage therapist can also aid in decreasing muscle spasms, stress and improving circulation for faster healing. Acupuncture has also been proven to resolve back pain in many people and can be an effective method on its own or in conjunction with other therapies

Commonly people have physical therapy to rehabilitate an injury two to three days a week. However, after your one-on-one evaluation, your needs, including the frequency of care will be discussed with your PT and the frequency of care determined to suit your needs with PT only weekly or monthly if appropriate.

A prescription is a doctor written recommendation for you to receive Physical Therapy. A prescription must include your name, diagnosis, doctor’s signature, and date and recommendations for treatment options. You must bring your prescription to your initial visit. A referral is an authorization that is submitted to your insurance company usually by your primary care physician (PCP). Referrals require the submission of the Practitioners National Provider Identifier (NPI) number to the PCP. In Massachusetts direct access to physical therapy is allowed which means a referral or prescription are not required to have physical therapy. However, most insurances require a referral/prescription for reimbursement of physical therapy services. If you choose to seek Physical Therapy (PT) services without insurance, you can request a quote for our rates.

We have a 24 hour cancellation policy as it provides more availability and appointment times for our patients and maximizes our practitioners’ schedule.

Generally lose fitting, work out clothing preferred with easy access to Upper and lower extremities.