Chuck will perform an in-depth evaluation and assessment.

Your prescription from your doctor if you have one, your insurance card, a form of payment: cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, FSA HSA card, and your completed forms.

Wear comfortable clothes appropriate for exercise, shorts if you have a lower extremity problem, tank tops if you have a shoulder problem.

Sessions are 40-45 min.

A common prescription is 2 or 3 times per week for 4-6 weeks. Our goal at RPT is to help you reach your goals safely and efficiently.

Physical Therapy can often resolve orthopedic problems in an efficient natural and non-invasive way without the use of medication or surgical intervention. Trained physical therapists are experts in how your body moves and how to detect problems with those biomechanics. Once your therapist completes a comprehensive evaluation and understands the nature of your problem he/she can suggest simple changes in posture or activities, as well as prescribe specific exercises that help to ease pain and improve function

Payment is due at the time of service. We accept cash, credit card, HSA and FSA as forms of payment.

You will receive an itemized bill at the end of your session or treatment cycle. The bill contains all the information needed for you to submit to your insurance company. You will receive payment directly from your insurance company.

We take care of that for you. Your therapist will communicate and coordinate your care with your physician through written letters, emails and phone conversations. At a minimum your doctor will receive a written update on your progress every thirty days.

At Ridgefield Physical Therapy our motto is: ”Stretch and Strain not Pain.” This means that during the course of your treatment you should feel slight discomfort resulting from stretching and working your muscles, and feel fatigue. Pain, however, is a signal that something is wrong and it should be respected. Your therapist will work closely with you to make sure you are working at the right intensity and comfort level.

Yes, The state of Connecticut offers direct access to physical therapy services.

Physical therapists treat patients with a wide range of diagnoses in many different settings, ranging from hospitals working with spinal cord injury and stroke patients, to nursing homes treating elderly patients with arthritis, to treating infants in the neonatal intensive care units. Ridgefield Physical Therapy is an outpatient orthopedic clinic specializing in treating patients with joint problems, back and neck pain, sprains and strains as well as patients who have undergone orthopedic surgery (such as total joint replacements, ligament and tendon repairs and fracture fixation). Chuck will work with your physician to assess physical problems, define functional deficits and set appropriate goals specific to each patient. Treatment tools such as heat, cold, electrical stimulation and ultrasound, used in conjunction with exercise and hands-on techniques, enhance movement and promote greater function and/or range of motion.

The following may be implemented during your session, at the discretion of your therapist: exercise, range of motion, stretching, hot packs, cold packs, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, massage, mobilization, and manipulation.

Your therapist will provide you with detailed instructions and a home exercise program that should be performed in conjunction with your treatment and continued after you have been discharged. What you do and don’t do on your own is the key to the long-term success of your recovery.

In choosing a private practice physical therapy clinic you are helping to ensure the highest level of care possible. A private practitioner’s sole concern is the patient that enters his or her facility. If patients are not happy with the level of care they receive, the practice will not succeed. The private practice owner is truly invested in the positive outcome of the patient and quality of care. The private practitioner’s concept of “patients first care” is in contrast to physician-owned or corporate-owned entities that tend to view clinics as additional product lines or ways to diversify income. There may also be a conflict of interest in these clinics since physicians refer patients to their own clinics to drive profits. Private practitioners go the extra mile to ensure quality of care since there is no guarantee of referrals from physicians as in a physician-owned practice.

Yes. You have the choice of which physical therapy clinic you wish to attend. Your physician may have a recommendation for you, however the decision remains your own.

We comply with federal HIPPAA regulations. Your medical information will not be shared without your written consent.