Physical Therapy Without a Prescription

Direct Access

You can now conveniently access physical therapists’ services without a doctor’s referral. Physical therapists practice in the 42 states, including Connecticut, allowing treatment without referral has proven to be safe. Eliminating the referral requirement is one step to making health care more accessible to more people. Direct access can eliminate delays of services to you. 

Physical therapy restores, maintains, and promotes optimal fitness, wellness, and quality of life as it relates to movement and health. Physical therapists are experts in the examination and treatment. This allows them to provide services for ailments such as impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease and disorders. Diagnosis by a physical therapist is not only essential to provide the proper interventions but it is also a fundamental part of physical therapists' practice because their education qualifies them to recognize signs and symptoms outside of their expertise. In doing so, they know when the patient should be referred to a physician. 

Successful outcomes are the results of the patient/client management process. With direct access, the positive outcome for patients/clients is greater access to physical therapy and more choice in their health care decisions. This outcome has many encouraging attributes for patients/clients, from prevention and wellness to innovative new care and services.