DIY Healthcare?

DoItYourself

Yesterday, a NYT article about the comraderie of Physical Therapy. Today, an article about the group of young uninsured who are resorting to do-it-yourself healthcare. We’re so close! Just put those two concepts together and physical therapists emerge as a viable option for those with limited insurance coverage.
I love this quote:

It’s not an intimacy we would choose. But, shoved out of our private, busy lives, whether reluctantly or gratefully, we fall into their strong, skilled, waiting hands.”

I don’t love this quote:

“I could have gone to a major university for a year. Instead, I went to the hospital for two days.”

Young adults are the largest group of uninsured Americans. It’s a serious problem. Thankfully, physical therapy sessions don’t cost the equivalent of a year of education. And, for the record, Caitlin Kelly: physical therapy really isn’t that painful…at least it shouldn’t be!

We get rid of pain, not cause it.

ERIC
image courtesy of mkgillman via flickr

About Eric Robertson

Dr. Eric Robertson, the founder of PTThinkTank.com and PTCoop.org, is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy as Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. In addition to writing, he is a connoisseur of many things, ranging from coffee to bonsai trees. He specializes in orthopaedic manual physical therapy, radiology, evidence-based practice, and the impact of technology on healthcare.