Frequently Asked Questions

Our treatments are often comparable in cost to insurance-based options but are designed to deliver better results. Insurance companies reimburse based on time and procedure codes, creating incentives for longer, more frequent visits. By operating on a private-pay model, we can prioritize your outcomes over visit frequency.

Not with Focus PT! Our techniques are simple, effective, and can be done in your downtime. Treatments are designed to be easy and convenient — performed while watching TV or listening to podcasts.

Our approach is completely different than traditional physical therapy. Our diagnostic method is different, as is our treatment. What we do and how we do it are completely different from every other physical therapy clinic, so your experience with us will be unlike any treatment you've had before. You'll notice the difference in your very first visit.

Insurance companies pay physical therapy companies by time and "procedure codes." If you've ever been to traditional PT, you'll know that you spend a lot of time doing exercises, kinda-sorta-but-not-really with supervision. You also typically go 2-3 days a week. The longer you're there, the more the PT can charge, and the more frequently you come, the more they can charge. The business model is driven by volume of visits, i.e. see patients more frequently, and for as long as feasible. Not that this is always done for nefarious purposes, but the incentive is more time in the clinic, more often, with more patients. Dr. Bass worked in that model for 13 years. Toward the end of that part of his career, he was seeing so many patients a day that he couldn't remember who his patients were, why he was seeing them, and all the other details that made his job fulfilling and helped his patients get better. He also started being so stressed out that there wasn't enough of "him" to go around to everyone, especially if a patient came in with a lot of pain. When seeing 5 people at one time, and one of them needs all of the attention, everyone else gets ignored, and he felt horrible about that. He had stress dreams frequently and started hating the profession. In the private pay model, Dr. Bass can give all of his attention to each and every patient, and with the variety of treatment plan options that he offers, he's not incentivized to see his patients more…he's incentivized to help them reach their goals faster!

The initial consultation costs $350, which applies toward your chosen plan. We offer a case rate (coverage continues until symptoms resolve) and a family plan (annual coverage for you, spouse, and children). These options eliminate per-visit charges and align our interests with your recovery speed.

Traditional PT typically follows a referral for 2-3 sessions weekly over 4-6 weeks with numerous prescribed exercises. Focus PT expects 40-50+% improvement in the first visit and emphasizes self-treatment at home rather than frequent clinic visits. We rarely prescribe exercises or stretching.

Any weakness not caused by surgery or trauma isn't true "weakness" and doesn't need to be strengthened. Tightness is caused by muscles that are too contracted, and stretching is terribly inefficient at solving that problem. Overly contracted muscles respond well and quickly to focused hands-on treatments that can be easily performed on your own at home, with the help of instructional videos.

Focus PT appeals to patients who prefer avoiding surgery, distrust conventional medical models, seek informed decision-making about healthcare, value quality provider time, prefer fewer weekly appointments, and expect higher-standard care.