Reporting Physical Therapy

[MarkMonh]

I was training for an iron man and unfortunately began to suffer from achilles tendinitis (mild-case). I’m engaging with a physical therapist to help recover (and strengthen). The injury doesn’t affect my ability to fly nor am I on medication. The issue should resolve itself in a month (hopefully). Do I need to report this on my next medical and do I need to bring any documentation?…it is a very benign condition imo.

 

[Mongoose Aviator]

Did you self-diagnose and contact the PT on your own? Or did this start with a Doc visit, perhaps a Sport Orthopedic Doc?

 

[MarkMonh]

Did you self-diagnose and contact the PT on your own? Or did this start with a Doc visit, perhaps a Sport Orthopedic Doc?

This was self diagnosed. I contacted the PT on my own. No X-Rays or imaging taken, rather they did their own “evaluation”. It is a PT clinic that specializes in sports medicine.

 

[MarkMonh]

I don’t want to hide anything but I know what caused the injury (50 miles of running per week). PT is 30 minutes of strengthening the ankle/foot and I’ll eventually progress to anti gravity running machines and then back to full on running. They also massage the area. A nice benefit

 

[2-Bit Speed]

I was training for an iron man...

(50 miles of running per week)

i'm a little more concerned by the mental instability. anyone that voluntarily submits themselves to this level of torture probably has unhealthy masochistic tendencies...

p.s. yes, i'm kidding

 

[Lindberg]

I was training for an iron man and unfortunately began to suffer from achilles tendinitis (mild-case). I’m engaging with a physical therapist to help recover (and strengthen). The injury doesn’t affect my ability to fly nor am I on medication. The issue should resolve itself in a month (hopefully). Do I need to report this on my next medical and do I need to bring any documentation?…it is a very benign condition imo.

Report the PT visits. No big deal.

 

[lbfjrmd]

 

[MD2105]

Got the same condition from trail running. PT did dry-needling. Shish kebab skewers (at least what it felt like) through the calf muscles and another through the tendons. Definitely don't recommend...

 

[Kenny Phillips]

Got the same condition from trail running. PT did dry-needling. Shish kebab skewers (at least what it felt like) through the calf muscles and another through the tendons. Definitely don't recommend...

Ah, voodoo.

 

[Lindberg]

Got the same condition from trail running. PT did dry-needling. Shish kebab skewers (at least what it felt like) through the calf muscles and another through the tendons. Definitely don't recommend...

Dry needling seemed to accelerate my recovery when I tore my calf. Definitely more painful than acupuncture needles.

 

[Randomskylane]

They also massage the area. A nice benefit

Tore up finger, doc sent me to his pt office. Every therapist was a ~25 year old female.

A couple years later I needed to go for my back so my wife found some other place that was “more convenient.” Just a coincidence that everyone there was 50+ lol