Answers first. Then book.

Nobody has to give you permission

Utah is a direct-access state. You can start physical therapy here without a referral from a doctor.

You’ve probably been the one holding things together for everybody else. This part is easy: no gatekeeper, no waiting on somebody else’s schedule first.

What to bring with you

• Your patient forms, filled in, if you had a chance to print them.
• Your insurance card.
• Anything you already have on this problem: x-rays, ultrasounds, imaging reports, doctor’s notes.
• A list of the medications you take.
• Clothes you can actually move in.

If you don’t have the imaging or the notes, come anyway. We start with what we can see, feel and measure.

Getting the most out of your first visit

Sessions typically last 30 to 60 minutes; your therapist will give you an estimate when you arrive. The first visit is an evaluation, not a workout, so you don’t need to be in shape for it.

Come rested if you can. We want to see how you really move, not the tired version of it.

Note any pain medication you took beforehand and tell your therapist. It changes what we feel for, and how hard we push.

Bring the thing you actually want back. The hike, the night shift, lifting a grandkid. Vague goals get vague plans.

What happens between visits

You’ll leave with a short set of exercises, dosed for you and your stage of recovery.

Doing them is what moves the plan forward. It’s also the part that makes the results stick.

Check with your therapist before you add anything new. Well meant advice from the internet undoes a lot of good work.

If something hurts too much, say so

Tell your therapist in the moment. They’ll change the intensity or the technique right there.

Hard work is fine. Dreading your appointment is not, and it’s not how we get you better.

How you’ll know you’re finished

Your physical therapist will guide you on when it is time to stop, based on your progress and goals.

When you can do the thing you came in for, and keep doing it, your therapist will tell you it’s time to graduate.

Waiting is the expensive option. Pain that’s been ignored for a year takes longer to undo than pain you brought in this month.

Still wondering something?

The questions below are the ones we hear most often. If yours isn’t there, ask us directly.

Call Layton at (385) 515-4810, Roy at (801) 985-2700 or Syracuse at (801) 896-9200. You can also use the form further down this page.