When a Therapist tells you : ‘You’ll need several appointments’

When a Therapist says it will take 5/6 sessions ?

The number one question I must be asked by my clients is: ‘ How many times do you need to see me again? ‘. My answer ” I don’t really want to see you again! “. Now this probably does not win me business man of the year , but I’m not a business man , I’m a Sports Therapist who believes in honesty and putting the client first before my own financial gain . If a patient is continually walking through my door , then one of us isn’t doing something correctly .
The body is a miraculous machine , which given the correct stimulus and guide will do a bloody good job towards healing itself from injury . My job as a Sports Therapist is to apply that stimulus (using techniques I feel fit the issue presented) and point the body in the right direction ,in terms of your own therapeutic response (Rehab and exercise ) .I explain It’s 30% what I do but 70% of recovery is down to the patient by completing the rehabilitation and recovery protocols I’ve provided . Now yes there are odd occasions where things don’t quite go to plan and hurdles in recovery do have to be tackled . But the crux of the message is , Exercise is the biggest factor in your recovery , not the amount of treatments from the Therapist , Movement is medicine ‘