This is the corporate office, and I wrote a review for the local location, this is my review of ATI:
Avoid ATI Physical Therapy!
Their main goal is getting patients in as often as possible to bill the maximum hours to the insurance company, even when you (the patient) explain that too many therapy sessions with no rest in between are causing more damage and too much pain.
This clearly isn't in the patient's best interest, and it violates the medical ethics oath "do no harm". My Doctor, and even workers compensation case manager, were not happy with ATI's push for constant therapy with no adequate rest. If you are in too much pain, they talk you in to going in and wasting time on an electrical muscle stimulation machine, or heat/ice treatment, just to collect money from your insurance. They wanted me to hold off and take my pain medication just before each physical therapy session, which I did like a fool. Something is wrong with this picture, if you are in too much pain, STOP. You will hopefully heal, it will just take time. Listen to your body, don't push too hard and do more damage.
They will give you a sheet with appointment dates/times scheduled far in advance, and tell you it's no problem to cancel. If you have to miss an appointment, they will ask you to reschedule in the computer to hold the spot, even if you aren't sure that you can make it- telling you it's OK to cancel. BEWARE, if you can't make the appointment, they will report it on your medical records as a no show cancellation, which makes you look bad and uncooperative with your treatment. My attorney obtained my records, and I was shocked and saddened at what I read. They didn't document my complaints of too much pain from therapy, their documentation benefited them, and they made constant requests to get me in to more therapy sessions with my Doctor's office. Luckily, my attorney, my doctor, and even my workers compensation claims manager, didn't go by ATI's recommendations, and fully supported me, even though I think it was too late - too much damage was done.
Please avoid ATI. The employees are friendly, but they can't be trusted. read more