I visited Bay State PT in Attleboro for a recurrence of lower back and left leg pain, which I had surgery on about two years ago. I'm very familiar with general Physical Therapy policies and practices, as I've been in and out of PT for numerous problems for years.
My appointment was scheduled for 10:45 on a Saturday, and I was instructed to come 15 minutes prior in order to fill out paperwork. I arrived at 10:30, was done with the paperwork in about 5 minutes, and then was told by the unpleasant front desk staff that my appointment wasn't until 11am. I know that the appointment was scheduled at 10:45 and that there had to have been a scheduling mix up. Regardless, I waited, and waited, until 11:15 when I finally was taken in for my initial consultation, 45 minutes after I had arrived.
My consultation lasted only 15-20 minutes, and I felt very rushed during the entire process. I later learned that I was the last appointment of the day, on a Saturday, which I felt certainly contributed to this rushed consultation.
Not only was I rushed, but my 'therapist' apparently didn't feel the need to measure or record any of my movements. If she was, she was estimating and generalizing, and must have been 'recording' the data in her head. After my 15 minute consultation, I was given two poorly explained exercises to try at home. I was not given a printout with diagrams or explanations of these exercises, which in the past has been standard practice at any PT place I have visited.
When I left, I knew that this place was not a good fit. Even so, I scheduled future appointments just in case I couldn't find another place to go to PT in the area. When I did schedule an appointment elsewhere, I called Bay State back to cancel the appointments I had made with them. The woman I spoke with sounded bewildered and shocked that I was canceling all appointments after only one short visit to their establishment. She offered me a chance to speak with the Clinical Director, Matt, which I welcomed as I thought it would be wise to inform him of the terrible visit I had to his establishment.
Matt seemed receptive at first, even offering me a personal visit with him. When I told him I was seeking treatment elsewhere, but may take him up on that offer if it didn't work out, he told me to 'do him a favor' and not call back. Not only did I find this rude in general, I found it extra rude for the CLINICAL DIRECTOR to be speaking to me this way.
I would do everything and anything possible to steer clear of this place. The staff is rude, unprofessional, and poorly trained.
As soon as I find a decent PT place in the Attleboro area, I'll try to update this with a name so you can avoid going through what I did. read more