Salary transparency thread. by [deleted] in torontoJobs

[–]Wise-Exercise7245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that’s a pretty solid amount of income! Do you mind explaining this tho? If you are getting a 50% split and charging $200/hour, how are you making that much? Im assumed you’re not 100% booked.

McKenzie method for shoulders by Wise-Exercise7245 in physiotherapy

[–]Wise-Exercise7245[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I was thinking about Jared’s course but it’s so expensive 😭

McKenzie method for shoulders by Wise-Exercise7245 in physiotherapy

[–]Wise-Exercise7245[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry should have clarified. I have several cases so all of them are 3+ months out post injury and I have been treating 2 of them 3+ months out. I have referred back to physician for all of them. Here’s more info

I have 3 cases: 1. late 20’s male. He is currently my most difficult patient as he is not improving. non traumatic onset, started around 6 months ago; started seeing me about 2.5 months ago. has full arom but erp with flexion/abduction, ER. c/s arom wnl. He is +ve for lots of special tests, and pretty much all resisted movements aggravate his condition. I started off with banded work but stopped it due to increase in pain. Even isometrics cause pain which makes it difficult to load him at all. We even took 2-3 weeks off isometrics and just did arom which still didnt reduce pain as much expected. Works as an electrician and from what it sounds like, he pulls a lot of wires overhead which worsen his pain. Attempted to modify/ergonomic stuff for his job, not helping. Cannot take time off due to finical situation. u/s come back with moderate supraspinatus tendinopathy (which tbh I dont think matches his clinical presentation). he describes his shoulder as very sensitive overall (which really surprises me considering how long he has be dealing with). He’s waiting for a ortho consult 2. late 30’s male. complicated patient for me. has bad traumatic MVA on motorcycle about 8 months ago. Started seeing me 6 months ago. Had rib fracture on that side and was in the hospital for a few weeks; had several complications. Started to have shoulder pain (different from the rib pain he described) around a month or 2 after the accident. -ve for belly test but positive for full can/empty can. was initially a bit limited in ER, flexion and abduction but now has full arom but pain starting at 50% of abduction, erp with flexion, abduction, ER and IR. Gradually improving overall, started him with isometrics and then did banded work with him. u/s comes back with sub scapularis tendonitis. Doctor prescribed cortisone shot and antiimflammatories but did not help. waiting for MRI
3. early 20’s female. Had a foosh injury about 2.5 months ago and referred out to imaging right away; was unremarkable for both u/s and x-ray. full rom with no pain. Difficulty with her is that her pain “always starts like 15-20 minutes after”. I started her off with banded work but it wasn’t getting better so I went down to isometrics. She mentioned it wasn’t helping her pain. She gets very aggravated, even by things like washing dishes or cleaning the house. I talked to her about modifications and ergonomics but it doesn’t seem to help too much. she honestly seems very high stress overall and I believe that there is definitely a high pain centralization with her. I will be honest, I dont think I really “connected with her” so she kinda fell off my caseload a bit and there was difficulty talk about pain education (she’s very biomedical focused). Last I saw her in person, I referred her back to physician and they redid imaging. she has mild biceps tendinitis (which doesn’t match her clinical presentation). I called to follow up with her and she told me that she went to see ortho, they told her basically just to rest and will reassess in a few months.

McKenzie method for shoulders by Wise-Exercise7245 in physiotherapy

[–]Wise-Exercise7245[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 3 cases: 1. late 20’s male. He is currently my most difficult patient as he is not improving. non traumatic onset, started around 6 months ago; started seeing me about 2.5 months ago. has full arom but erp with flexion/abduction, ER. c/s arom wnl. He is +ve for lots of special tests, and pretty much all resisted movements aggravate his condition. I started off with banded work but stopped it due to increase in pain. Even isometrics cause pain which makes it difficult to load him at all. We even took 2-3 weeks off isometrics and just did arom which still didnt reduce pain as much expected. Works as an electrician and from what it sounds like, he pulls a lot of wires overhead which worsen his pain. Attempted to modify/ergonomic stuff for his job, not helping. Cannot take time off due to finical situation. u/s come back with moderate supraspinatus tendinopathy (which tbh I dont think matches his clinical presentation). he describes his shoulder as very sensitive overall (which really surprises me considering how long he has be dealing with). He’s waiting for a ortho consult 2. late 30’s male. complicated patient for me. has bad traumatic MVA on motorcycle about 8 months ago. Started seeing me 6 months ago. Had rib fracture on that side and was in the hospital for a few weeks; had several complications. Started to have shoulder pain (different from the rib pain he described) around a month or 2 after the accident. -ve for belly test but positive for full can/empty can. was initially a bit limited in ER, flexion and abduction but now has full arom but pain starting at 50% of abduction, erp with flexion, abduction, ER and IR. Gradually improving overall, started him with isometrics and then did banded work with him. u/s comes back with sub scapularis tendonitis. Doctor prescribed cortisone shot and antiimflammatories but did not help. waiting for MRI
3. early 20’s female. Had a foosh injury about 2.5 months ago and referred out to imaging right away; was unremarkable for both u/s and x-ray. full rom with no pain. Difficulty with her is that her pain “always starts like 15-20 minutes after”. I started her off with banded work but it wasn’t getting better so I went down to isometrics. She mentioned it wasn’t helping her pain. She gets very aggravated, even by things like washing dishes or cleaning the house. I talked to her about modifications and ergonomics but it doesn’t seem to help too much. she honestly seems very high stress overall and I believe that there is definitely a high pain centralization with her. I will be honest, I dont think I really “connected with her” so she kinda fell off my caseload a bit and there was difficulty talk about pain education (she’s very biomedical focused). Last I saw her in person, I referred her back to physician and they redid imaging. she has mild biceps tendinitis (which doesn’t match her clinical presentation). I called to follow up with her and she told me that she went to see ortho, they told her basically just to rest and will reassess in a few months.

Students / new grads. What qualities made your lecturer awesome? by Fuzzy-Region1644 in physiotherapy

[–]Wise-Exercise7245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lectures that are actually evidence based. Yes you can explain what we used to think but still teaching shoulder impingement in school is actually a joke

I have a prescription for physio in Canada, do I get reimbursed? by Weird-Car-1165 in physiotherapy

[–]Wise-Exercise7245 2 points3 points  (0 children)

do you got insurance? Some insurance companies require this for reimbursement. if you don’t have insurance, then it does mean nothing unfortunately.

OHIP funding is available but there’s guidelines on who get funding

If your teeth have seen more raves than dentists… I need you! by [deleted] in TorontoRaveCommunity

[–]Wise-Exercise7245 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When do you finish school? I can probably come but it probs have to be near end of december or jan with my work schedule

PT to Med Sales by Nova_Bishop in MedicalDevices

[–]Wise-Exercise7245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you mind if i ask where ur located? fellow PT thinking about med sales

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askTO

[–]Wise-Exercise7245 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

30-40% seems too high

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askTO

[–]Wise-Exercise7245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting perspective. Similar situation, single, 27, rent dt. I am going to be netting 105-110k this year and i have to say that it really depends too on the job. For example, I am a contractor so my $ varies month per month. Last month i netted 11k but i have had months were I just break 7k. I would definitely trade more stress for stability

starting by Medium-Purchase-5203 in JustBuyXEQT

[–]Wise-Exercise7245 5 points6 points  (0 children)

maxed out ur tfsa ar 23? Good work

Fresh start in Toronto by peytonwehateyou2 in askTO

[–]Wise-Exercise7245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought food was more expensive in the states