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Cal Poly Campus Health and Wellbeing launched a new, on-campus physical therapy program that allows students to receive short-term, low-cost treatment according to a Campus Health and Wellbeing's website.
Cal Poly Campus Health and Wellbeing launched a new, on-campus physical therapy program that allows students to receive short-term, low-cost treatment according to a Campus Health and Wellbeing’s website.
In partnership with the physical therapy center Movement for Life, students can now receive one to three physical therapy sessions with a referral from a Campus Health and Wellbeing provider. The sessions are led by Cal Poly alumnus and Movement for Life Clinical Director Brandon Weipert, cost $10 each and include access to Everflex, an online movement platform that allows students to continue needs-based physical therapy at home after their in-person visits, according to their website.
Many students face barriers to reaching accessible healthcare, including physical therapy, such as high-costs, lack of access to transportation and potential lack of health insurance, Diego Abeloos, senior associate director of strategic communications and customer experience for Campus Health and Wellbeing, wrote in an email to Mustang News.
The sessions will run for approximately 20 minutes and be held in the Recreation Center (Building 43) in Room 107. Abeloos told Mustang News that after receiving the referral, students will be able to access physical therapy services on a first-come, first-served basis on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 12 and 4 p.m.
In order to receive a referral, Cal Poly students will need to make an appointment at the Health Center via their Health and Counseling Portal. Referrals from outside providers will not be accepted.
Additionally, at Campus Health and Wellbeing, each year physical therapy services have repeatedly received the highest number of referrals distributed, creating high demand for on-campus services, Abeloos told Mustang News.
The services are now open to all current Cal Poly students who are experiencing non-post-operative needs, but are not intended for the use of NCAA sports-related injuries.
Abeloos told Mustang News that it is Campus Health and Wellbeing’s goal to make this program a regular and recurring service on Cal Poly’s campus.