CreatALifestyle Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching Disclaimer & Client Acknowledgment
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CreatALifestyle offers Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching for individuals who have completed or been released from formal physical therapy and who want support transitioning toward a sustainable fitness and healthy-lifestyle routine.
This service is designed to help clients continue moving forward after formal therapy within the recommendations, limitations, and guidance provided by their healthcare professionals.
The CreatALifestyle Flow™: Discover → Clarify → Plan → Act → Reflect → Adjust → Grow
What Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching Is
Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching is a lifestyle and fitness coaching service focused on helping clients develop sustainable habits and confidence following completion or release from formal physical therapy.
Depending on the individual and applicable healthcare recommendations, coaching may include:
- Establishing realistic fitness goals
- Developing sustainable exercise habits
- Building confidence with physical activity
- General fitness education
- General strength and conditioning
- Mobility and flexibility activities
- Cardiovascular fitness
- Functional fitness
- Lifestyle movement
- Goal setting
- Action planning
- Accountability
- Healthy lifestyle habits
- Progress tracking
- Developing a long-term wellness routine
The exact activities provided will depend on the client's circumstances, goals, abilities, and applicable professional recommendations.
What Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching Is Not
Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching is not:
CreatALifestyle does not represent Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching as physical therapy or rehabilitation.
Healthcare Provider Recommendations Come First
Clients are expected to follow the recommendations, restrictions, precautions, and instructions provided by their physician, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare professional.
CreatALifestyle coaching does not override or replace those recommendations. If there is a conflict between a healthcare professional's instructions and a coaching suggestion, the healthcare professional's instructions should take precedence.
Clients should discuss appropriate activity levels and exercise progression with their healthcare professional when necessary.
Completion or Release From Physical Therapy
Before participating in Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching, clients should have appropriately completed or been released from the formal physical-therapy process when applicable.
If a healthcare professional has instructed a client to continue physical therapy, rehabilitation, medical treatment, or specific restrictions, the client should follow those instructions.
CreatALifestyle may request clarification from the client regarding applicable activity restrictions or recommendations. CreatALifestyle does not independently determine whether a client is medically ready for exercise.
Client Responsibility
Clients are responsible for communicating relevant information regarding their health, injuries, limitations, restrictions, and healthcare recommendations.
Clients should not participate in activities that their healthcare professionals have advised them to avoid.
Clients should immediately communicate any concerning symptoms or changes in their condition to an appropriate healthcare professional.
When to Stop and Seek Professional Care
Clients should stop an activity and seek appropriate professional medical guidance if they experience concerning symptoms such as:
- Chest pain
- Severe shortness of breath
- Fainting
- Severe dizziness
- Sudden or unusual pain
- Significant swelling
- New or worsening weakness
- Loss of coordination
- Numbness or other concerning symptoms
- Any symptom that causes significant concern
In a medical emergency, seek emergency medical assistance immediately.
Individualized Approach
Your starting point is your starting point.
CreatALifestyle recognizes that every recovery journey is different. Coaching may take into consideration:
- Current abilities
- Personal goals
- Exercise experience
- Lifestyle
- Preferences
- Confidence
- Motivation
- Healthcare recommendations
- Known limitations
- Available resources
However, consideration of these factors does not constitute medical evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment.
John's Personal Experience
John Conover's personal experience with serious injury, multiple surgeries, and learning to walk again informs his understanding of the challenges people may experience when moving forward after a major setback.
His personal experience does not constitute medical expertise and should not be interpreted as a substitute for advice from a licensed healthcare professional.
No Guaranteed Results
CreatALifestyle does not guarantee:
- Recovery
- Pain reduction
- Injury healing
- Medical improvement
- Specific fitness results
- Specific strength gains
- Specific mobility improvements
- Specific weight-management results
- Any other particular health outcome
Individual results vary.
Communication With Your Healthcare Team
When appropriate, clients are encouraged to maintain communication with their:
- Physician
- Physical therapist
- Registered dietitian
- Other healthcare professionals
Clients may choose to share their coaching goals and activities with their healthcare team. CreatALifestyle may communicate with a healthcare professional only when appropriately authorized and permitted by applicable law.
Client Acknowledgment
By participating in Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching, I acknowledge and understand that:
- 1I am participating in lifestyle and fitness coaching, not physical therapy or rehabilitation.
- 2CreatALifestyle does not diagnose or treat injuries or medical conditions.
- 3CreatALifestyle coaching does not replace medical care, physical therapy, rehabilitation, or other professional healthcare services.
- 4I am responsible for following the recommendations and restrictions provided by my healthcare professionals.
- 5I will communicate relevant health information, limitations, and activity restrictions that may affect my participation.
- 6I understand that physical activity involves inherent risks, including the possibility of injury.
- 7I understand that individual results vary and that no specific outcome is guaranteed.
- 8I understand that I should stop an activity and seek appropriate professional guidance if I experience concerning symptoms.
- 9I understand that John Conover's personal recovery experience does not constitute medical expertise or medical advice.
- 10I understand that the purpose of Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching is to support sustainable lifestyle and fitness habits after formal therapy, within appropriate professional recommendations.
- 11I understand that I am responsible for my own participation and decisions.
- 12I have had an opportunity to ask questions about the nature and limitations of Post-Physical-Therapy Coaching.