Rehabilitation science assumes a rested patient. The textbooks, the protocols, the randomized controlled trials that generate evidence grades — all presume a body presenting for treatment after adequate sleep, moderate activity, and baseline autonomic tone. The treatment parameters derived from this assumption — pressure thresholds, mobilizat
The 78-Minute Session That Korean Insurance Says Should Take 15
Korean national health insurance reimburses physiotherapy sessions at a flat rate calibrated to a 15-minute encounter. The rate was established in 2003. It has been adjusted for inflation three times. It has never been adjusted for clinical reality. The gap between what insurance funds and what injured bodies require is not a policy nuance. It is