I believe that every initial consultation needs to start with your goals. Knowing what you want to get out of the session and what activities you'd like to get back to will guide us in the right direction from the start.

Some people will want the kitchen sink thrown at their injury, with no stone left unturned to get back to the sport or activity they love. Others may want to just know that they won't make their knee injury worse by taking their dog for a walk every morning.

Both of these scenarios are appropriate for a physio to manage. Unfortunately, so often, people who train and compete hard are under serviced because the physio has limited experience working with athletes. While the dog walker will be over serviced due to not having had a conversation about goals (or so the physio can meet KPIs).

Now don't get me wrong - If the dog walker would like the kitchen sink thrown at their knee  or the athlete just wants to know their injury won't cause issues in the future - this is also completely appropriate, just so long as it is a informed choice made with the patient.
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