CONSULTATIVE & COLLABORATIVE MEDICINE IS THE BEST APPROACH
TO ACHIEVING AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE
At Lake Washington Sports & Spine, we take an unbiased, consultative and comprehensive approach to medicine. This starts with a longer consultation to truly understand the depths of your sports injury and health challenges. We respect your time and will insist, in the interest of getting you healthy quickly, on having tough conversations early and making the implicit explicit. Effective communication combined with mutual accountability is critical to quick and effective restoration of physical activity and health.
What do we REALLY mean by unbiased consultative approach?
To make an analogy, in the world of wealth management, a financial advisor takes on a comprehensive and trusted role for providing unbiased advice based on the individual’s specific needs. When paid as a consultant, they are not beholden to any outside influence nor are they financially incentivized to recommend one asset class or specific money manager over another. We believe this model is a perfect analogy for the LWSS difference! Drs. Hyman and Chimes, being experts in the field of physiatry, are among an elite group of doctors that are double-board certified in Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. They are not beholden to any insurance company, hospital care system or medical clinic. They truly consult with only one person’s best interests at heart; their patient! The primary objective of a consultation at LWSS is to identify the true cause of sports injury and determine whether appropriate treatment can be administered at the LWSS clinic; or if a referral is appropriate.
What do we REALLY mean by collaborative approach to keeping people active?
Our treatment approaches are best suited for patients who understand that we guide them to health and an active lifestyle. In the modern world, where patients have access to essentially infinite knowledge through the Internet, our role has shifted. We are no longer “givers of information" but instead are “filters of information,” educating patients on which data points are most relevant to clarifying a diagnosis, understanding different treatment options, and optimizing their outcomes. We aim to partner with patients and we expect accountability on their part. When patients are more engaged and accountable, their outcomes are better. Ultimately, our approach is designed to minimize patient down time while optimizing success and a quick return to an active lifestyle.
KPA community collaborators
On a football field, a quarterback cannot win the game alone. In the field of medicine, it is often times appropriate to make a referral to a trusted physical therapist, chiropractic clinic or orthopedic surgeon. We believe that culture matters, and have built community connections with like-minded partners who you will enjoy getting to know.
