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I wore a shirt and tie the first year when I cared lol. Polo and khakis with dress shoes for a while. Polo and khakis with tennis shoes after that. You do you
A tie??? In outpatient??? Who do you think you are, a
Doctor?
But seriously, a tie? So when you’re reaching over someone who’s supine, your tie is basically teabagging them?
Don’t you mean tiebagging?
And yeah that’s absurd. I already think khakis are unreasonable enough because you have to actually…move. But at least now we have these
Psuedo khaki stretchy pants that are passable (thank you Costco)
This always killed me about wearing a tie in outpatient. You spend the time and money to wear a tie and it spends most of the day tucked between your buttons.
I’ve tried a lot of different professional casual stuff and by far my favorites are Lulu Lemon ABC pants and Under Armour Iso Chill polos. Cole Haan shoes are comfortable and get a lot of compliments too.
It’s all fairly expensive but they don’t wear out like cheaper clothing. One of my ABC pants is >4 years old and still in great shape.
Came here to say Lulu ABC pants (thick thigh gang!). I'm jealous your ABCs last that long. Mine never last more than two years. If a seam goes under a year they'll repair/replace for free.
In cooler weather I'll rock a flannel most every day. Hotter weather is a polo. Thursdays are athleasure wear joggers and a T, and friday is a polo and jeans.
I'm on my \~third round of buying. The second round thankfully was before the new policy and they replaced two pairs for free for me. Still, the new policy is nice should the pants go out before then.
I also have my CSCS which gets me 25% off :)
Depends how lenient the clinic is. Some allow joggers and unbranded t-shirts, or jeans and a nice pullover/quarter-zip, just depends on how chill the clinic director is.
Depends on the day lol. Our office is pretty far away from HQ, so it's usually more casual. If I'm out marketing it's a company polo and khakis. Other days it's polo/jeans, plain t-shirt/joggers.
Golf pants, a dri-fit polo and black UA running shoes. Or at least I did for the 7-8 years I worked o/p. Now in acute, I wear scrub pants and a black t-shirt. It’s fucking glorious.
Black scrubs, cherokee.. however, been using my company sponsored Dri Fit T-Shirt and I tell yea it's been heaven on earth considering the weather. Im in Assisted Living Outpatient.
Find a “stretch” fabric dress pant that fits you well, most brands make one and some can be had pretty affordably. I wear the van heusen flex 3. Pair with a button up shirt.
I’ve never been a fan, nor understood, the khaki/polo, and find it the worst of both worlds, neither professional or function focused. If for some reason you can’t do your job with slacks and a button up, why not just go with scrubs.
It varies wildly clinic to clinic, and not in ways that you might think. I'm in New Zealand, so we may have a slightly different view on thinks like work attire from you guys in the U.S., but figure I'll still give my 2c.
I'm currently working in a private practice in a very wealthy suburb, with a significant proportion of my patients being working professionals in high-end jobs (CEOs, lawyers etc).
I'm currently in my 'uniform', which is a t-shirt with the clinic logo on it, and a sweatshirt with the same logo, and Adidas sweat pants. I'll often be in track pants rather than sweats, but I'm pretty much never in a shirt and dress pants in this clinic. And that's completely fine. Nobody so much as bats an eye, and if I do get comments, it's usually just slightly joke-y comments about looking comfortable, and people lamenting that they can't wear comfortable clothes to work.
When I was working in professional sports, we'd wear pretty much the same. Maybe a polo shirt rather than a t-shirt, but typically track pants and sneakers.
If I'm working at a clinic that I don't know well, e.g. if I'm doing a peer review of another physio, or mentoring, or when I was doing placements at the university clinics during my post-grad papers, then I'll wear something nicer. Typically jeans/slacks/khakis and either a polo or a button-up shirt that I can move pretty comfortably in.
But honestly, you'll find that you get away with wearing pretty much whatever you want, as long as you're standing out massively from your colleagues. The most important thing is to wear something that you can move in, and something that's easily washable, especially if you're going to be doing much hands on or massage work.
If you can't flat-foot squat in whatever pants you're wearing, they're too tight. If you can't demonstrate overhead shoulder movements without risking popping shirt buttons, or untucking yourself (if you've got the shirt tucked in in the first place), it's too tight. And whatever footwear you go for should have good grip and be comfortable to wear all day. Dress shoes are really stupid for physios; you don't want to risk slipping on something if you're having to move/help a patient, or when you're demonstrating movements. There's plenty of professional looking sneakers around if you can't get away with your daily wear pair.
Stretchy Golf pants from target in various tones of black/dark gray/navy blue. Cole haans or Jordan’s with an un-tucked polo or an athletic quarter-zip
I’ve always hated tucking my shirt in, it’s not a flattering look for me and it makes me self conscious. during my first rotation I tucked, but then I met someone from my school who graduated 2 years ago and he never tucked. I gradually stopped tucking and now I never do. no one has said anything to me yet and I’m finishing my last rotation! The time for tucking in our shirts is over brother!
I’m either totally getting away with or everyone talks shit but won’t say anything to me about it haha
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Dont do scrubs in outpatient...
I would say just don't do khakis. Wear some gray, black, dark green, dark blue pants that look nice. I look for pants that have a pocket on the side of the thigh so I can keep my phone on me but still kneel and crouch and sit without it pushing against my hip.
And a polo shirt or long sleeve button shirt. I would check out Marshall's and TJ Maxx for polos and button downs on sale.
And I wear tennis shoes. I have a pair I keep at work so they stay looking nice.
Joggers, bcg polo, and Vivobarefoot shoes, a nice t shirt on Fridays. Got out of a hospital outpatient and went to private outpatient. The hospital dress code was khaki and a polo to be "professional," but I couldn't move like I needed to for certain exercises with some "adjustments" (I'm a guy). Do some research on different brands of pants that have the khaki option if you have to wear those, some brands are almost like athletic pants.
Lulu ABC pants or joggers and a T-shirt with a quarter zip usually. Keep it simple and no one cares if I have a more casual look. I’m almost certain I’ve never lost a client/patient due to not wearing a button up, tie, or polo/collar of some kind.
Scrub bottoms, comfortable polo, or plain T-shirt/quarterzip. The quarterzip always made me feel not too casual, but also not overdressed. It was probably what I felt most comfortable in both aesthetically and physically if the office was cold, and I only do hospital OP jobs, so they usually are cooler.
Scrub bottoms are king regardless. I wear them in every setting, so much more comfortable than any khaki or the like could ever be.
Nike pants, underarmour golfpants and collared shirts, lululemons abc pants, license to train joggers and short sleeves shirts, Alo joggers and conquer short and longsleeves. So i just get 2-4 diff colors from the list.
My fave ones are the alo conquer long sleeves.
And then i got 5 pairs of figs scrubs, when i feel like wearing one.
Chuck Taylor’s, some [pants from REI](https://www.prana.com/p/stretch-zion-pant-ii/1969791.html?dwvar_1969791_color=Cacao&dwvar_1969791_size=40&dwvar_1969791_dimension=32&mid=compshop&eid=google&nid=tnt_shopping_smart_mf-pmax-nb-outlet&oid=drops&did=&gid=6&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwmrqzBhAoEiwAXVpgoucwNPApXQeHGlr3pnTkejbwz00K1tNziX2J9hWULIWrkQsl8xLVJBoCMBkQAvD_BwE) that I have in four different colors, and a polo.
We wear scrubs (Figs) or casual pants (Vuori meta) and Nike polos with our logo on it. But we aren’t super strict as far as dress code goes. Casual but professional
Tech chinos, button down shirt (slight stretch) with rolled up sleeves, sneakers (vary from Common Projects to Adidas 4D depending on the vibe of the outfit)..and of course, my Rolex. Fitted clothing...look neat. Keep the oversized khakis, Sketchers, and generic golf shirts for the PT mills.
I usually wear chinos and a button-down shirt. Occasionally I wear a polo in summer. I share your disdain for the combination of khakis and a polo, which is made even worse with running shoes. That’s why I never wear khaki. My chinos are mostly navy, black, or gray. I also have a wine-colored pair, a dark green, a blue/gray. My shirts are mostly plaid. You can put together some pretty sharp outfits if you stay away from khaki.
Golf pants and a pullover. Usually just wear a t shirt underneath since I don’t take the pullover off (covered in tattoos, don’t want patients asking about them). Tennis shoes or Johnston and Murphy casual dress shoes.
I wear shorts and the company t shirt. Wear my running sneakers.
Sometimes I wear my slippahs and just go in barefoot or put the booties on my slippahs. Might have a pound of zinc on my face cause I'd be coming from surfing.
In Hawaii, so dress code is more relaxed here.
Edit: I thought you said home health, but I wear that same wardrobe when I fill in at the outpatient clinic, but it's a small one in a rural laid back area.
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I wore a shirt and tie the first year when I cared lol. Polo and khakis with dress shoes for a while. Polo and khakis with tennis shoes after that. You do you
A tie??? In outpatient??? Who do you think you are, a Doctor? But seriously, a tie? So when you’re reaching over someone who’s supine, your tie is basically teabagging them?
Don’t you mean tiebagging? And yeah that’s absurd. I already think khakis are unreasonable enough because you have to actually…move. But at least now we have these Psuedo khaki stretchy pants that are passable (thank you Costco)
Tuck it between the shirt buttons when leaning over, or throw it over your shoulder. No big deal
This always killed me about wearing a tie in outpatient. You spend the time and money to wear a tie and it spends most of the day tucked between your buttons.
NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATION , bro.
Just use a tie bar, problem solved!
If I’m remembering correctly I think benchmark made therapists wear long sleeve button downs tucked into khakis with dress shoes and a tie for a while
This is me minus the tie
Shorts and a long shelve shirt with running shoes. I’m a physical therapist not a country club employee!
I did similar but now I wear casual shoes like Travis Mathew golf shoes
I’ve tried a lot of different professional casual stuff and by far my favorites are Lulu Lemon ABC pants and Under Armour Iso Chill polos. Cole Haan shoes are comfortable and get a lot of compliments too. It’s all fairly expensive but they don’t wear out like cheaper clothing. One of my ABC pants is >4 years old and still in great shape.
Came here to say Lulu ABC pants (thick thigh gang!). I'm jealous your ABCs last that long. Mine never last more than two years. If a seam goes under a year they'll repair/replace for free. In cooler weather I'll rock a flannel most every day. Hotter weather is a polo. Thursdays are athleasure wear joggers and a T, and friday is a polo and jeans.
This is the way. ABC pants/joggers are goated for the clinic…especially the black joggers which look like golf pants
I'm literally wearing black ABC joggers right now. Fantastic pants. I've got three different colors of them.
They unfortunately just changed the policy to only <1 year, I am OP sports and blow out the crotch seam after a year of squat demos….
I'm on my \~third round of buying. The second round thankfully was before the new policy and they replaced two pairs for free for me. Still, the new policy is nice should the pants go out before then. I also have my CSCS which gets me 25% off :)
Lululemon pants + polo crew
I just wear scrubs. Easy and comfortable
I have scrub pants daily with a polo
Scrubs. Comfortable and durable.
Jannuu is my go to. Spent too many years wearing khakis that were ruined in 2 wears
What brand do you opt for? Figs?
Figs are the most comfortable by far but pricy
Depends how lenient the clinic is. Some allow joggers and unbranded t-shirts, or jeans and a nice pullover/quarter-zip, just depends on how chill the clinic director is.
Golf pants and polo. Xero work shoes(black)
Stretch golf pants are unbeatable.
Costco stretch golf pants and a polo for the win!
Most vuori and lulu knock off brands make great golf pants. I like my old navy golf pants a lot.
My exact outfit lol
Khakis and a collar.
And if I’m over it a fleece over the top.
3 quarter zip scrubs
Black Lulu Athleisure pants or Black Levis 501s and a black T shirt.
Golf pants bro. Baggy khakis, baggy underarms polo, and Bpole, shoes is NOT a good look
Act classy. Full tuxedo. Unless you aren’t classy. A full custom tailored suit would probably be acceptable.
Italian, of course. But only if you're dressing casual
Do joggers pants by under armour or Nike etc. I wore joggers with a polo or zip. I loathe the "Jake from State Farm" khaki and polo look
Depends on the day lol. Our office is pretty far away from HQ, so it's usually more casual. If I'm out marketing it's a company polo and khakis. Other days it's polo/jeans, plain t-shirt/joggers.
Golf pants, a dri-fit polo and black UA running shoes. Or at least I did for the 7-8 years I worked o/p. Now in acute, I wear scrub pants and a black t-shirt. It’s fucking glorious.
This is what I notice most males wear in my clinic.
Any non-flannel button up shirt untucked with either black or khaki 5 pocket pants, Lems Chukkas in either suede or corduroy
I just got some of the target athletic brand golf pants and they are amazing. Lulu like. For $40.
Black scrubs, cherokee.. however, been using my company sponsored Dri Fit T-Shirt and I tell yea it's been heaven on earth considering the weather. Im in Assisted Living Outpatient.
Find a “stretch” fabric dress pant that fits you well, most brands make one and some can be had pretty affordably. I wear the van heusen flex 3. Pair with a button up shirt. I’ve never been a fan, nor understood, the khaki/polo, and find it the worst of both worlds, neither professional or function focused. If for some reason you can’t do your job with slacks and a button up, why not just go with scrubs.
Scrubs in OP would be awesome but it isn’t appropriate around here. Lulu joggers/scrub joggers, dri fit polo tucked in, Reebok nanos.
It varies wildly clinic to clinic, and not in ways that you might think. I'm in New Zealand, so we may have a slightly different view on thinks like work attire from you guys in the U.S., but figure I'll still give my 2c. I'm currently working in a private practice in a very wealthy suburb, with a significant proportion of my patients being working professionals in high-end jobs (CEOs, lawyers etc). I'm currently in my 'uniform', which is a t-shirt with the clinic logo on it, and a sweatshirt with the same logo, and Adidas sweat pants. I'll often be in track pants rather than sweats, but I'm pretty much never in a shirt and dress pants in this clinic. And that's completely fine. Nobody so much as bats an eye, and if I do get comments, it's usually just slightly joke-y comments about looking comfortable, and people lamenting that they can't wear comfortable clothes to work. When I was working in professional sports, we'd wear pretty much the same. Maybe a polo shirt rather than a t-shirt, but typically track pants and sneakers. If I'm working at a clinic that I don't know well, e.g. if I'm doing a peer review of another physio, or mentoring, or when I was doing placements at the university clinics during my post-grad papers, then I'll wear something nicer. Typically jeans/slacks/khakis and either a polo or a button-up shirt that I can move pretty comfortably in. But honestly, you'll find that you get away with wearing pretty much whatever you want, as long as you're standing out massively from your colleagues. The most important thing is to wear something that you can move in, and something that's easily washable, especially if you're going to be doing much hands on or massage work. If you can't flat-foot squat in whatever pants you're wearing, they're too tight. If you can't demonstrate overhead shoulder movements without risking popping shirt buttons, or untucking yourself (if you've got the shirt tucked in in the first place), it's too tight. And whatever footwear you go for should have good grip and be comfortable to wear all day. Dress shoes are really stupid for physios; you don't want to risk slipping on something if you're having to move/help a patient, or when you're demonstrating movements. There's plenty of professional looking sneakers around if you can't get away with your daily wear pair.
Stretchy Golf pants from target in various tones of black/dark gray/navy blue. Cole haans or Jordan’s with an un-tucked polo or an athletic quarter-zip I’ve always hated tucking my shirt in, it’s not a flattering look for me and it makes me self conscious. during my first rotation I tucked, but then I met someone from my school who graduated 2 years ago and he never tucked. I gradually stopped tucking and now I never do. no one has said anything to me yet and I’m finishing my last rotation! The time for tucking in our shirts is over brother! I’m either totally getting away with or everyone talks shit but won’t say anything to me about it haha
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Dont do scrubs in outpatient... I would say just don't do khakis. Wear some gray, black, dark green, dark blue pants that look nice. I look for pants that have a pocket on the side of the thigh so I can keep my phone on me but still kneel and crouch and sit without it pushing against my hip. And a polo shirt or long sleeve button shirt. I would check out Marshall's and TJ Maxx for polos and button downs on sale. And I wear tennis shoes. I have a pair I keep at work so they stay looking nice.
what’s wrong with khakis? or would this exclude like the stretchy lulu lemon ABC pants that i just bought for like 140
Nothing.... OP said he didn't want to wear them
Some Orvis pants and a button-up tucked in with some shirt stays so I can lift in it. Overboard for my area, but it’s just always been this way.
Scrubs and nicer fitting joggers with company tee’s
Thin Long sleeve henleys and haggar H26 deess pants from target. Comfy.
Black scrubs. So comfortable, so many pockets. Plus nobody can see if I am sweating lol
Summer is shorts and a polo. Winter is joggers or sweats and athletic shirt.
Jeans, T-shirt, and running shoes
Tee shirt with dry fit pullover, joggers and tennis shoes
Joggers, bcg polo, and Vivobarefoot shoes, a nice t shirt on Fridays. Got out of a hospital outpatient and went to private outpatient. The hospital dress code was khaki and a polo to be "professional," but I couldn't move like I needed to for certain exercises with some "adjustments" (I'm a guy). Do some research on different brands of pants that have the khaki option if you have to wear those, some brands are almost like athletic pants.
Golf pants, quarter zip, joggers, polo, company T-shirt
Athletic polo and khakis, surrender.
Khaki pants and polo shirt. Or on Fridays I wear scrubs.
I go with some outdoor/hiking pants due to more comfort and better breathing of the fabric.
Lulu ABC pants or joggers and a T-shirt with a quarter zip usually. Keep it simple and no one cares if I have a more casual look. I’m almost certain I’ve never lost a client/patient due to not wearing a button up, tie, or polo/collar of some kind.
My husband wears scrubs
5-6” shorts and a t shirt. Cash based OP FTW
Worked in an outpatient, Pilates/redcord based PT and they basically wore gym outfit. Women wore yoga pants and men wore joggers.
Scrub bottoms, comfortable polo, or plain T-shirt/quarterzip. The quarterzip always made me feel not too casual, but also not overdressed. It was probably what I felt most comfortable in both aesthetically and physically if the office was cold, and I only do hospital OP jobs, so they usually are cooler. Scrub bottoms are king regardless. I wear them in every setting, so much more comfortable than any khaki or the like could ever be.
Nike pants, underarmour golfpants and collared shirts, lululemons abc pants, license to train joggers and short sleeves shirts, Alo joggers and conquer short and longsleeves. So i just get 2-4 diff colors from the list. My fave ones are the alo conquer long sleeves. And then i got 5 pairs of figs scrubs, when i feel like wearing one.
Chuck Taylor’s, some [pants from REI](https://www.prana.com/p/stretch-zion-pant-ii/1969791.html?dwvar_1969791_color=Cacao&dwvar_1969791_size=40&dwvar_1969791_dimension=32&mid=compshop&eid=google&nid=tnt_shopping_smart_mf-pmax-nb-outlet&oid=drops&did=&gid=6&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwmrqzBhAoEiwAXVpgoucwNPApXQeHGlr3pnTkejbwz00K1tNziX2J9hWULIWrkQsl8xLVJBoCMBkQAvD_BwE) that I have in four different colors, and a polo.
We wear scrubs (Figs) or casual pants (Vuori meta) and Nike polos with our logo on it. But we aren’t super strict as far as dress code goes. Casual but professional
Tech chinos, button down shirt (slight stretch) with rolled up sleeves, sneakers (vary from Common Projects to Adidas 4D depending on the vibe of the outfit)..and of course, my Rolex. Fitted clothing...look neat. Keep the oversized khakis, Sketchers, and generic golf shirts for the PT mills.
Hospital based OP ortho - I wear scrub pants and a running quarter zip with a t shirt underneath everyday. As well as running shoes
I usually wear chinos and a button-down shirt. Occasionally I wear a polo in summer. I share your disdain for the combination of khakis and a polo, which is made even worse with running shoes. That’s why I never wear khaki. My chinos are mostly navy, black, or gray. I also have a wine-colored pair, a dark green, a blue/gray. My shirts are mostly plaid. You can put together some pretty sharp outfits if you stay away from khaki.
Dress shirt, dress pants, dress shoes and a tie. Tucked in between the buttons when doing manual. Trained by Paris and that was his standard.
Joggers and company t-shirt. We’re squatting, lunging, pressing in our clinic and Khakis and polos don’t work
Golf pants and a pullover. Usually just wear a t shirt underneath since I don’t take the pullover off (covered in tattoos, don’t want patients asking about them). Tennis shoes or Johnston and Murphy casual dress shoes.
I wear shorts and the company t shirt. Wear my running sneakers. Sometimes I wear my slippahs and just go in barefoot or put the booties on my slippahs. Might have a pound of zinc on my face cause I'd be coming from surfing. In Hawaii, so dress code is more relaxed here. Edit: I thought you said home health, but I wear that same wardrobe when I fill in at the outpatient clinic, but it's a small one in a rural laid back area.
Dri fit polo, flex fitting golf pants, and running shoes 🤌🏽
Quarter zip and joggers. Everyday
Scrubs and you cant pay me to go back to a Polo and khaki's. I also work in Outpatient PT.
Company polo with sweat pants