5 Stretches to Relieve Morning Back Pain
Getting out of bed on some days is much harder than others. One of the most common complaints in the morning, particularly among those of us who over 50 years old, is lower back pain. We also know the physical…
4 Strategies to Combat Shrinking Reimbursement in Physical Therapy
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it may be this: the profit margin in outpatient physical therapy is slim. And, with the average rate of reimbursement either staying stagnant or decreasing, this trend doesn’t look like it’s…
The Physical Therapy Patient Management Process
When speaking to therapy clinic owners, we always ask them the same questions: what are the top 3 metrics you track when assessing the health of your business? The answer is usually the same – total visits, missed visit percentage…
The Only Physical Therapy Outcome that Matters
Last night I attended The Quantified Patient, which is an event (that represents a larger movement in the world of health tech) that’s focused on redefining healthcare through the use of self-tracking systems, behavior change psychology, and human analytics. In…
Redefining ‘Evidence’ in EBP: Why "In My Experience" Doesn’t Cut It
Kenny Venere is in his final year of the DPT Program at Northeastern University in Boston. His interests include pain science, neurophysiology, burn care, and acute care. You can follow Kenny on Twitter @kvenere As a student, I often get…
Why Every Physical Therapist Should Be on Social Media
I came across an interesting infographic from Master-of-Health-Administration.com entitled Healthcare and Social Media that included some eye-popping statistics. Namely, social media users are more likely to trust a post by a doctor than by any other group. As a Physical Therapist, after…
The 10 Ways You Know You’re a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant
This list was created by the always hilarious @sarcasticPT. We may not know who he or she is, but we do know that if you aren’t following him/her on Twitter, you’re missing out on some serious laughs. So, without further ado,…
I Don’t Want Value-Based Reimbursement in Physical Therapy Yet: One PT’s Perspective
In an ideal world, professionals would be paid based on the measurable value of the services they provide. The issue, as we all know, is that healthcare reimbursement is far from an ideal world. Over the last decade, the phrase…
The Key to Marketing your Physical Therapy Clinic Successfully
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What Patients Think Of Physical Therapy
Over the last few months, I’ve had the unique opportunity to talk with patients about their perceptions of physical therapy. The opportunity is unique because I have no connection to the office they received their care in, making it much…
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