Tag Archives: physical therapy

Physical Therapy Franchise Simplifies Starting Your Own Clinic

Franchises are commonplace in businesses ranging from restaurants to cleaning services, but what about physical therapy?  Until recently, physical therapists wanting to start a clinic on their own did not have a franchise option. Now they do. Jason Baxter, Director of Franchise Operations for ApexNetwork Physical Therapy discusses the benefits of starting your own ApexNetwork [...]

Physical Therapy Helps Pediatric Cancer Survivors

Physical therapy and pediatric cancer are not commonly associated together. However, much of the research done by today’s expert makes a case for utilizing physical therapy during and after pediatric cancer treatment. Kirsten Ness, PT, PhD is an Associate Member of the St. Jude Children’s Hospital Faculty joins us today to discuss the benefits physical [...]

Defining a Social Contract for Meeting Future Healthcare Needs

Is the physical therapy profession prepared to meet the health needs of the future? To address this question, Gail M. Jensen, PhD, PT, FAPTA joins PT Talker. She recently gave the McMillan lecture at the 2011 APTA annual meeting and presented on the topic of societal health needs at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting held [...]

The Benefits of Finding Your Own Physical Therapy Niche

Patients have more options than ever for physical therapy.  From privately-owned physical therapy clinics to those owned by a large corporation, the successful physical therapy clinics have found a way to differentiate their clinic from others in their area.  Today’s expert, Cindi A. Prentiss Lattanzio, MBA, PT, OCS, Cert. MDt, LMT of Physical Therapy and [...]