In companies where on-site services are available, employers can reduce work comp costs by up to 75%. To share how one physical therapy group helps employees avoid injury and return to work quicker, Larry D. Briand, MS, PT, ATC, Founder & CEO of Rehab Management Solutions and Connie Ziccarelli, Principal and Chief Operations Officer recently joined PT Talker in two podcast interviews.
The first podcast in the series takes a look at how Rehab Management Solutions has developed a program to help industrial employers reduce injuries. Their industrial rehab solutions parallel what they are doing for the sports community. Physical therapists visit employers to provide basic screenings, evaluate injuries, complete assessments and ways to prevent injuries. To learn more about implementing an industrial rehab program at your clinic, listen to the full podcast now.
Referrals remain one of the best ways for private practice physical therapy owners to gain more clients. Dedicating the time and effort to obtaining referrals pays off. Today’s guest, Paul Martin, MPT,CBI, owner of Martin Healthcare Advisors, shares an innovative approach to obtaining referrals.
The approach Martin advocates physical therapists use to generate referrals is to utilize a physician liaison instead of a marketing representative. This service-based approach is focused on the needs of physicians and how the physical therapy clinic can be of service. Discover more about how this approach can help you gain referrals as well as details about the new Medicare cap by listening to the full podcast now.
According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. Of the diabetes cases, nearly 90 percent are type 2 cases impacting older adults. Recent research has found type 2 diabetes in children is also on the rise. Today’s expert, J. David Taylor, PhD, PT, CSCS, shares some of his findings on ways physical therapy can benefit individuals impacted by Type 2 diabetes.
His study focused on if physical therapy directed exercise counseling and fitness center-based exercise training offered benefits to diabetic patients. The results of the randomized clinical trial suggest exercise counseling provided by physical therapists that is combined with fitness center–based exercise training can improve muscular strength and exercise capacity in people with type 2 diabetes. The outcomes patients received are comparable to those participating in supervised exercise training. Learn more by listening to the full podcast now.
According to USA Triathlon, triathlon participation in the United States is at an all-time high. Today’s expert is an amateur elite triathlete and physical therapist that specializes in helping athletes optimize their performance. Chris Johnson owns his own private practice facility, Chris Johnson PT, in the Flatiron district of Manhattan.
He believes being an elite athlete helps him treat runners better. People get hit with injuries in a number of ways and his expertise helps him identify an individual’s risk factors to help prevent injuries. He embraces a philosophy that includes teaching, treating and training to optimize performance. Through his website and blog, he aims to provide good quality information so patients can learn how to best care for themselves while achieving their fitness goals.
Learn how his niche practice continues to be successful by listening to the full podcast now.
