Have you ever considered turning your practice into one that only accepts cash for payment? Today’s expert, Jarod Carter, PT, DPT, MTC has done exactly that. His Austin, Texas based physical therapy clinic, Carter Physiotherapy operates fully on a cash-based model. He shares some of the secrets to running a cash-based physical therapy clinic in this week’s podcast.
His clinic is a one-man operation with a simple set-up including a small waiting room and a private room with treatment table. Currently, he offers manual therapy and uses no modalities or exercise equipment. Carter spends a full hour one-on-one with each patient and relies on hands-on techniques to help patients get better faster. To learn more running a cash-based physical therapy clinic and his future e-book, listen to the full podcast now.
One of the benefits of working as a physical therapist is the opportunity to work in a variety of settings. Traditionally, most physical therapists work out of a physical therapy clinic. Today’s guest makes a difference in the lives of his clients at a cutting-edge strength and conditioning gym. Kelly Starrett , DPT, owner and founder of San Francisco CrosSFit follows a movement first based approach to physical therapy.
The clinic uses performance-based physical therapy that combines strength and conditioning rehabilitation with manual therapy to help people achieve optimal athletic performance and enhanced function. Much of the equipment you’d expect to find in his physical therapy arsenal does not exist. Starrett doesn’t use ultrasound, electric stim, cold laser therapy or TENS. He instead focuses on proven manual therapy techniques to facilitate movement and improve mobilization.
The gym is cash-based and offers a number of programs to keep clients well and injury free. He’s also committed to providing videos showcasing basic preventative maintenance anyone can do to help prevent injury on his Mobilitywod blog. Starrett believes physical therapists are the most prepared to facilitate the wellness model. Learn more about this exciting approach to helping people reach their full potential by listening to the podcast now.
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 therapy provides to childhood cancer survivors.
Possibly the largest revelation Ness has discovered in her research is childhood brain tumor cancer survivors in their 20s have physical fitness measures closer to individuals in their 60s and 70s. The cause of this is largely due to the sedentary lifestyle most children experience while undergoing cancer treatment. The inactivity puts childhood cancer survivors at a greater risk for heart disease, obesity and diabetes later in life.
To combat this, Ness believes physical therapists play a role in the treatment of children with cancer especially since 80% of the children diagnosed with cancer survive to become adults. Cancer treatment often impacts their physical function and physical therapists are just the experts to help individuals overcome mobility, function and other issues that arise during cancer treatment. Learn more about the role of physical therapy in pediatric oncology by listening to the full podcast now.
Exercise is an essential component of health and wellness. However, medical limitations, excess weight and other conditions often keep some individuals from getting the exercise they need. To address the fitness needs of medically compromised patients, one physical therapist combined his private physical therapy practice with a medically oriented gym (MOG). Russ Certo, PT and owner of Grand Island Physical Therapy is the founder of the MOG concept. He shares details about medically oriented gyms in this week’s PT Talker podcast.
The medically oriented gym resembles a traditional fitness club with a few exceptions. Exercises are based on the science of exercise and are supervised by medical staff including licensed physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, and exercise physiologists. Physical therapists work closely with patients to help them achieve their personal fitness goals while keeping their physical limitations or medical condition in mind. Many of Certo’s clients begin as physical therapy patients and transition to the MOG once therapy is done.
One of the hurdles Certo faced when starting the MOG concept was learning how to run a fitness club. He attended a National Fitness Club Convention to learn how the industry worked and realized he can build a niche by providing a medically-focused service to clients. Over the years, interest in the MOG concept has grown. Certo started a MOG group co-op to help other private physical therapy clinics add a MOG to their clinic and now has 8 co-op members located across the nation.
To learn how a MOG can benefit your physical therapy practice, listen to the full podcast now.
Have you ever considered turning your practice into one that only accepts cash for payment? Today’s expert, Jarod Carter, PT, DPT, MTC has done exactly that. His Austin, Texas based physical therapy clinic, Carter Physiotherapy operates fully on a cash-based model. He shares some of the secrets to running a cash-based physical therapy clinic in this week’s podcast.
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