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Physical Therapy Practice

Jim Said:

what's the most cost-efficient way to market a new physical therapy practice?

We Answered:

Buy a used copy of
The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook (Guerrilla Marketing) by Jay Conrad Levinson and Seth Godin

Come up with a plan don't just run an ad once in the local paper.

Carlos Said:

how big does a physical therapy practice have to be?

We Answered:

I don't think there's a size restriction, other than building codes concerning ADA accessibility guidelines, and such (linked below). He'd better have a pretty good sized basement though, physical therapy involves a lot of equipment. Also there are laws and regulations about having businesses in your home that he may want to look into. HOA rules (if he lives in a subdivision) can be killer too.

Wayne Said:

Is vancouver a good place to practice physical therapy?

We Answered:

I am not sure about the place to practice. You may have difficulty get lic in Canada if trained in the US. Canada requires extra clinicals in cardiopulmonary. If you are intersted in working in CA go to a school on the US/CA boarder who educated CA students. They know what the CA lic info.

Best wishes

Brenda Said:

Starting a Physical Therapy Practice in Louisiana?

We Answered:

How long has your wife been practicing as a PT? She should already know the answers to these questions. First, she should join the private practice section of the APTA ( http://www.ppsapta.org/ and http://www.apta.org ) and gather resources on starting a practice. There are many books on this subject (example: Starting and Managing Your Own Physical Therapy Practice by
Samuel H. Esterson, PT, MBA, DSc). Second, consider a partnership with a company that supports and promotes private practices (ex: USpt http://www.usph.com/index.asp ). Third, to actually answer your question, a PT practice holds contracts with insurance companies. The insurance company pays a set percentage of each charge. Example: The PT performs an initial evaluation ($100), manual therapy ($50) and electric stimulation ($25). An insurance company may reimburse 62.45 for the eval, 23.56 for the manual therapy, and 9.23 for the electric stimulation. Many insurance companies have limitations on number of visits per year or amount reimbursed per year.

Vernon Said:

What is the minimum degree you need to practice physical therapy?

We Answered:

In the US, all PT education programs are now master's degree or doctorate level.

Becoming a tech or a PTA first does not speed up the process and you must complete all the education required if you hope to transition from PTA to PT

Not to worry about the unemployment rate: that was a thing in the past when Clinton passed the balanced budget act in 1998(?) The bls now lists PT as one of the fastest growing careers...expected to grow "much faster than average"

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