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Physical therapy industry writing on workforce, compensation, practice economics, and rehab operations. Updated weekly.
How To Build An All-Star Team
Attracting and retaining top talent has been a business frustration for ages, now. Moreover, growing that talent into a high performing team…
Untold Physio Stories (S6E6): The Strongest Rotator Cuff in the World
Listen in to one of Erson’s patients from way back before pain science and Modern Manual Therapy. How do you assess a…
Untold Physio Stories (S6E5): Chronic Intermittent Shoulder Pain with Doug Murray
A suspected torn rotator cuff tear in a 20 year old with no red flags end up being diagnosed with a different…
THE Job Market Pulse
In the Summer of 2015, we launched UpDoc Media’s first blog content series surrounding the physical therapy job market. The result: You…
The State of Physical Therapy 2017 w/ Dr. Heidi Jannenga
[x_custom_headline type=”left” level=”h1″ looks_like=”h2″]WebPT is leading the way in using data to progress physical therapy forward. [/x_custom_headline] [x_custom_headline type=”left” level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″]It’s time…
Untold Physio Stories (S6E4): How to Deal With Trolls
Do you put yourself out there on social media? Have you ever wondered how people on social media handle critics and the…
Untold Physio Stories (S6E3): What Your Surgeon Doesn’t Tell You About ACL Rehab
Do you work with patients who have had ACL reconstructions? Have you had or are you going to have an ACL reconstruction?…
This ONE Analysis Leads To Better Profits
Ages ago, during my corporate director days, I got put on the proverbial map by taking a sinking ship and making it…
Physical Therapy Practices Should Be Transformation Centers w/ Richard Morris
[x_custom_headline type=”left” level=”h1″ looks_like=”h2″]It’s time to integrate nutritional training into physical therapy businesses. [/x_custom_headline] Therapy Insiders Podcast Episode Summary: Richard Morris saw…
Untold Physio Stories (S6E2): It’s a Branding Problem
Have you heard of one of our hosts Dr. Erson Religioso? Dr. E shares 2 funny stories of being recognized by practioners,…
Two Critical Financial Gauges For Better Revenue
Numbers. It gets kind of a bad rap. “The numbers” is thrown around as if they are the bad guys and anyone…
3 Key Patient Facing Website Attributes
Websites. No one really expected websites and SEO to become of great concern in 2017… especially with 2013-2016 being such big years…
4 Marketing Metrics You NEED To Measure
A few weeks back we shared our perspectives on where you should be spending your marketing dollars. This post is all about…
5 Essentials of Email Marketing
For years now, Email Marketing has been considered one of the best channels for marketing budget ROI. Why? Primarily, cost. It’s pretty…
Time to Recharge Physical Therapy and Fitness w/ Dr. Ryan Smith
How did Dr. Ryan Smith for from physical therapy student to a solo small business owner to COO of an investor backed…
Untold Physio Stories (S6E1): The Sea of Endless Practitioners
A patient has tried “every treatment under the sun” for tennis elbow (lateral epicondylagia). Listen in as Jason Shane shares his story…
Reflections from an NIH Keynote
On August 3rd, 2017, I had the privilege of being one of two keynote speakers as an NIH symposium, combining Bioengineering and…
Untold Physio Stories (S5E12): Threatless TMJ
A patient’s TMJ has become so bad that her dentist can no longer clean her mouth. After her dentist refers her to…
Untold Physio Stories (E5S11): Guru Disappointment
Listen in as Jason Shane rapidly loses the faith and interest of a patient who was so excited to see him as…
Untold Physio Stories (S5E10): It’s All in Your Head
Could back pain be “all in one’s head.” The patient in this week’s episode had persistent back pain for 4 years that…