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Low impact exercises are essential for post-injury recovery. Doing too much too fast can cause re-injury, and can prolong or inhibit the healing process. Simple, low impact exercises can provide many benefits and will encourage the healing process.

The facts are startling, and all point to a troubling truth: our nation is facing a huge drug problem that doesn't always start on the streets. For many people who become addicted to opioids (including prescription painkillers and heroin), the problem often begins at the pharmacy.

Marla Tappy's unique approach for creating a cash-pay clinic removes the frustration of insurance billing. She keeps her clients happy with the clinically superior results and engaging experience of the Eccentron.

Employers’ overall claims costs continue to rise, and Workers' Comp therapy is in high demand. Payers who handle these claims are eager to get their clients back to work and function as efficiently as possible. This presents a tremendous opportunity for your clinic.

Education plays a significant role in the prevention and recognition of TBI. In cases where an Athletic Trainer or Physical Therapist are not available on site, it becomes the role of the referees and coaches to be the “first responder.”

The right equipment can transform your practe, bringing better results to your clients and growing your business. But with so many options for therapeutic devices, how can you choose? Here are three factors to look for when choosing new equipment for your clinic.

Some of the most common golf injuries occur in the elbow, wrist, lower back, and shoulder. These injuries are mostly due to poor mechanics or overuse of weak, unstable muscles and joints. A strong golf swing transfers force through several joints and muscle groups between the foot and wrist.

Doctors trusts you with the responsibility of treating their patients.  Those doctors are your customers – and if you ask, they may refer more patients to you.  But, how do you ask?  Here’s a straightforward approach to having that meeting and asking for more referrals.

Creating new referral sources is about building enough trust in you and your clinic for a prospective referral source (someone who doesn’t know you or your clinic), to give you and your clinic a try with one of their patients. Once you have maximized your patient share from your existing referral sources, it’s time to…

A close look at two ways of treating ACL injuries in the clinic. One lets the patient start post-op rehab as soon as two weeks after the injury. Research shows that eccentric exercise helps build strength in a short amount of time, helping prevent muscular atrophy. Get your patients back to what they love, sooner.

Most current helmet designs consist of a rigid, polycarbonate shell with various layers of internal padding and shock absorption components designed to prevent skull fractures by reducing the peak force of an impact.  The new trend in helmet research is to consider how “Impulse” is affected by helmet design. 

The customer lens makes the retention problem one of customer satisfaction.  More importantly, it puts the onus on the clinic to manage the entire customer experience. In this view, it is not the price of each visit (e.g. the copay), that is the problem, it is the patient's perceived value of each visit. How can you demonstrate the value of treatment?