Physical Therapy - Physician Supervised (Virtual/Online Course Only)

Course Details

A large majority of Americans (85%) will experience disabling back pain in their lifetime, 66% of them will have a recurrence of their back pain. Musculoskeletal cause of work injury is back strain and the annual healthcare cost is $80B+. This Workshop will prepare the physician to integrate Physical Therapy services into their primary care office. This program is particularly beneficial to those physicians who have patients with pain related conditions, or those who will be participating in the Pain Management Procedures program to learn injection techniques. This program will incorporate in parallel fashion, advanced training in the medical and business applications of Physical Therapy Services.

These services are being added into the primary care setting due in part to the financial benefits created. because your existing personnel can perform many of these services, adding PT services to your practice will create a passive revenue stream. This Workshop is an intensive program that provides comprehensive training in these areas concerning compliance, capital equipment requirements, and delegation of function. In addition, we will go over both business models as to whether you integrate these services within your Pain Management practice or will be prescribing these physical therapy procedures to a third party.

Learn the benefits and pitfalls of incorporating these procedures within your practice setting. Self-referral rules, independent contractor agreements with physical therapists, and allocation of rent, expenses, and legal requirements for setting up a limited liability company (if applicable)

The training begins with didactic material covering specific medical protocols of the various physical therapeutic treatments and modalities. Learn the various indications for physical therapy for lower back pain such as post trauma (injury), negative neurological exam, referred or localized symptoms, pain related to position or activity, possible functional deficits, and recurrent episodes of back/neck pain or strain.Learn the latest modalities such as electrical stimulation, ultrasound, decompression, exercise, cardiovascular exercise, and education. Low back pain is not self-limiting, post procedure treatments should include elements of early motion, exercises, edication in self-treatment and strategies to prevent future occurrences.

Although billing and coding is presented, this program is not merely a course in the various codes. The physician will receive detailed information and training to learn the business principles of these services, and the specific steps to adding Physical Therapy services to your medical practice.