PT Franchise Alternative

Own a PT Clinic Without
Losing Your Independence

The support system for clinic owners who rejected franchise consolidation. Your brand. Your protocols. Your equity. We handle the rest.

Talk to Our Team ↓ Houston market open — national expansion in progress
FYZICAL, PT Solutions, and ATI all want to acquire you. We don't. We want to support you while you stay independent.

The Alternative

Why not a franchise?
Let's do the math.

Franchise consolidators have already pitched you. Here's what they didn't put in the deck.

FYZICAL / PT Solutions / ATI Polygon PT Partnership
Fee structure 7–10% royalty + 2% marketing + $50–75K upfront 4% revenue share + $2.5K/mo support
Clinical autonomy Standardized protocols. Their way or no way. 100% preserved. Your protocols, always.
Your brand Rebrand to corporate. Local identity gone. Keep your name. Build your legacy.
Fee transparency Custom deals. Hidden costs. Negotiation games. Published rates. No surprises.
Therapist retention Treated as a cost center. Industry average 25–40% turnover. Primary success metric. <12% turnover.
Owner work-life balance Growth pressure. Weekly scaling targets. Sustainable practice on your terms.
$475K

10-year savings vs. franchise. A typical FYZICAL franchise costs $715K in fees over 10 years (upfront + ongoing royalties). A Polygon partnership costs ~$240K. That's $475K staying in your pocket — or reinvested in your clinic, your team, your equity.

No hidden fees.
Published rates. Full stop.

Every competitor uses custom pricing to maximize extraction. We publish ours because we have nothing to hide.

Revenue Share
4%
Of monthly gross revenue. In exchange for billing, marketing, physician network access, compliance, and recruiting support. That's it.
Monthly Support
$2,500
Flat monthly fee. Covers PolygonOS command center, operational playbooks, admin support systems, and dedicated partnership team access.
Initial Investment
$300K–350K
All-in: buildout, equipment, working capital, licensing
Year 2 Net Income
~$105K
After all overhead, staffing, and Polygon fees
Year 3 (2nd therapist)
~$150K
Modeled on existing partner clinics with one additional PT hire

Figures reflect median performance across Polygon PT's existing clinic portfolio. Individual results depend on market, staffing, and payer mix. Full financial model shared during discovery call.

Therapist Retention

Our primary success metric
is your therapist retention

Every other consolidator treats therapist turnover as a line item. We treat it as the most important number in the business.

<12%
Annual therapist turnover
Across Polygon PT's network. Industry average is 25–40%. Lower turnover means better patient outcomes, stronger referrals, and a clinic that actually runs without you.
$175K+
Cost of therapist turnover per year
Replacement costs, lost productivity, patient churn, and institutional knowledge walking out the door. We've built systems to prevent all of it.
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Bilingual therapist pipeline

We've built recruiting relationships with bilingual PT programs and therapist networks. Spanish-speaking clinicians are scarce and retention-critical in the Texas market.

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Continuing education support

Therapists stay where they grow. We support CE, specialized training, and clear career progression paths that corporate networks can't offer.

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Clinical autonomy = retention

One-on-one care with no productivity quotas. Therapists join Polygon clinics because they want to practice real PT, not churn through 10 patients a day.

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Competitive benchmarking

We track therapist satisfaction across the network and surface compensation data so your clinic stays competitive without guessing.

Cut your admin work by 50%

Most clinic owners work 50+ hours a week. Half of that is admin. We've systematized every piece of it so you can get back to what you trained for.

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We handle

Billing & insurance credentialing
HIPAA compliance & regulatory updates
Marketing, SEO & Google presence
Therapist recruiting & screening
Physician referral management
Staff scheduling systems
Performance tracking via PolygonOS

You focus on

Patient care & clinical outcomes
Building referral relationships
Therapist leadership & retention
Clinical excellence & reputation
Building equity in your clinic

30 hours clinical + 10 hours strategic

That's what our partner clinic owners average per week. Not 50+ hours grinding through payroll, compliance, and billing disputes.

Why Polygon PT

Everything franchises don't give you

The infrastructure that takes solo clinic owners years to build — available from Day 1.

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100% Clinical Autonomy

No prescribed protocols, no corporate treatment quotas. You practice the way you were trained. Your clinic, your philosophy, your outcomes.

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Bilingual PT Recruiting Network

Tap into Polygon's established bilingual recruiting pipeline. Faster fills, lower agency fees, candidates pre-screened for one-on-one outpatient care.

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1,500+ Patient Base & 200+ Physician Referrals

Walk in Day 1 with access to 1,500+ active patients and 200+ referring physicians. The referral network took 7 clinics and 5 years to build. Yours immediately.

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Your Brand. Your Legacy.

Keep your clinic name. Keep your local reputation. Keep your identity. Polygon supports from behind the scenes — we don't absorb you into a corporate brand.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions

Still have questions? Ask on the form below.

Franchises sell you a brand and a protocol — and charge you for it indefinitely. FYZICAL requires $50–75K upfront plus 7–10% royalty plus a 2% marketing fund. PT Solutions and ATI pursue full acquisition. You lose your name, your protocols, and your independence.

With Polygon, you stay independent. You own the clinic entity outright. You practice your way clinically. We take 4% revenue share + $2.5K/month in exchange for billing, marketing, recruiting, and physician network access. No territory fees. No brand compliance police. No corporate protocols forced on your patients.

Over 10 years: franchises cost ~$715K in fees. Polygon costs ~$240K. $475K difference.

Four things that take most clinic owners years to build on their own:

  • Billing & credentialing — our team handles all insurance credentialing and claim submission
  • Marketing & SEO — Google presence, review management, and local outreach already running
  • Physician referral network — 200+ referring MDs and specialists across Houston
  • PT recruiting pipeline — bilingual candidate pool, faster hiring, lower agency costs

Plus compliance (HIPAA, licensing, regulatory updates), admin systems, and PolygonOS — the AI-powered command center for tracking clinic performance and competitive intelligence.

Houston, TX is our home market with 7 active clinics. We're actively placing partners in underserved Houston submarkets right now.

National expansion is underway. If you're in Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Phoenix, or another major Sun Belt metro, submit your interest — we're evaluating new markets based on partner demand and physician referral density.

Typical all-in investment is $300K–$350K, which covers:

  • Clinic buildout and leasehold improvements (~$120–150K)
  • Equipment and tech setup (~$60–80K)
  • Working capital for months 1–6 (~$80–100K)
  • Licensing, credentialing, and formation fees (~$15–20K)

We've helped partners structure SBA loans and physician investor co-ownership arrangements to reduce upfront capital requirements. This is discussed in detail during the discovery call.

No. Most of our partners are experienced clinicians who have never owned a business. That's the point of the partnership — we've built the operational playbook across 7 clinics so you don't have to reinvent anything.

What we do look for: 5+ years of outpatient PT experience, strong patient relationships, and the drive to build something of your own. Business skills can be learned; great clinical instincts and a work ethic can't.

Ready to stay independent?

Fill out the form and our team will reach out within 48 hours to schedule a discovery call. No pitch. No pressure. Just a conversation.

We'll be in touch within 48 hours.

Someone from the Polygon PT team will reach out shortly to learn more about your goals and walk you through what partnership actually looks like.

Process

How it works

From first conversation to opening day, we walk alongside you every step.

1

Express Interest

Fill out the form above. We'll review your background and schedule a no-pressure call.

2

Discovery Call

We learn about your goals, you learn about our model. No pitch deck. Real conversation.

3

Market & Plan

Together we identify the right market, build the financial plan, and structure the partnership.

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Launch Independent

With full operational support, you open your doors. Your name. Your clinic. Our backbone.

Learn More

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