Practical guides from the team behind 7 Houston physical therapy clinics. No fluff — real numbers, real tradeoffs, decisions you'll actually face.
Complete startup cost breakdown — solo practice vs franchise vs partnership. Equipment, lease, credentialing, staffing, and the real path to month-one profitability.
FYZICAL, PT Solutions, ATI vs an independent partnership model. Fees, royalties, clinical autonomy, and 10-year economics side by side.
Already managing day-to-day operations? Hit an income ceiling? Know your local referral landscape? Here are the concrete signals that ownership is your next move.
The gap between managing someone else's clinic and owning your own — finances, workload, the partnership model, and your first 90 days.
60–70% of PT patients come from physician referrals. How to build your referral list, run effective lunch-and-learns, track relationships, and systematize growth.
Month-by-month reality of Year 1 — licensing timelines, cash flow, hiring thresholds, referral ramp, and the decisions that determine whether you make it to Year 2.
The break-even math at 40–50 visits/week, what to delegate vs. keep, the virtual assistant option, and the hidden cost of doing everything yourself.
Credentialing timelines, common CPT coding errors, modifier mistakes, AR management benchmarks, and the outsource-vs-in-house decision framework.
Google Business Profile, local citations, and the content strategy that drives new patient calls — specific to physical therapy practices.
The automated review request sequence that gets 4.8+ star averages without feeling spammy. Volume, timing, and how to handle negatives.
Talk to a Polygon PT partner about your market, your capital situation, and whether a partnership model makes sense for you. No pressure, no pitch.