The Performance Rehab Authority

From Residency To Real Results: How PRA Changed My Evals


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If you’ve done a residency, crushed the boards, and still feel like you’re chasing pain in the clinic, this one is for you.


Jonathan is a DPT and OCS-level clinician who realized he didn’t have a true algorithm, was constantly changing interventions, and couldn’t reliably get to the root cause on Day 1.


In this episode, you’ll see how he:


Went from “three hypotheses and a scattered eval” to a clear, algorithmic system he can run every time.


Stopped chasing symptoms and started finding root drivers faster, especially in cervical, lumbar, and chronic pain cases.


Used simple, non-threatening analogies (like picking a scab) to make patients instantly understand why their habits were flaring symptoms.


Built trust and authority so patients see him as their rehab doctor, not just “the person my MD sent me to”.


Leveraged PRA’s testing framework to show people their ankle pain was actually coming from the back and get buy-in without arguing.


Overcame price hesitation, invested in his skill set, and used it to grow both his outpatient role and his own private practice.

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The Performance Rehab AuthorityBy Dr. Roger St. Onge