The Ask Mike Reinold Show

A lot of people want to get started in a cash-based physical therapy clinic. Sure, you probably need to be an expert at something, with a solid niche, to make it a little easier to get started.

But to be really successful, it comes down to customer service and realizing this is a service-based business.

Here are some keys to our success at Champion.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-build-a-successful-cash-based-pt-practice/

Learn our proven system for sports PTs who want to master ACL rehab, confidently progress patients, and guide athletes safely back to high-level sport.

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A business decision that we made early on at Champion was that we offer fair prices, with no discounts.

Sometimes discounts can help drum up some business, but it's super important that you set the tone and value your services.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/why-you-shouldnt-offer-discounts-for-physical-therapy

Learn our proven system for sports PTs who want to master ACL rehab, confidently progress patients, and guide athletes safely back to high-level sport.

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Rate of force development is an important concept to understand.  Strength is important, and power is important, but being able to produce force quickly may be even more important.

Here are some thoughts on how to use RFD with patients and athletes.

To see full show notes and more, head to:  https://mikereinold.com/understanding-rate-of-force-development

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BFR, or blood flow restriction training, is a great tool to add to your physical therapy clinic. It isn't super complicated to learn, my online BFR course will show you everything you need.

Here are some tips on getting started with using BFR with patients.

Full show notes: https://mikereinold.com/getting-started-with-bfr-training

Learn our proven system for sports PTs who want to master ACL rehab, confidently progress patients, and guide athletes safely back to high-level sport.

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Physical therapy programs often don't teach advanced strength and conditioning concepts. This leads to many PT's obtaining their Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, or CSCS, certification through the NSCA.

While I don't think you "need" this to work with athletes, here are some pros and cons to consider.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/is-the-cscs-helpful-for-a-physical-therapist

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One of the more common cues I see during shoulder exercises is to pinch your scaps together. I've never completely understood how this started, but it is something we see almost daily.

In general, we tend to want to allow the scapula to move to position the arm. But is it ever a good idea to pinch your scaps together?

Full Show Notes: https://mikereinold.com/pinching-your-scapula-together-during-exercises

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A common question we get from our athletes is when to fit conditioning into their training program.

Our answer may differ based on their goals, but in general, we do follow some principles.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/when-is-the-best-time-to-perform-conditioning

Learn our proven system for sports PTs who want to master ACL rehab, confidently progress patients, and guide athletes safely back to high-level sport.

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Wow. 300 episodes. That's 6 years of podcasts! We really can't believe that it's been that long.

To celebrate our 300th episode, we hosted a live Q&A with special discounts and prizes for listeners. There were so many great questions, we really had a blast.

We announced that a bunch of my courses, Dave Tilley's courses, and Dan Pope's courses are on sale for 25% off. We'll keep these coupons active through August. Use coupon code 300PODCAST

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Enjoy the recording of the podcast! If you keep asking questions, we'll keep answering!

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/our-300th-episode-live-podcast

Learn our proven system for sports PTs who want to master ACL rehab, confidently progress patients, and guide athletes safely back to high-level sport.

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As rehabilitation specialists, patients come to us all the time looking to get back to their activities after an injury.

Typically, our job is to help them achieve their goal. But is there ever a time that we should advise them they need to stop?

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/should-we-ever-tell-patients-to-avoid-certain-activities

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Rehabilitation protocols are something that we think are very important to assure people are progressing as quickly and safely as possible after a surgery.

But sometimes the protocol you get from the physician seems too conservative.

In this episode, we talk about some reasons why that may occur, and what you can do about it.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/working-with-conservative-rehabilitation-protocols

Learn our proven system for sports PTs who want to master ACL rehab, confidently progress patients, and guide athletes safely back to high-level sport.

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