What do Patients Really Want?

Today, it is so easy to find a physical therapist. You can ask for a doctor referral, or even find one on the internet. But, the most difficult part as a patient, is finding the right physical therapist out of the hundreds that are practicing. This challenge can be difficult, however there are several influencing factors patients make when selecting a physical therapist, which guides their decision making.

        Since so many people are now finding their doctors and physical therapists online, it is very important that one’s website is up to date and easy to navigate through/read. If your office location, as well as hours and insurance information are not clearly posted on the webpage, then people will not even consider your practice and will immediate try and Google another practice.

Everybody knows that there are simply not enough hours in the day. People have such busy schedules, so when looking for a physical therapist, they try and seek one out that has flexible office hours. Since most people work during the week, it is often ideal for them to have a physical therapist who has weekend office hours.

        Lastly, they look for someone who is compassionate and friendly. If you come across as caring and sympathetic towards their needs then they will be much more pleased with your services, and will recommend you in the future. This refers to the front desk staff to the demeanor of the physical therapists.

        If you follow all of these suggestions you will see that your practice will be much improved, and your number of patients will soar.  

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The Importance of Digital Marketing for Physical Therapy

Online marketing and social media advertising is not a new concept in the digital world. Healthcare, however, it’s becoming increasingly prominent in the digital space. Today almost anything you need or want can be found online, the same goes for a doctor. With that being said it is important to make sure your practice is in line or surpassing competition in the online arena. Does your practice have a Facebook, health grades or yelp? These are examples of the sites your practice should look into creating to better find and communicate with new or existing patients.

Gaining popularity in the physical therapy field is the idea of direct access. This is the ability for a patient to make an appointment with a physical therapist without seeing a doctor or gaining a prescription first. This makes online marketing that much more important. Now that patients don’t need to run to the doctor first, they can research physical therapists at home and decide for themselves who they think would suit them best. If your practice is not on the web how could you be found? Not having any online accounts will not only limit your new clientele but also aid your competition by your lack of presence

If your practice has not conquered the digital space it is time to come up with a plan and choose which sites to make accounts on. Most sites are free and can only help you bring in more appointments and learn more about the needs and wants of our patients. Digital marketing is the present and future. The time is now to start making your digital marketing plan, getting involved late is better than never!

Need help with your plan? One company that can help is Prescription PR. Physical Therapist Finder can be a great way to get your practice out there and help increase the amount of Direct Access evals you get.

National Physical Therapy Month

National physical therapy month is held in October to raise awareness of the substantial benefits physical therapy has on a countless number of conditions. Physical therapists and their assistants change and improve people’s lives daily by restoring and recovering patient’s independence and mobility after surgeries, accidents, and other chronic conditions. National Physical Therapy Month is hosted and founded by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and is a recognized event on the National Health Observances Calendar. The APTA includes 88,000 physical therapist, assistants and students who are recognized for their tremendous success and accomplishments this month annually.

       

Physical Therapy is a treatment to an immobilizing condition using physical interventions like massage, heat therapy, or exercise: not drugs or prescription medications. Physical therapists go through rigorous schooling to give you the treatment you deserve. They specialize in these types of non-invasive treatments to aid in restoring mobility, pain reduction, and strength. Physical therapists evaluate their patients and come up with the best plan to reach their needs by reducing pain, strengthening muscles, restoring function or increasing mobility. These specialists also teach the patients beneficial exercises and at-home routines they can do on their own between visits to ameliorate the problem. Physical therapists are trained to work in a variety of settings whether in their own practice’s office, a hospital, school, or in your home; they’re there when you need them.

       

Physical therapy is a very beneficial intervention because it simply improves your quality of life without any surgery or recovery time. Having a pain-free and mobile life gives you the ability to do what you want, whenever you want and makes you better at what you love to do. Because physical therapy is non-invasive there is no downtime and recovery pain. Physical therapists also prevent or reduce the need for medical intervention that saves you from paying prescription costs and dealing with infamous side effects. Contrary to other treatments, physical therapy brings you into our own recovery. A lot of improvement can be done outside the office, which puts you in charge of your recovery time and gives you the satisfaction of taking control back of your body’s mobility. Physical therapy can be used for a very wide variety of situations and can be used on all demographics of patients no matter gender, age, or condition.

       

Being in the healthcare field, physical therapists also support healthy lifestyles including smart nutrition that may benefit certain conditions and also recommending general exercise to maintain a mobile and preventative healthy lifestyle for their patients. There is no problem too small when it comes to your mobility! If you have a pain, do not hesitate to contact your local therapist no matter what kind of setting they are in. Take back control of your mobility and go back to the activities you love, they’re waiting for you.


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