Guides for physiotherapists
Practical guides on treating patients and on running a practice. Search or choose a topic.
Guides 25 to 43 of 43
-
Outcome measures in physical therapy: how to choose them, read the change and use them in your notes
How physical therapists choose and use outcome measures: patient-reported vs performance tests, MCID and MDC explained, and values for common tools.
Clinical assessment -
The pain monitoring model for exercise rehab: how to use it in a home program
How the pain monitoring model works (up to 5 out of 10, settled by the next morning), its evidence, and how to write it into a home program.
Exercise prescription -
Pain neuroscience education in physiotherapy: what it is, the evidence and how to deliver it
What pain neuroscience education is, what the evidence shows and where it falls short, and how to teach it in plain words alongside exercise.
Patient education -
The Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS): how to score it, read the change and set goals
How to give and score the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS): 0 to 10 per activity, the average, MDC and MCID values, and use in goals and...
Clinical assessment -
How to write a cancellation and no-show policy for your physical therapy clinic
How to write a physical therapy cancellation and no-show policy: notice, fees, consent at intake, reminders, payer rules and a sample template to...
Private practice -
Marketing a physical therapy clinic: what works and what the rules allow
How to market a physical therapy clinic honestly: website, local listing, referrers, reviews and past patients, plus advertising rules by country.
Private practice -
The physical therapy plan of care under Medicare: contents, certification and changes
What a Medicare plan of care for physical therapy must contain, who certifies it, the 30-day and 90-day rules, plan changes and progress reports.
Practice management -
How to improve patient retention in a physiotherapy practice
Why patients drop out of physiotherapy before discharge, what the studies found, and practical steps clinics can take to improve patient retention.
Practice management -
How to price physiotherapy sessions in India: costs, market rates and packages
Physiotherapy session charges in India: work out your cost per session, check local rates fairly, and set fees for assessments, home visits and...
Clinic business -
Private health insurance and physio in Australia: how extras cover works
How Australian private health insurance extras cover pays for physio: benefits, limits, waiting periods, claiming, Medicare and financial consent.
Practice management -
Red flags in physiotherapy screening: what to ask, what the evidence says and when to refer
How to screen for red flags in physiotherapy: the serious conditions by body region, why single red flags mislead, and how to refer and document.
Clinical practice -
Remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) for physical therapists: codes, rules and 2026 changes
What remote therapeutic monitoring is, how it differs from RPM, who can bill it, the consent, device and communication rules, and the 2027 proposals.
Practice management -
RTM CPT codes for physical therapy
The RTM CPT codes a physical therapist can bill under Medicare in 2026, what each covers, day and time rules, GP and CQ modifiers, and documentation.
Practice management -
Working as a self-employed physiotherapist in the UK: status, tax, insurance and safety
UK physios working self-employed: employment status, Self Assessment, National Insurance, expenses, indemnity, contracts, data and lone working.
Private practice -
SMART goals in physical therapy: how to write them, with examples
How to write SMART goals in physical therapy, with short and long-term examples for knee, back and shoulder patients, the evidence and common...
Documentation -
How to write SOAP notes in physiotherapy, with a worked example
What goes in each part of a physiotherapy SOAP note, the mistakes that weaken a record, and a worked example for a fictional knee patient.
Documentation -
Telehealth physical therapy and hybrid care: what the evidence supports and how to run it safely
What the evidence says about telehealth physical therapy for musculoskeletal care, who suits video visits and how to run safe video and hybrid...
Practice management -
Why patients don't do their home exercises, and what actually helps
Why patients skip their home exercise programs, what research says predicts adherence, and practical changes physios can make in the next session.
Patient adherence -
WSIB and physiotherapy in Ontario: claims, Form 8, the musculoskeletal program of care and billing
What WSIB pays for in physiotherapy after a work injury in Ontario: Form 8, the musculoskeletal program of care, billing and denied claims.
Practice management