Guides for physiotherapists
Practical guides on treating patients and on running a practice. Search or choose a topic.
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- 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
- Resistance training for older adults: a clinic framework for setting the dose What the position statements specify for resistance training in older adults, what changes with frailty and sarcopenia, and what to do at the first... Exercise prescription
- Return to running protocols: criteria, progression and what to document A return to running protocol for bone stress injury, tendon, ACL, hamstring and postnatal runners: criteria, walk-run progression and what to record. Exercise prescription
- Return to sport test battery: which tests, how to standardize them and what the numbers mean How to run a return to sport test battery with ordinary clinic equipment: which tests, how to standardize a trial, and what a 90 percent score is... Clinical assessment
- 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
- Physical therapist burnout: running a solo practice without it Physical therapist burnout in solo practice: what the evidence shows, and the diary, admin, boundary and money decisions that reduce the load. Private practice
- Working as a self-employed physiotherapist in the UK: status, tax, insurance and safety Working as a self-employed physiotherapist in the UK: employment status, Self Assessment, National Insurance, expenses, indemnity 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
- Subscription physical therapy: adding an online program to a clinic Subscription physical therapy and membership models: what an online program commits a clinic to, what to charge, consent, records and a proposed US... Private practice
- 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 exercise program, and what improves adherence 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