How can a clinician best help their patient? The answer seems simple. Fix their problem. But what if the problem goes beyond a diagnosis. How can a clinician best help their patient? By caring about the human being in front of them. This takes empathy. But is empathy even real? On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Larry Benz, author of Called to Care. Hear his take on empathy and what he's learned over his career as a physical therapist and business owner.  Get your copy of Called to Care:...

The world has dealt with an unprecedented health crisis for several months. In it's wake, COVID-19 has left death and change. Now, as we are preparing to take the next phase, you need to be ready.  Every business has been affected by COVID-19. As you prepare to open back up, make sure you follow best practices!

It's time to look forward. Government bodies are looking at opening up the economy. Yet, the corona virus is still in full swing. We are battling man-made needs vs nature realities. On this episode, we discuss what businesses need to doing in order to prepare for opening while still dealing with COVID-19 realities.  Need to get in touch? Want to share your story? Connect with us: Gene: [email protected] twitter: @therapyinsiders Ben: [email protected] twitter: @drbenfung Cedric:...

The COVID-19 mini-series continues.  Join Dr. Gene Shirokobrod, Dr. Ben Fung, and Dr. Cedric Haddad in breaking down actionable business strategies to help guide you through the challenging landscape.    Connect with your questions and comments. Visit www.updocmedia.com Gene: [email protected] Ben: [email protected] Cedric: [email protected] Media requests: [email protected] 

We are living through historically unprecedented times. As a business, your options are drastically limited. Yet, opportunities do still exist. On this mini series, we will go over our analysis, data, suggestions, and thoughts on how to best navigate the current landscape.  Introduced in this episode, our guest Dr. Cedric Haddad. To reach Cedric, email [email protected]  To reach Gene, email [email protected] To reach Ben, email [email protected] 

You have 10 minutes to connect with someone in front of you. It's important.  How do you do it? If you want the best chance at a genuine connection, you tell a story.  I know. Stories have become a buzzword of sorts.  Yet, when told properly and authentically, stories are your best way to connect with someone else. That someone may be a person in front of you or many people over digital.  For physical therapists, or actually any clinician, you have 10 minutes to connect with new...

At UpDoc Media, we've been hearing about and helping clinicians navigate burn out for over 5 years. It's a challenging topic that gets cyclical news coverage and headlines. The issue never goes away. On this episode of Insiders Hot Take, Dr. Gene Shirokobrod and Dr. Ben Fung share their takes on the burn out issue.  Give it a listen and share your thoughts!  

Do you remember your teenage years? Some of you probably just squirmed reading this. That's ok. Teenage years bring about many new experiences and transformative events.  The same is true for industries going through teenage years. Let's discuss how physical therapy looks going though the teenage years. Pimples and all. 

Entrepreneurship has become the sexy career path. Or is the idea of entrepreneurship? On this 10 minute Insiders HOT Take, we go over the Rise of Entrepreneurs.  Do you agree? Disagree? Let us know! Comment on www.facebook.com/updocmedia or tweet at us www.twitter.com/updocmedia  www.twitter.com/therapyinsiders -Gene www.twitter.com/drbenfung -Ben  

It's fascinating to look back. To better understand where we are going, you must understand where we came from. Healthcare is no different. Within the context of healthcare history, physical therapy is fairly young. What lessons can we take away from the parallel of medicine, private party insurance and societal needs? Let's go over it on today's Therapy Insiders podcast. 

Business ownership is tough. In fact, it's largely a struggle with glimpses of success. It's mostly a losing proposition. So why do it? And even more so, why do so many people talk positively of it.   This is our Hot Take on realities of business that hardly get spoken about. 

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), good or bad? Or worse...irrelevant? This is our Insiders Hot Take on the APTA. 

The physical therapy industry continues to evolve. As more people figure out the versatility of physical therapists, demand will continue to increase. With increased demand, opportunities for better delivery of care will arise. To keep up, new business models will be created. And some novel approaches will be mistaken for business models.  So what is a business model? How do you differentiate a unique transactional approach vs a unique business model? Let's go over it on this episode of...

Therapy Insiders Podcast started in 2013. Since then we've recorded 129 episodes, had over 1 million downloads and interviewed amazing guests. After a little break. We are back. Therapy Insiders Returns with a focus on business. Joining us as regular co-host is our UpDoc Media COO Ben Fung.  We announce and tease some big upcoming projects.  And a little catch up since we last podcasted in November.  Let's get back to business. 

The rebels are under attack, mounting forces seem to be in control and the landscape looks as dangerous as ever. This is The Physical Therapy Empire Strikes Back, the 2nd of 3 episodes with guests Dr. Kelly Starrett and Dr. John Rusin. 

The physical therapy industry is evolving and it starts with the physical therapist. Change is hard, it needs to be systemized. To know where we are going we have to know where we came from. In order for growth to occur we have to sustain multiple failures. Failure in real-time, while in the act of change, is not easy. It's messy. Even more so, change is hard when dealing with people. That's people within the physical therapy industry and people outside. Let's go over it on episode 4this...

Stress is a natural part of life. It's neither good or bad. It simply is. Too much or too little stress can be veer into good or bad. In particular, too much stress can become a serious health issue. We all experience stress and yet some of us are better than others at dealing with it. Even more so, at channeling it into high productivity. How is that done? Through internal systems. On this episode of Therapy Insiders podcast, we, along with Dr. John Rusin, go over our stress management...

Being an entrepreneur is a series of violent collisions. It's not like running a marathon. Entrepreneurship is a violent sport. Welcome back to the latest episode of Therapy Insiders podcast LIVE. On this new format we answer your questions LIVE as well as cover some topics we see as relevant. On this episode we go over business, entrepreneurship and your questions on selling pain science to other medical professionals.

The only way to grow is by continuing to learn.  How do you decide which is the best option for continued learning? Continuing education (con-ed) is a necessity. You need to do it to maintain your license. You need to do it to maintain your skillset. You need to do it to simply keep up. How do you choose which con-ed courses to attend? They are often expensive, require travel and integration. Listen in for the answers.  What do you do when a patient presents with cervicogenic dizziness? How...

There are certain inevitabilities in business. The one that most (if not all) can agree upon is failure.  At some point in your business you will fail. For most of us it happens daily. It's akin to baseball. If you hit .300 you are considered an All-star. That means failing 70% of the time puts you in an exclusively, highly successful group.  We embrace failure for what it is, a critical learning experience. We hope you do as well. Some lessons are tougher than others. In this episode, we...

Physical therapy continues to grow and evolve. So must Therapy Insiders podcast. We've recorded over 120 episodes over 5 years. We've had amazing conversations and discussions. It's time to switch things up!  Welcome to a new season of Therapy Insiders podcast from UpDoc Media. Tune in to hear what this season has in-store!  

It's been a 40 year process for physical therapy and FINALLY the Therapy Cap is NO MORE. What is the history of the Therapy Cap? More importantly what is the future of physical therapy now that the cap is repealed? What will we focus our collective resources on in order to grow?   Listen to APTA CEO Justin Moore: breakdown the history of the therapy cap explain the timeline discuss a vision for future physical therapy lobbying  

You wake up. Get out of bed. Get dressed. Brush your teeth. Maybe eat some breakfast. Maybe drink some coffee. Then off to work. How much of your day is optimized vs reacted to?  Have you considered--What is an optimal day for YOU? What if you could take breaks to drastically improve performance at work? What if you knew when to do creative work vs drudge work? What if you had a better handle of how to maximize your day? Timing is everything.  Learn why! That's precisely what Daniel...

This may be the most important episode of Therapy Insiders podcast we've ever recorded.  Imagine...  You are young, healthy and hitting your professional stride. Everything is going great.  Then you start to get tired. A little too often.  It's probably normal, you've been working a lot. Maybe you need a break. You take a break, and nothing changes. In fact it get's worse. Then you start having some stomach issues. Ok, time to go see a doctor. It's just a precaution. The phone...