Can't wait for you to hear this conversation with Carrie Pagliano, past Academy President, course creator and founder of Carrie Pagliano Physical Therapy.  Clinical and business pearls abound in this conversation - enjoy! One of the most powerful points of this conversation was hearing from Carrie how she deliberately structures her business to support her time with family and her personal life.  She is not willing to compromise time with her family for her business and is unapologetic about it.  We also discuss Carrie's important work with the Academy of Pelvic Health, includ ..read more

This is a topic we've changed our perspective on over the years of coaching - when are you ready to hire an admin? And hiring is never something to be taken lightly.  It's not as simple as 'just hire an admin' and life will be better.  You have to create all the systems for them.  Onboard them to get them up to speed.  Continue to train them, manage them, and lead them.  Bringing on employees as just as big of a decision as starting your own practice. But if you're looking to grow beyond yourself, bringing in an admin when you have the financial security to do so is ..read more

So excited to bring you this conversation with Dr. Jen Fraboni (aka @DocJenFit)! Jen has been a pioneer for physical therapists in the online space and finding new ways to connect and serve our people.  We talk clinical philosophy, her journey from treating patients in the clinic to online mogul, the joys and challenges of motherhood while running a business, how to work with your significant other, and more! Absolutely love Jen's perspective on our field and how she's expanding our vision of what a physical therapist can do.  Don't miss this one! Dr. Jen Fraboni Make sure to fol ..read more

Often breathing techniques are both the beginning and end of what we focus on when it comes to 'downtraining.'  But there's so much more we can be doing, especially when it comes to the vagus nerve. Breathing techniques are fantastic and important, but they also have their challenges for patients.  They take time to work.  They are dependent on the patient actually doing them.  They can feel a bit dismissive to some patients, especially if we don't explain them well. In our Downtraining Masterclass, we argue for broadening our definition of what constitutes downtraining ..read more

Today we go into the pros and cons of having your pricing on your website. Ultimately, putting prices on your website will reduce the number of people who call, but those who do call will be more likely to book. Whenever you field calls, there are three types of people: Those who are definitely going to book (regardless of the booking experience).  They may have seen you in the past, had a friend who raved about you or just really resonate with your website or social media.  Let's call these about 20%. Those who aren't going to book (regardless of the booking experience).  Th ..read more

We created the Cozean Screening Protocol because we wanted a way to help patients and other practitioners realize when pelvic floor dysfunction was causing symptoms. We first published this as a poster at IPPS.  Using PelvicSanity as our site we reviewed patient intake forms and charts to see what symptoms or history were most predictive of pelvic floor dysfunction.  And after running some cool statistics the Cozean Screening Protocol was created.  Anyone answering 'yes' to 3 or more of the questions has more than a 90% chance of having pelvic floor dysfunction. You can a ..read more

Coming off the high of our in-person CEO Retreat, we wanted to share 5 major takeaways from an incredible group of business owners. Together this group of business owners is shattering what we thought was possible for a pelvic rehab practice.  When we first started PelvicSanity, most 'experts' thought no one would ever actually pay more than a small co-pay for care. When we proved that wrong, then they thought maybe you could run a solopreneur business, but you could never build something beyond yourself.  People might be willing to see you, but not a member of a team. This group ..read more

Most of us struggle to use our assessments well.  This is an amazing tool to clarify your thinking and guide your care that we aren't taking advantage of.  It's something I spend a lot of team teaching to our PelvicSanity staff. An assessment is not: A laundry list of impairments A single conclusion ("the pelvic floor is tight.  Or weak.") So vague it's not helpful ("muscle discoordination") Listing factors beyond the patient's control ("patient doesn't deal with stress well and has high-stress job) Instead, a well-written assessment is: Concise.  I'm talking 4-5 senten ..read more

Whether you're an employee or business owner, finances can be challenging.  They hit a whole new level of risk and uncertainty when you run your own business. All of us struggle with money mindset issues.  Our conversations about money are often negative and reactive.  We might not even realize what we're making until the year-end W2 or P&L.  We judge how well we're doing by what's in the bank account that day.  We're worried about student loans. In short, we're stressed about money! And this really isn't correlated with how well you're doing financially. In th ..read more

You're probably giving too much homework to your patients. There, we've said it! In this 'sode we dive into how to give your patient the correct amount of home exercise work.  Here's one clue - have you ever had a patient come back in and complain they didn't get enough HEP? One thing to think about - you're never going to give the perfect amount of HEP.  So you can either give too much or too little. If you give too much, what happens?  Your patient feels overwhelmed.  They're frustrated they can't get to it all.  They're embarrassed to come back in and admit they ..read more