Orthopedic Physical Therapy Seminars---Avail Consulting, Inc.

History of the Shoulder Seminar

Here is the story of the shoulder course, for all who care.

Having been in private practice since 2000, I was able to build a niche practice and as a working owner, I've enjoyed my work because I do physical therapy the way I want to do it, not the way someone else expects me or tells me to. 

I went into practice strictly for autonomy and as a way to independently grow as a practioner.   The decision to go into solo practice came after a serious car accident in January of 2000.  It was one of those crashes that you would see on any old episode of "CHiPS" (you know, with "Ponch" and "John"), where my vehicle hydroplaned backwards across the freeway, then rolled over while going up the side of a hill and rolled over even more on the way back down the hill.  How I walked out of there, I have no idea.  But there was a moment of clarity soon after where I realized I needed to have some control in my life.   Two weeks later, I signed a lease for a 600 square foot office space, and ninety days after that, I was seeing patients in my own private practice.  

Yeah, I know...that's a pretty crazy story, but as you get to know me, you'll realize, that's pretty much...me.

The ride in private practice has been a wild one, but a truly great learning experience also.  

I learned early on that if I was going to make it, I would have to get results.  Period.  If I wanted to pay the bills and eat and survive without a job, I would very simply have to earn it.   Scary thought.   Referral sources are fickle, and if you can't get the job done, someone else is out there drooling for referrals, willing to try to "prove" themselves.  

And certainly as 2007 comes to a close, the competition is much different today than it was eight years ago. 

So, how and why the course? 

Many reasons, but most notably...

From December 2005 to December 2006, I worked in both of my offices every day after an associate who had been with me for four years decided to change his life pattern and go in a new direction.   I was seeing 17-21 patients a day, every day.  "Seeing" means actually intervening---doing a procedure.  I had limited time, had to see the patients, and had to get results. 

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