The Physio Practice Profit System

<p>Physiotherapy in Australia has changed - forever.</p><p><br></p><p>Once upon a time physiotherapy was a profession rewarding those who worked hard enough and were committed enough to carefully tread the narrow path to becoming a physio.</p><p>This meant working hard in high school to get an offer from a university that provided physiotherapy as an option. After that there was a truckload of study in university to graduate.</p><p><br></p><p>Next came working as someone's underpaid offsider as you helped pad the pockets of the physio principals you worked for.</p><p><br></p><p>Once you had done your time in the trenches it was a matter of taking out a lease getting a loan from your friendly medical banking rep and then setting up your own shop.</p><p><br></p><p>While there were some challenges as part of this process (recruiting competent staff finding a suitable location getting your practice set up) basically it was a licence to print money.</p><p><br></p><p>Unless you were doing something pretty bad (according to AHPRA1 there were only 12 physios de-registered in the past 12 years - one a year) it was pretty much a case of put out your welcome mat and wait for the customers to roll in.</p><p><br></p><p>Waiting times of three to four weeks for clients to see the local physio were not uncommon.</p><p><br></p><p>But then the party ended.</p>