Want to stay ahead of the curve in physical therapy? Future Proof PT brings you straight-talking, no-nonsense conversations about what really matters in healthcare today. From dissecting policy risks and opportunities to exploring innovative practice and payment models to practical ways to accelerate your career growth, we're your go-to source for understanding the forces reshaping our profession and the healthcare industry at large. Through candid dialogue and real-world perspectives, we're building a community of forward-thinking professionals working both in and out of direct patient care. They aren't just adapting to change – they're shaping it. Whether you're looking to understand market dynamics or seeking professional growth, each episode delivers actionable insights that will transform how you view the future of healthcare. Come join the conversation!
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Recent episodes include "Episode 38: What Makes Physical Therapy Worth Paying For?" (29 October 2026, 24 minutes), "Episode 37: Can Technology Really Change Health?" (22 October 2026, 24 minutes), and "Episode 36: | Grown Up and In Demand, with APTA President Kyle Covington" (28 September 2026, 43 minutes).
Future-Proof PT publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 46 minutes across 37 episodes.
Booking probability for Future-Proof PT is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Future-Proof PT requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Future-Proof PT's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Future-Proof PT are Therapists & Other Health Practitioners and Business & Management Consulting. Future-Proof PT has a business audience.
Future-Proof PT is a business podcast with 37 episodes published.
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Finding the physical therapist's moat, and proving our value to patients, employers, payers, and other providers in an AI-enabled healthcare system. Find the full transcript here. Your next competitor may never open a...
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Alex and Dana explore AI, patient behavior, and the gap between technological innovation and meaningful health outcomes. Technology may transform how care is delivered, but therapists' ability to influence human...
The momentum behind physical therapists, the payers still holding on to an old picture of PT, and what new grads need to stay in the profession. (subscribe to our YouTube channel here .) Kyle teaches at Duke, spent...
Chris Hoekstra watched PT's AI panic flip in twelve months at the same annual meeting, and he explains what that reversal says about how this profession actually changes. Chris has been a PT for about 25 years. He also...
Net Health's Ben Barron on the 12,000-therapist shortage, what CMS' proposed RTM changes would mean for rural practices, and how to create access to physical therapists' expertise starting today. The physical therapy...
Plus, Ray Dalio's framework for how systems break, applied to the profession's financial reckoning and its AI future (note: this episode was published before the CMS 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule was...
<h3>Duke's Dr. Chad Cook on the 5 things MSK therapists obsess over, and what we should be doing instead</h3><p><br></p><p>A VA physician once told a colleague of Dr. Chad Cook's that physical therapy isn't really the...
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<h3>And the active ingredients in PT often aren't even physical</h3><p><br></p><p>"We have the capacity to provide a level of care that nobody else in the healthcare system does. But we're being hamstrung by the payment...
<h2>Why content follows culture, and practical actions clinic owners can implement within the next 3 months.</h2><p><br></p><p>Find the full episode transcript here.</p><p><br></p><p>Posting more isn’t a growth...
<h3>How RVUs (Not the Conversion Factor) Quietly Squeeze PT and OT and the Practical Blueprint to Shift From "Minutes" to ACO-Ready Value</h3><p><br></p><p>(read the full transcript here)</p><p><br></p><p>In this...
<h2>A reality-check on what works today, what is hype, and what must improve before digital-first MSK care earns trust</h2><p><br></p><p>We sit down today with Sergei Polevikov (FixHealth.ai, Well.AI / Chart2Chart) for...
<h2>A reality-check on what works today, what is hype, and what must improve before digital-first MSK care earns trust</h2><p><br></p><p>We sit down today with Sergei Polevikov (FixHealth.ai, Well.AI / Chart2Chart) for...
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<p>We are tackling physical therapy's brand crisis head-on. From pop culture portrayals (yes, we're talking about that "Land Man" stripper scene) to CMS policy that treats PT as "substitute spend" for MSK digital health...
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<h2>Explore the intersection of evidence-based practice, healthcare economics, and pseudoscience in rehab, plus practical strategies for clinicians who want to do better without going broke</h2><p><br></p><h4>Is your...
<h2>How crazy is it that proven interventions in healthcare take so long to spread, even when they show clear economic and clinical benefits?</h2><p><br></p><p>Innovation in healthcare is painfully difficult to get into...
<p>Check out the You Tube version of the podcast here.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Dana and Alex review the research articles Alex shared with Future Proof PT newsletter subscribers on January 4th, 2025, exploring...
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<p>Fee-for-service PT reimbursement isn't viable. It's just math. In this episode, we bring our second physician guest to the Future Proof PT studio to explain. For Episode 22, we are joined by sports medicine surgeon...
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<h2>How to Benefit from Value-Based Care Strategies While Treating in Fee-For-Service</h2><p><br></p><p>"Why should I care about value-based care TODAY?"</p><p>If you're not in a risk contract and your clinic runs on...
<p>Alex and Dana met on LinkedIn, started a podcast, and only met in person in October of 2025. They use their milestone 20th episode to issue an urgent call: 270,000 physical therapists must each become agents of...
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<h3>Why your best play is calling the shots, not running them all</h3><p><br></p><p>Alex and I recently talked about the physical therapist income floor and ceiling. And in this episode, we talk with Dr. Marc Gruner...
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associate professor at Duke University, American Physical Therapy Association
Director of Clinical Facilitation Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Director, Duke Center of Excellence in Manual and Manipulative Therapy; Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine, Quadrant Investment Properties
science writer, PainScience.com
Senior Chief Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
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