- Mar 15, 2011
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I'm not 100% sure (although I probably should be), but I'm pretty confident that PT is similar in that you can have all cash practices. That's exactly what I'm thinking though, I don't see why gyms wouldn't want to be affiliated somehow with a PT (or any other medical professional) that is already familiar with cheer. I do have 2 years to think this through and to form connections though, so hopefully I (we!) can make it work somehow.I have no idea how PT works (not literally, i know what you do) but with regards to like insurance, billing, licensing, etc. With chiropractic, the insurance to practice is astronomically cheaper than MD's and you can choose to have an all cash practice and never once have to deal with patients' insurance companies. so in theory, the gym could pay a lump sum to have you there and treating patients (cost factored into tuition or an optional extra - with parents present, waivers, etc. obviously) or the parents could pay cash to use you services on premises. or it could go opposite and i guess you could give the gym a percentage of profits to practice in their facility. i haven't really thought out the logistics of it, because it would certainly vary depending on the gym and what they wanted. my immediate goal after graduation would just be to form a relationship with any gym in the area i choose to set up practice and hope for referrals from the gym and maybe one day down the road get to be there once a week or something. a girl can dream lol
seriously, think of how many times here we say to injured kids to bring a video of what you do to the MD/PT/DC etc because they don't understand what you do? but we already understand, so it's a win-win for gyms, athletes, and (hopefully) us!