Blogs by Topic:
Why Physical therapy or Occupational therapy:
Choose PT First to save time and money
Are you a smart consumer of Healthcare?
Conditions:
Pain relief without medication
What you need to know about arthritis
Your x-rays and MRIs show us the wrinkles on the inside
A new way to Treat Fibromyalgia
Share your goals; they’re important to us!
Back and Neck Pain:
Best way to get rid of back and neck pain
Essential Exercises for Back pain
Can PT help with Headaches/ Migraines?
Can PT help Back Pain? What we learned from Starbucks
Shoulder:
Prevent and Treat Shoulder Pain
Elbow:
Elbow Tendonitis, a.k.a Tennis Elbow
Wrist/ Hand:
Foot/Ankle:
Why Flip Flops may not be your best option
Pelvic Health:
What is Pelvic Health Physical Therapy
How to stay active during pregnancy
Surgery:
Tips & Tricks to Prepare for Surgery
Stronger going into Surgery, Stronger Coming out.
Common Interventions:
Should I be Stretching or Strengthening?
Seasonal:
A PTs Guide to Snow Shoveling Safety
Winter Safety in Industry: Navigating Cold Conditions with Confidence
Finding your balance in winter
Keeping your arms and hands safe in the Winter
Protecting your joints with summer activities
Information for all of our Green Thumbs
Athletics:
Preventing Pickleball Injuries
Could early specialization be the problem?
Concussion:
Everything you need to know about Concussions
Importance of Baseline Concussion Testing
Running:
Return to Running, Spring Edition
Injury Prevention, do shoes matter?
Orchestra and Performing Arts:
Industrial medicine:
Impact of Athletic Trainers in Industrial Care
Tactical Medicine:
Return to Work Assessment for an Injured Police Officer
Police Support Staff Person of the Year
Things we learned from participating in a mass-casualty simulation
Office:
Getting more activity during your workday
Decrease Fatigue and Reduce Stiffness
Direct Contracting:
Our role in providing exceptional care to the employees of local School Districts
Wellness:
Importance of physical activity
Why you need a PT on your team
The 4 P’s of Energy Conservation
Hidden Aches and Pains caused by Cell Phones
How to decrease the aches and pains brought on by using your phone
Movement Vital Sign, what is that?
You’re never too old to strength train
Improve your mood with exercise, especially during the holidays
Importance of Building Strength
Meet the Team:
Near-Site Care for School Districts
Only a generation ago, you’d be hard-pressed to find a school district in Wisconsin self-funding their health insurance.
Oh, how times have changed.
About 40% of school districts statewide are now self-funded, and that number continues to trend upwards. With self-funding, employers pay for claims out-of-pocket as they are presented instead of paying a pre-determined premium to an insurance carrier for a fully funded plan.
In essence, the employer becomes the insurance company.
One of the most recent to join the ranks is the Ripon Area School District (RASD), which will go self-funded in 2023. They will add a near-site medical clinic as well, with multiple care providers including a primary care physician, cardiologists, an orthopedic surgeon, and physical therapists available free to RASD staff.
Advanced Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, a leader in direct contracting and onsite/near-site physical and occupational therapy care, will supply the physical therapy at the near-site clinic.
School districts must be laser-focused on the cost of health care, generally the second biggest budget outlay after salaries. With rising health care costs, districts know that money has to come from somewhere, and the simple truth is this: when revenue doesn’t increase and the cost of health care and operations does, those dollars will come from just about every student-centered program in the district.
Becoming wise consumers of health care is on every district’s and employer’s agenda—looking at data, doing their homework, finding the best care at the best cost—so money that is saved can go to the education of students, facility needs, or employee cost of living increases.
To learn more about the money-saving steps being taken in Ripon and other districts across the state, read Bethany Gengler’s article from the Ripon Commonwealth Press here: