Sen Ze asked:


Being a physical therapist can be a very spiritually fulfilling job. After all, helping people regain full use of their limbs and bodies after injuries and accidents gives them a new lease on life, one they could only have achieved with your help.

But while the gratitude of your patients does add to your career satisfaction, financial rewards are also important. If you are a physical therapist, there are many additional ways for you to make money - and a large number of these opportunities can be opened up to you by getting a domain name and a blog.

With those two elements, you’ll suddenly find yourself open to and gaining from a large number of benefits, both financial and professional.
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1. Create A Good And Long Lasting Reputation Online

In many professions, having a great reputation goes a long way towards ensuring success. Within these professions, word of mouth is paramount and the more people that know you and your work, the better it is for business.

One great way for you to enhance your reputation is to set up an online blog devoted towards your profession. Blogging offers you the opportunity to ‘toot your own horn’ without overtly selling yourself through advertising.

It also allows you to build trusting relationships with your visitors by providing useful and valuable information on physical therapy through your blog posts and website in general. Ultimately, being online gives you and your services an opportunity to be seen and noticed all over the world, over time forging a valuable reputation that will spill over onto your offline work.

2. Create Business Opportunities

Aside from building up a distinct reputation for yourself online, your blog at your personalized domain can create a multitude of financial opportunities for you. By adding just a few elements to your blog - such as an integrated shopping cart that will allow your visitors to pay you using their credit cards - you can certainly start to earn money by providing information online.

For example, one way for you to provide information in return for money is by creating an e-newsletter for your visitors. Thus, any of your visitors who wish to have useful and important information sent to them directly to their inbox can sign up as a member of your newsletter by paying you a monthly subscription fee.

And in return for their monthly subscription, all you have to do is send out e-mails filled with your expertise (such as tips or tricks towards preventing physical injuries etc.) daily or weekly, depending on how much your charge. The more you charge, naturally the more valuable and regular the information you will be expected to provide.

Another way to make money is by writing eBooks. Simply condense a large amount of your expertise on a specific subject into an electronic book format (a PDF document, for example) and sell them to the visitors on your website for a fee. After all, people who visit your website are certainly interested in your services, so who better to sell your eBooks to?

There are certainly many advantages for you to provide your knowledge and services as a physical therapist online. And the sooner you get your domain, the better your chances of securing a domain that is your very own name!



EDUARDO
the verdict asked:
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I’m currently attending college and looking to see what job can benefit me towards my physical therapist career, any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

SIDNEY
Mary Hanna asked:


After a thorough physical examination, including x-rays, my Doctor diagnosed my arm and shoulder pain as a rotator cuff tear and naturally suggested immediate surgery. “The Ultimate Rotator Cuff Training Guide” by Physical Therapist Brian Schiff has so far saved me from having to go through that surgery.

After I heard the Doctor’s diagnosis and suggestion, I searched the library and the internet for non-surgical solutions. I may have found a possible answer. I started using Brian Schiff’s Training Guide and followed his very explicit directions for the stretching, range of motion moves and exercises. I am in week 2 of a 4-6 week regime and have noticed a marked improvement.
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In this article I am attempting to explain how this Training Guide has worked for me and would suggest that you to try this method before considering surgery.

Brian Schiff graduated from The Ohio State University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree of Physical Therapy in Allied Health Professions. Since then, he has practiced as a licensed physical therapist specializing in sports medicine.  Through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Brian became a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) in 1998.

By doing the exercises in “The Ultimate Rotator Cuff Training Guide”, I came to understand that it was a highly efficient system for relieving pain in the shoulder. Brian Schiff put together the guide for people with frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, Rotator Cuff tendonitis, Rotator Cuff tears, impingement or bursitis.

Don’t be intimidated by the fancy words, Brian explains what they all mean and how to use the exercises to alleviate pain. He goes into a detailed description of each particular problem and how to best use the different exercises to your greatest advantage.

There is one disadvantage. It is recommended that the stretching and range of motion moves be done everyday. To some this may seem daunting, but it is definitely worth it to work this into your daily schedule. This is not a magic pill; it will take at least 4-6 weeks to start feeling the relief from your regular routine.

In the Ultimate Rotator Guide one of its most valued points is that Brain doesn’t just write out how to do each motion, he has pictures of him actually performing each move. This is extremely helpful in showing you the right form for each exercise. The right form is essential in making the motions work for you. So, not only does he outline how to do the moves in the eBook, he has added pictures in all aspects of each move. In the very beginning of the eBook he answers frequently asked questions that he knows from experience.

Another invaluable part of getting his eBook is that if you have any other questions you can email him. I did, and he always got back to me on the same day.

The Ultimate Rotator Guide is a truly concise map to overcoming shoulder pain. The eBook logically and easily pulls you through the process of using these exercises to eliminate pain in an attempt to avoid shoulder surgery.

Do not think this will instantly heal you, it will take practice. You must do the exercises on a consistent basis. It is critical that you follow the directions to achieve your goal of a pain free shoulder.

When I first started the program I thought that it was impossible to take this much time everyday. However, after the first week when I had practiced the moves it didn’t take nearly as much time as in the beginning. I was able to smoothly do all the moves in less than thirty minutes.

Normally there are always some weaknesses in eBooks but I couldn’t find any in the Ultimate Rotator Guide. My experience is that it is taking away most of my Rotator Cuff pain and is keeping me away from Rotator Cuff surgery. Remember, I am in week two and much has been accomplished.

Wouldn’t you use a program that would take away most, if not all of your shoulder pain? If you want to learn how to strengthen your shoulder and relieve your aching I would highly recommend “The Ultimate Rotator Training Guide”. In fact, I give it 9 out of 10. I can’t thank Brian enough for supplying this valuable information and hopefully saving me from surgery.



JON