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Physical Therapist: Best Referral Sources

Who should be sending you clients, and the rooms they are already sitting in.

Your top referral sources
  1. 01 Orthopedic & Pain Management 85
  2. 02 Chiropractor 81
  3. 03 Attorney Personal Injury 77
  4. 04 Primary Care Physician 76
  5. 05 Home Health Care 67
See why, and what to say to each ↓

Get the networking events worth showing up to

Tell us where you are. We will send you the best rooms for physical therapists and the next meeting dates. Add a ZIP and this page will also show your local chapters and which seats are open.

Most business owners network where their competitors are, not where their referral partners are.

Your own trade group is for learning. Your partners' groups are where the work comes from. Everything below starts with one question. When something happens that makes people need physical therapists, who else gets a call that same week?

Physical therapists sell to individuals and households, and most of the work starts when somebody gets hurt. It moves fast, so being the name already in hand matters more than being the cheapest. Clients come back, which makes one good introduction worth years.

What starts the work
  • Injurywhen somebody gets hurt
  • Auto collisionwhen somebody gets in a car accident
  • Aging / care transitionwhen an aging parent needs a different living situation
Block one

Who should be sending you clients

Ranked by what starts the job, not by who sounds close to your trade.

  1. 01

    Orthopedic & Pain Management

    They send you work
    85

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    Orthopedic and pain management practices hear about it when somebody gets hurt, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  2. 02

    Chiropractor

    They send you work
    81

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    Chiropractors hear about it when somebody gets hurt, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  3. 03

    Attorney Personal Injury

    They send you work
    77

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    Personal injury attorneys hear about it when somebody gets hurt, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  4. 04

    Primary Care Physician

    They send you work
    76

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    Primary care practices hear about it when somebody gets hurt, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  5. 05

    Home Health Care

    Two-way
    67

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    You and home care agencies both get the call when somebody gets hurt, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  6. 06

    Insurance Property & Casualty

    They send you work
    63

    Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident

    P&C insurance agents hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  7. 07

    Senior Living Placement Advisor

    They send you work
    60

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    Senior placement advisors hear about it when somebody gets hurt, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  8. 08

    Auto Body & Collision Repair

    They send you work
    60

    Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident

    Collision repair shops hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  9. 09

    Real Estate Agent (Residential)

    They send you work
    60

    Trigger: an aging parent needs a different living situation

    Residential real estate agents hear about it when an aging parent needs a different living situation, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  10. 10

    Acupuncturist

    You send them work
    59

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    You hear about it when somebody gets hurt, before acupuncturists do. Expect to give more than you get back here.

Block two

Where those people actually are

Ranked by how many of your best partners are in the room, and how much work each one can send you.

Start here

Your county medical society

Your partners are in this room: orthopedic and pain management practices and primary care practices.

Doctors in one room, and almost nobody there is selling to them. You can usually go as a sponsor.

Your partners' association Monthly Under $500/yr ~3 hrs/month
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Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.

  1. 01

    Your county medical society

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: orthopedic and pain management practices and primary care practices.

    Doctors in one room, and almost nobody there is selling to them. You can usually go as a sponsor.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  2. 02

    MGMA (Medical Group Management Association)

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: orthopedic and pain management practices and primary care practices.

    Office managers for doctors. They pick the vendors. The doctors just get sold to.

    Monthly $500–$2,000/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  3. 03

    Hispanic chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partners are in this room: chiropractors and personal injury attorneys.

    Very strong in South Florida. People here trust each other, and far fewer people are selling.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  4. 04

    Your city or county chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partners are in this room: chiropractors, primary care practices, and home care agencies.

    Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  5. 05

    Aging Life Care / senior care provider network

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: home care agencies and senior placement advisors.

    People who help older adults and their families move, get care, and sort out the house. They are there when the family decides everything at once.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  6. 06

    Local Facebook & community groups

    Online community

    Your partners are in this room: chiropractors, personal injury attorneys, and residential real estate agents.

    City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.

    Always on Free ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  7. 07

    Black chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partner is in this room: personal injury attorneys.

    Local and state groups. They help members win contracts as well as meet people.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  8. 08

    State chiropractic association

    Your partners' association

    Your partner is in this room: chiropractors.

    Chiropractors see crash victims within days. If your work starts after an injury, this is the busiest room there is, and almost nobody in it is a lawyer.

    Quarterly Under $500/yr ~2 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →

Let us be straight with you. For physical therapists, a weekly referral group is not the best pick. Your partners gather in professional groups instead, so spend your time there. We would rather say that than sell you a seat you do not need.

Block three

Is your seat open?

Prime Time takes one physical therapist per chapter. Put in a South Florida ZIP above and we will show you which seats are open.

Add a ZIP code at the top of the page to see which seats are open.

Get the dates

Have the next meetings sent to you

The rooms above are the answer. This is when they meet. Tell us where to send it and we will email you the next dates for physical therapists, with the one page plan.

We already know your trade and your area from this page, so there is nothing else to fill in. We do not ask for a phone number. Every email we send has an unsubscribe link.

Take this with you

Your one-page action plan

Five partners, five things to say, three rooms. Print it and keep it in the car.

Networking plan: Physical Therapist

The five people who should be sending you clients

  1. Orthopedic & Pain Management (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets hurt
  2. Chiropractor (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets hurt
  3. Attorney Personal Injury (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets hurt
  4. Primary Care Physician (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets hurt
  5. Home Health Care (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets hurt

The three rooms to be in

  1. Your county medical society: Your partners are in this room: orthopedic and pain management practices and primary care practices.
  2. MGMA (Medical Group Management Association): Your partners are in this room: orthopedic and pain management practices and primary care practices.
  3. Hispanic chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: chiropractors and personal injury attorneys.