Lecture 4: Niche Practices Flashcards

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Specialization is __________, has certain recognition

Cannot say that you are a specialist unless you actually are one.

Need a certain amount of ______

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Broader

Hours

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A niche is within the _______ area, can have focus/niche practice on a certain area/specific population

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SPECIALTY

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Niche example: Within sports practice, you can have a niche for what?

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A specific sport

Golf, soccer, dance, etc

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Having a specialty allows you to _______ more for treatment

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Charge

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Niche practices are a:

Specific group of _______

A _______ of the population targeted for very ______ _______

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Consumers

Subset

Specific services

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Why should you develop a niche?

Clinician has a ______ ______ in a certain market

Practice has to ____ ________ ______ from the many general practices in the area

Niche may be one of many a ________ ______ may have

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FOCUSED INTEREST

Set itself apart

Particular practice

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From the consumers perspective:

Consumer:

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Understand your performance

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From the consumers perspective:

Convenience

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Ease of accessing services

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From the consumers perspective:

Choice

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What does the competition offer?

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From the consumers perspective:

Cost

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What is a good value?

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What are the 4 things that are looked at from the consumers perspective?

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Consumer

Convenience

Choice

Cost

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What are some niche market segments?

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Aquatics
Wound care
Balance and vestibular training
Women’s health
Cardiopulm
Ortho
Industrial
Wellness
Sports
Cash only
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Aquatics:

_____ program
As part of _______
______ exercise programs
Pediatric: learn to swim for _______ populations

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Pool
Therapy
Group
Specialized

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Wound care:
We have ______ centers for this

_____ to heal wounds
Teaching/_______ education
_________ teams

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Specialized

Hard
Family
Multidisciplinary

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Balance and vestibular training:

________ programs
______ injury rehab
Pediatric
Other ____ conditions

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Geriatric
Head

Medical

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What are 4 things that women’s health can work on?

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Urinary incontinence
Osteoporosis
Postpartum exercise
Exercise

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What are 3 things that cardiopulmonary can work on?

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Post heart attack
Emphysema
Chronic problems

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Orthopedic:
Specialty areas: _____ and ______

_______
______

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Spine
Cervical

Pediatrics
Women

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Industrial:
Work place _______
Treatment ___ ____

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Ergonomics

On site

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Industrial: Treatment on site include what two things?

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Work related injuries

Injuries that occurred while working

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Wellness:

Individual ________ programs

Exercise for _______ population

Post ____ programs

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Exercise

Challenged

PT

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Wellness: an individual exercise program can be for special populations such as:

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MS

Arthritis

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Wellness: Exercise for challenged population can be programs for _______ (fitness), or in ______

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Children

SNFs

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Wellness: post PT programs are _____ _____

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You can have PT within a ______ ______ _____
Health club setting
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Health club settings can be _____ ______ or you can use the _______ facilities
Free standing Club
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Health club setting: It may be a setting with other amenities such as....
Massage Accupuncture Nutrition
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What is the benefit of a health club setting?
Get patients from the club | Patients joint the club
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Sports related examples: ``` ________ Sports ________ training Treatment for ______ ______ only Pre play ______ and _______ Back to _____ ```
Dance Specific Sports injuries Eval and training Golf
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Cash only: Cash only ________ practices Cash only ________ practices
Boutique General
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A cash only boutique practice has _______ _______ of treatment
Specific types
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A cash only general practice is in ______ _________
Certain environments
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Questions to ask when considering a niche? What is the benefit to the _________ What characteristics differentiate this niche from the _______ population Who are the ____ _____ ______ for this niche?
Marketplace Larger Key decision makers
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Getting the word out: How will you communicate in a _____ ______ with the niche?
Focused manner
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Getting the word out: What specific way you deliver the service will ________ to the niche market?
Appeal
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Getting the word out: What _______ strategy will appeal to the market most effectively?
PRICING
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Getting the word out: _______ should the service be offered?
WHERE
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Getting the word out: How will you measure ______/_______?
Quality Effectiveness
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Getting the word out: How will you _______ personnel?
Train
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Getting the word out: How will you instill ________ in your abilities
Confidence
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A niche is an _________ market for a specific _____, ______ or _________
Identifiable Service, product, intervention
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Consultant: The creation of ______ to organizations, through the application of _______, _______, and _______ to improve performance
VALUE Knowledge, techniques, assets
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What are some characteristics of a consultant?
Technical expertise Work style Creativity/originality Personal issues Financial issues Accounting/clerical issues Professional issues
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Technical expertise: Must have _______ years of experience
5+
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Technical expertise: Must have cutting edge ______
Skills
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Technical expertise: Must have appropriate _______ and _______
Degrees Certs
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Technical expertise: On going _________
Learning
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Technical expertise: Skills/expertise that are in _____ _______
High demand
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Work style: Prefer to work _______ Work on multiple projects at the ____ _______ Self starter, takes ________ Prefer to be ___ ________ Establish daily, weekly and monthly ______
ALONE Same time Initiative In charge Goals
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Creativity/originality: ______ solver, challenged by the hard issues On the lookout for ____ ways to do things Know where to look for ______ Can _____ others
PROBLEM New Answers Teach
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Personal issues: Good _________, enjoys talking with other people Can ________ work from other aspects of life Self _______, enjoy ________ and sales Disciplined to work in a environment with no ______ ______
Communicator Separate Promotor, marketing Formal structure
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Financial issues: Can manage getting _____ on a per ______ basis than a regular paycheck No paid _______ Do not need job ________
Paid, project Benefits Security
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Accounting/clerical issues: Can work ________ support staff Understands how to _____ for time Will budget money for _____ and _______ experiences Will budget money for professional _______ and ______ Computer ________ and web-savvy
Without Bill Training, educational Associations, meetings Literate
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Professional issues: Well known, well connected, and well thought of in _________ Strong _______ of contacts in the field Involved in _____ or _______ associations Solid ________ or work and job correspondence material
Profession Network Civic or community Portfolio
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Consulting: ``` To physical therapy ________ To ______ To _____ community To ______ To ________ groups To ________ agencies including (_______ boards and _______ agencies) ```
``` Entities Physical therapists Legal Industry Consumer Government (licensing boards, regulating agencies) ```
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Mentor: Can _____ a mentor and ____ a mentor _______ relationship Sharing of _____, and encouragement to ________ The list serve as a ________
Have, be Mutual Expertise, achieve Mentor