Scheduling for
Physical Therapy Clinics
New patients book evaluations online, complete functional history forms before arrival, and receive automated reminders. Your therapists focus on treatment, not phone calls.
PT clinics using automated SMS reminders before sessions
Each missed PT slot costs $100 to $200 in production
Clinics with online booking vs. phone-only scheduling
Online patients book at night and on weekends
With online self-scheduling for new and returning patients
Staff can focus on in-clinic patient experience
Automate every physical therapy clinics workflow
From first inquiry to completed appointment, Schedly handles the scheduling logistics.
Initial Evaluations
New patients book their initial eval online and complete a body region and functional history intake form. Therapists are briefed before the patient walks in.
Follow-up Treatment Sessions
Existing patients self-schedule their next treatment session from their post-visit email. No phone coordination required between visits.
Dry Needling and Specialty Services
Specialty treatment types with service-specific intake, contraindication screening, and appropriate availability windows.
Post-Surgical Rehab
Post-op patients referred from surgical practices book their first PT visit with surgical date and procedure details collected at intake.
Return to Sport Assessments
Sport-specific functional assessments with pre-assessment questionnaire covering current activity level and sport demands.
Built for physical therapy clinics workflows
Purpose-built features that understand how you actually work.
Functional history intake
New patients complete a body region questionnaire, functional limitation assessment, and pain history before their first visit. No time wasted on paperwork during treatment.
Multi-therapist scheduling
Manage all physical therapists from one clinic account. Patients book with their preferred therapist or the next available.
Insurance and copay collection
Collect insurance information at booking and optionally require copay via Stripe before the session is confirmed.
"Our front desk team used to spend an hour every morning booking follow-up sessions from the previous day's patients. Now that workflow is completely automated -- patients book their next visit from a link in their post-treatment email. Our schedule is fuller and our staff is less stressed."
How Physical Therapy Clinics Use Scheduling Software to Improve Patient Flow
Physical therapy practices face a scheduling challenge that is distinct from many other healthcare settings: most patients require multiple sessions per week over several weeks, which means the scheduling complexity compounds with every new patient who starts a treatment program. Manually coordinating twice-weekly appointments for 30 or 40 active patients, while also booking initial evaluations for new referrals, creates an administrative burden that can overwhelm even a well-staffed front desk. Self-scheduling software designed for clinical settings addresses this systematically.
Patient Intake and First-Visit Efficiency
The initial evaluation appointment sets the tone for the entire treatment relationship. Patients who arrive having already completed a comprehensive functional history intake form -- documenting their body region, onset, mechanism of injury, pain scale, functional limitations, and treatment goals -- allow the therapist to spend the evaluation time on physical assessment and treatment planning rather than information gathering. This produces a higher-quality first encounter and a faster path to treatment, which is what the patient came for.
Automating the Follow-Up Booking Flow
One of the most impactful workflow improvements available to a PT clinic is automating the follow-up booking process. After each treatment session, the therapist recommends a return date or frequency -- 'twice a week for three weeks.' Without scheduling software, this requires either booking each appointment manually before the patient leaves or relying on the patient to call back. With Schedly, the patient can be sent a booking link immediately after their session with instructions to schedule their next three appointments, all from their phone in the parking lot. Compliance with treatment plans and clinic schedule utilization both improve dramatically.
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