Consulting Stephen has been a longtime member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), an organization that provides certification as well as a great deal of services for the profession (www.APTA.org). The APTA has established a service for its members called the Consulting Services Network (CSN). Stephen has been selected and will serve as one of the original members on the CSN. This fee-for-service program is intended to provide the country's physical therapist with a business consultant and experienced advisor. Stephen's ability to objectively assess a practice's position or to clarify the owner's goal and exit strategies, have helped a number of therapists already. For the judicial system, physical therapy is coming to play an increasingly prominent role. Stephen is among the elite class of physical therapists who also serve as expert witnesses. In this role he has done both depositions and given expert testimony. In the latter capacity, Stephen has been an unbiased witness, reviewing charts and records to provide expert testimony based on his review of the patient history and treatment. In other instances, he has also testified as the treating physical therapist. Recently he was involved in a high profile case involving a San Diego Chargers player who had been injured. References are available for this aspect of Stephen's career. Physical therapy is a new American export and Stephen is poised to be among the first to take his expertise into the largest untapped foreign market. Recently, Stephen returned from China where he has held meetings in Beijing on behalf of an Asian investment group intent on bringing the high level of American physical therapy to the huge clientele of professional athletes and citizens in China. Conservatively numbered at 26,000 elite athletes, the country is very interested in importing this American practice and the investment group has selected Stephen as their primary representative of the profession. During his tour, Stephen met and discussed ideas with members of the Chinese National Sports Bureau, the Central Health Department and the Beijing Government Olympic Committee. He also visited the sites for potential facilities including Beijing Hospital and provided his input on their design. This is the summary of some of the recent progress Stephen has made for both his business, AthelticPT, and the field of physical therapy as a whole. There are many more exciting things to come. For more information on consulting inquires, please email Stephen Clark back to previous page