--- title: "AI marketing for physical therapy clinics" description: "To get a physical therapy clinic recommended by AI assistants, answer the referral question first: every state allows some direct access, but limits vary,." canonical: https://damex.digital/industries/physical-therapy/ last_updated: 2026-11-01 type: industries publisher: Damex Digital context_version: 2026-11-06 --- > Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency that gets businesses named and cited when customers ask AI assistants who to hire. This is the Markdown version of https://damex.digital/industries/physical-therapy/ # AI marketing for physical therapy clinics > To get a physical therapy clinic recommended by AI assistants, answer the referral question first: every state allows some direct access, but limits vary, and Medicare requires a doctor or other provider to certify the plan. Keep the clinic's and each therapist's profiles consistent, list the insurance you take, match your APTA Find a PT listings to Google, and never post patient stories without written authorization. ## What customers ask AI assistants - "Do I need a referral for physical therapy in [state]?" - "Physical therapy near me that accepts Medicare" - "How much is physical therapy without insurance?" - "Physical therapist for back pain in [city]" - "Physical therapy near me open on Saturday" - "Can I go to physical therapy without a referral?" - "Sports physical therapy in [city]" - "Physical therapy or a chiropractor for sciatica?" ## Where AI assistants look for physical therapy clinics - **[State physical therapy boards](https://damex.digital/sources/state-licensing-boards.md):** Each state licenses therapists and offers a lookup. The FSBPT points patients to each state's board. - **APTA Find a PT:** The American Physical Therapy Association's ChoosePT directory lists member therapists individually, free for members. - **[Google Business Profile](https://damex.digital/sources/google-business-profile.md):** The clinic and each public-facing therapist can have a profile under Google's practitioner rules. - **Medicare.gov:** Patients check Medicare's own coverage pages for therapy, so your answers should match them. - **Your service pages:** Clear pages on direct access, insurance and conditions treated are what assistants quote. - [How AI uses each source](https://damex.digital/sources/) ## Common mistakes - Patient success stories with names or faces posted without written HIPAA authorization. HHS settled with a PT clinic over exactly this in 2016. - Telling patients they never need a referral, when limits vary by state and Medicare requires a provider to certify the plan. - Therapists' APTA listings that don't match the clinic's Google profile. ## Do these first 1. Explain your state's direct-access rules in plain words, and what Medicare requires. 2. Make each therapist's APTA listing and Google profile match. 3. List the insurers you accept and your self-pay prices. ## Damex services that fit - [AI Visibility](https://damex.digital/services/ai-visibility/): Included in Starter, Essentials, Growth and Authority. Buyer questions tracked on 5 AI engines, fixes to the sources they read, and a monthly count of the answers that name or cite you. - [Google Business Profile](https://damex.digital/services/google-business-profile/): Included in Essentials, Growth and Authority. 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Medicare says there's no limit on what it pays for medically necessary outpatient therapy in a calendar year. Patients usually pay 20% after the Part B deductible. ### Can we share patient success stories? Only with written HIPAA authorization. HHS settled with a Los Angeles physical therapy clinic in 2016 for posting testimonials with names and photos without it. --- ## About Damex Digital Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency. We get businesses named and cited when people ask ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot for a recommendation. We work with US local service businesses first, and also with professional services firms, ecommerce brands and B2B SaaS companies. Plans start at $350 per location per month, and every plan begins with a 14-day free trial. 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