Johnson PT Consulting LLC
Meet Holly Johnson
PT, DPT Cert. MDT
Holly graduated from University of Kentucky Physical Therapy Program in 1986 and received her transitional doctoral degree in PT from AT Still University in 2005. She recently retired from a 32-year practice at PT Pros in eastern Kentucky. Her management and clinical experiences include orthopedics, manual PT, sports medicine, industrial rehab, pediatrics, women’s health and geriatrics, advanced dry needling with expertise in chronic pain management, and treating patients in addiction. Holly has many years of experience in industrial marketing and consultation utilizing both WorkSteps and WorkWell programs. She developed and managed the PT Pros orthopedic new graduate and new clinic director mentoring programs from 2015 to 2018. In addition, over the last 10 years she developed and trained PTs to assist in Global Heath Outreach medical mission trips to Central and South America. Currently, Holly is developing PT treatment programs that focus on substance abuse and addiction recovery utilizing PT, pain and addiction neuroscience and behavioral health services.
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Holly served multiple years as the Kentucky Chapter Payment Policy Committee Chairperson beginning in 2008, and on the PPS Payment Policy Committee beginning in 2013. She has been a frequent speaker at PPS annual conference, and APTA Combined Sections Meeting representing PPS. She lectures from her research specializing in the area of treating musculoskeletal pain and substance use disorder.
Why Johnson PT Consulting?
I am passionate about empowering PTs to make an indelible difference in the health care community as a vital part of the solution to the opioid crisis. I believe every PT possesses a gift to give in every season of their PT practice from the new graduate to the veteran PT. I love to help PTs discover their next steps in practice transitions to greatness, as they continue to mature as a whole person in both work and family life.
Practice Management Services
PTs TREATING PATIENTS IN SUD/ADDICTION (Substance Use Disorder)
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Know PT is a cornerstone for the solution to the opioid crisis in the US.
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Have you considered the role you can play in your PT practice?
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We can help you build a new practice niche in PT/Pain Neuroscience to treat patients in Substance Abuse Disorders.
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PT with both Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) and Addiction Neuroscience Education (ANE)
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Tools available:
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For information on 1 hour webinar, 5 hour, 8 hour or 12 hour CEU courses teaching PT's to treat musculoskeletal patients in SUD/AR, please submit information requests using the form below.
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For information on PT school 15 to 30 hour electives teaching third year doctoral PT students to treat musculoskeletal patients in SUD\ AR, also submit information requests using the form below.
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Pain and Addiction Toolkit - APTA Kentucky is pleased to announce the launch of the Pain and Addiction Toolkit. The Toolkit, created in partnership with the University of Kentucky DPT Program and Johnson Physical Therapy Consulting, is designed to help healthcare professionals provide care and resources to their patients struggling with substance use disorder. The introductory resources in the toolkit are provided free of charge. Additional resources that include patient educational videos and educational handouts are available for a small fee. These fees help support our continued work in educating the public, healthcare providers, and their patients on the alternatives to opioids for pain management. Click here to learn more.
HOW TO LAND THE RIGHT PT JOB AT ANY POINT IN YOUR CAREER
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Job search\narrow the field
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Resume prep
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Getting ready for the interview with research
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Career ladders and realistic goal setting while paying students loans
PT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
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Strategic planning to grow a successful practice
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Realistic goal setting
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PT mentoring programs from new grads to PT directors
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Successful marketing practices
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Accessing "Pain Talk" in your clinic
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Community outreach to maximize your impact
PAYMENT POLICY AND INSURANCE COMPANY CONVERSATION CONSULTATION
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Contract negotiation consultation: To industry, to the self-insured, to commercial payers, to Medicaid MCOs, Medicare MCOs, Work Comp Carriers with great marketing presentations.
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How to get your practice ready for an APM (Advanced Payment Model)
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How to clean up a clinic
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How to address a poor performer
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ID your market and product with key practice indicators (KPIs)
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Create your own pilot: PPS Milliman, Whitepaper
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HOW TO DO PT SUCCESSFULLY ON MEDICAL MISSION TRIPS
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Know PT is vital part of any medical outreach to under-served populations all over the world.
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You can make a tremendous difference in global health outreach while gaining new clinical skills and confidence in treatment settings outside your comfort zone that will be life changing.
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We can help explore your calling in global health outreach and prepare you for a successful and life altering experience for you and your family on a medical mission trip.
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Global Health Outreach (GHO) - Click on Trips, Find a Trip
JOB \ LIFE BALANCE COACHING
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Not sleeping well ?
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Not eating well ?
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Not exercising well ?
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Not peaceful ?
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It is hard to give all day long to your patients and family when you have no reserve inside.
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We can help you get your balance back and keep it with work life balance consultation and PT plan of care for you.
Physical Therapy Telehealth Services
Treat both the “Lion” of chronic pain and the “Elephant” of substance misuse in your life with success. Address chronic pain with holistic physical therapy management including trauma-informed mental wellness, pain neuroscience, substance treatment neuroscience, improved overall fitness and successful tapering in telehealth PT sessions.
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If you are finally ready to comprehensively treat all your chronic pain areas and safely taper off habit forming substances such as opioids, opioid based medically assisted treatments (such as Suboxone, Sublocade, and Brixadi), nicotine, benzodiazepines or other harmful substance, you are at the right place.
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I can work with your primary care medical provider and counselor to customize a treatment plan for your success with pain and addiction neuroscience education using PT mental wellness techniques to achieve total body wellness.
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Our pilot program has now been researched and found to be effective. See research study results here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519/josptopen.2025.0111
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If you are interested in wholistically balancing your health by having a PT consultation at a time that is convenient for you with no copays or insurance billing hassles, consider a concierge individualized online experience with me, a real PT (not AI ).
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I can provide a yearly comprehensive musculoskeletal (total body\joint assessment) with exercise plan development to address all your aches and pains with weekly progressing to monthly booster sessions for a yearly or hourly cash-based rate.
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We can also address your lifestyle management concerns such as healthy diet, sleep hygiene, mental wellness, stress management and realistic fitness goal setting individualized just for you.
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For either of these custom-made PT options, please submit the completed PT consult telehealth form below and list the best times to contact you.