The following testimonial was provided by: Mike Ferder
Mike Ferder, EP
Reading, PA
Ferder is in the unique position of operating a KEY "Business Without Walls." His sole income is earned from traveling from one location or clinic to another and providing KEY Functional Assessments on-site. The mobility of the KEY System makes this feasible and profitable.
- WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THE KEY SYSTEM?
I chose the KEY system because it was mobile, user friendly with a standardized protocol.
- WHY ARE YOU CURRENTLY USING THE KEY SYSTEM?
I am still currently using the KEY Method because it conveys the functional information to all referral sources in the most concise reader-friendly format. It is also my sole source of income for my family as well as being a very profitable business.
- HAVE YOU EVER USED ANY OTHER FCA SYSTEMS?
I have never used any other system.
- WHAT TYPE OF ASSESSMENTS ARE YOU PROVIDING?
I mostly provide the KEY whole body assessment. On a rare occasion I'll need to use the SPA and JPA. Additionally, I have been requested to use the SPA as part of a two-day FCA. The UE is now a very rare assessment in what I provide.
- HAS YOUR PRACTICE EXPANDED WITH THE KEY SYSTEM?
Since my business is 100% KEY Functional Capacity Assessments, without PT modalities, treatment, diagnostics, etc. my business has expanded in my referral base as the years have gone by.
- IS INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE GROWING IN YOUR AREA? IN WHAT WAY?
Industrial Medicine has expanded in the Reading, PA region in the last 10 years at least in the Occupational Medicine arena.
- WAS IT EASY OR DIFFICULT TO ADD FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS TO YOUR PRACTICE?
For me, this business was meant to be for me as a vocation. The mobile KEY system provides a wonderful service for the referral sources and high profit for my business.
- WHAT IS YOUR WORK SETTING?
My location is in a professional/medical office building.
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND.
I graduated from Penn State with an Undergraduate degree in Health and Exercise Science with 24 Graduate credits in Health Sciences. Before I became certified in the Key FCA Protocol, I was an Exercise Physiologist for three years in hospital based cardiac rehabilitation.
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