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Empower Physical Therapy Partners with Doctors of Physical Therapy

01/27/2025

CHICAGO, IL – January 27, 2025

Empower Physical Therapy (“Empower”), a therapist-founded and -led provider of physical therapy services including pre- and post-surgical, chronic injury, and work injury rehabilitation, is pleased to announce a combination with Doctors of Physical Therapy (“DPT”), a provider of outpatient physical therapy and onsite industrial and injury prevention services across the Midwest.

Founded in 2005, DPT began as a family-run clinic that has steadily grown to over 100 locations with over 300 practitioners. The company also has an extensive workers’ compensation network across 24 states as well as self-insured contracts that will immediately add value to the Empower clinics in the Southwest.

With Empower’s wide range of clinical specialties, more than 150 clinicians, and an existing presence in 4 states, the combination provides for the rapid expansion of its network of family-oriented, autonomous clinical experts to deliver better, faster outcomes for patients across the country. The combined entity will have over 160 locations across 11 states.

“This partnership is an important one for DPT, as we collectively continue to identify strategic growth opportunities to meet the growing demand for outpatient and industrial physical therapy services,” said Aaron Kraai, founder and CEO of DPT. “Empower has a tremendous reputation as an invaluable resource for their patients in communities across the Southwest, and we look forward to assisting and supporting these existing and new patients on their recovery journey.” Aaron Kraai will assume the CEO role of the combined company.

DPT and Empower have established a reputation as a people-first culture that serves the company’s patients, communities and the physical therapy profession. The combined company will continue to be supported for future growth and expansion by Sheridan Capital Partners (Empower) and SV Health Investors (DPT).

The Empower partnership with DPT closed as of December 2024.

Empower Physical Therapy

Empower Physical Therapy (“Empower PT”) is a therapist-founded and -led physical therapy management company supporting outpatient physical therapy clinics throughout the Southwestern U.S., Empower PT is exclusively focused on supporting physical therapists in their delivery of excellent patient care. For additional information please visit https://empowerpt.com/.

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