Physical therapist jobs counted in 2024
Chiropractic and physical therapy
Finance the equipment behind movement and recovery.
Help practices finance assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation equipment. We work with vendors and buyers to plan for the complete package, from treatment tables to software and installation.
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Market pulse
Demand for therapy and musculoskeletal care is growing faster than the overall workforce.
Research current through August 22, 2026
Projected PT job growth, 2024 to 2034
U.S. adults estimated to have arthritis
Arthritis prevalence among adults 75 and older
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 267,200 physical therapist jobs in 2024 and projects 11% employment growth from 2024 to 2034, compared with 3% for all occupations. BLS expects about 13,200 openings per year and identifies population aging, chronic conditions, mobility needs, and nonopioid pain-management approaches as demand factors.
BLS counted 57,200 chiropractor jobs in 2024 and projects 10% growth through 2034, with about 2,800 openings per year. It points to greater acceptance of integrative care and an aging population with more neuromusculoskeletal and joint problems.
The CDC estimates that about 53 million U.S. adults have arthritis. National Health Interview Survey data for 2022 found an age-adjusted adult prevalence of 18.9%, rising to 53.9% among adults age 75 and older.
Projected employment growth, 2024–2034
11%Physical therapists
10%Chiropractors
3%All occupations
Adults with arthritis, 2022
18.9%All adults
53.9%Age 75+
What the data means for equipment decisions
The category matters. The specific operating decision matters more.
Chiropractic and physical-therapy buyers may operate solo practices, multi-provider clinics, hospital outpatient departments, sports-performance centers, rehabilitation facilities, home-health programs, or hybrid recovery concepts. Their workflows, payer exposure, staffing, patient mix, and equipment needs differ.
An equipment purchase may replace a treatment table, add objective assessment, introduce a recovery or performance service, build a gym or rehabilitation zone, equip a new clinic, or standardize multiple locations. The seller should name that purpose before introducing financing.
The equipment also has to fit the room, staff, patient flow, protocols, training, maintenance, and intended use. A financing program can organize the payment and transaction process, but it cannot establish clinical appropriateness, patient demand, reimbursement, utilization, or results.
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Complete scope
The complete equipment investment
Include installation, software, training, and service in the purchase discussion so costs are clear from the start.
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Treatment, traction, decompression, adjustment, and positioning equipment
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Strength, balance, gait, mobility, motion, force, and functional assessment systems
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Rehabilitation, exercise, resistance, cardio, and neuromuscular-training equipment
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Recovery, compression, thermal, cold, light, stimulation, and other therapy technologies
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Diagnostic, imaging, body-composition, movement-analysis, and monitoring systems
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Tables, lifts, parallel bars, flooring, storage, accessibility, and patient-support equipment
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Software, reporting, exercise platforms, workstations, and system integrations
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Delivery, electrical, room preparation, installation, calibration, training, warranty, and service
The quote should distinguish the primary equipment from consumables, software subscriptions, construction, staffing, marketing, credentialing, and other costs. Eligibility remains subject to review.
Where financing fits
Plan payments around the equipment your practice needs.
Financing may help a buyer compare paying the full equipment cost upfront with an approved obligation paid over time. That comparison can support planning, but it does not mean a new service will create patient demand, achieve reimbursement, increase visits, or pay for itself.
The seller should identify whether the transaction is:
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Replacement
Updating essential or unsupported equipment.
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Capacity
Adding equipment to an established patient workflow.
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New capability
Introducing an assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, or recovery service.
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New location
Equipping a clinic that depends on a site, team, and opening plan.
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Multi-site standardization
Repeating a defined package across locations.
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Vendor discovery
What the vendor sales team should clarify
Better questions create a cleaner handoff without turning a representative into a credit expert.
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What care setting and legal entity will buy and operate the equipment?
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Is the purchase replacement, added capacity, a new service, a new site, or standardization?
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Which equipment, accessories, software, training, warranty, and service are included?
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What room, flooring, electrical, accessibility, installation, or safety requirements apply?
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Who will operate the equipment, and what training, credentials, or supervision are required?
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How does the equipment fit the current patient workflow and staffing model?
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What is the realistic delivery, installation, training, and go-live sequence?
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Which patient-volume, utilization, reimbursement, clinical, or revenue figures are assumptions rather than guaranteed results?
A responsible LeasePoint workflow
A consistent process for therapy equipment purchases.
See how sellers, buyers, and LeasePoint work together from introduction through final requirements.
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Define the care and equipment context
Capture the buyer entity, practice type, equipment purpose, complete quote, location, target timing, and implementation needs.
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Give the buyer a secure next step
LeasePoint owns the appropriate application, review, documentation, structure, and finance questions.
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Coordinate the permitted handoff
Keep the seller informed about relevant status and actions while clinical judgment, sensitive applicant data, equipment obligations, and final finance decisions remain with the responsible parties.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions that deserve a direct answer.
Focused guidance for sellers and buyers evaluating a complete equipment purchase.
What therapy and chiropractic equipment may be considered?+
Programs may be designed around assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, recovery, strength, mobility, diagnostic, and supporting practice equipment. Eligibility depends on the equipment, seller, buyer, intended use, structure, documentation, and review.
Can a new service line be financed?+
The equipment can enter the applicable review, but the buyer should identify the new-service context early. Training, staffing, credentials, site readiness, launch timing, operating evidence, and complete cost scope may affect the information required.
Does financing prove the service will attract patients?+
No. Financing addresses how an eligible purchase may be paid for. Patient demand, clinical outcomes, reimbursement, utilization, retention, and business performance remain separate evaluations.
Can software, training, and delivery be included?+
They should appear clearly on the quote when part of the package. Whether each cost may be included is determined during review. Recurring subscriptions and third-party work may need separate treatment.
What happens when the location or package changes?+
Return the revised scope through the approved workflow. Changes to equipment, amount, site, ownership, seller, services, or timing may require additional review and updated documents.
Source register
Evidence behind the market context.
Research current through August 22, 2026. Statistics provide market context, not a forecast for an individual company, practice, project, or financing decision.