Love your business.
Love your life.
Our Mission
FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers offers an exciting franchise opportunity for entrepreneurs, physical therapists, and current physical therapy practice owners. Our clinics provide a wide range of services in high demand, from physical therapy to balance and vestibular retraining, audiology, and beyond. Every day, we empower private practice owners to take control of their business and their life through knowledge, relationships and support only available through FYZICAL. When you love your business, it's easy to love your life!
A new approach to the Physical Therapy business model
Our franchise model is transforming an industry dominated by hospitals and corporations. From all across the nation—in large cities, rural communities, and small towns—business owners with large, multi-clinic practices, solo practitioners, and startup practices are achieving their goals using FYZICAL’s business model and proprietary Balance Paradigm.
We strongly believe in supporting private practice, because private practice is built to support patients through relationships and connection — the cornerstone of our company’s culture. We believe in creating remarkable connections with our franchisees, our employees, and our patients. Large or small, every decision we make is an opportunity to enhance our clients’ wellness and strengthen the bond we have with them.
FYZICAL franchisees enjoy the benefits of our coaching and strategy with unrestricted access to our key team players, some of the most brilliant minds in business and physical therapy. We work with you to create a plan and help you work through each phase to achieve your goals.
Here's how we do it
- Creation of a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan, including a budget for the year, during onboarding
- Guidance through our 16-Step Opening Process
- Access to the FYZICAL 10 Point Management System
- Proprietary Business Intelligence program for clinic management
- Training and guidance on the execution of our proprietary business management tools
- Classroom training for business management and clinical education
- Strategies for meeting growth goals
- Recruitment training
- Marketing Support
- Ongoing training and professional development and access to all materials through our learning management system — FYZICAL College
Meet our team
At FYZICAL, our team is YOUR team - and we are dedicated to seeing you accomplish your goals. As a member, you gain unrestricted access to the hundreds of years of business experience, proprietary knowledge, and real world experience this team brings to the table. Meet the team!
Brian Belmont
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Brian Belmont has extensive experience in franchise development and wellness. He joined FYZICAL as CEO in January 2018. Brian was previously the Executive Vice President of Franchise Operations and Development for Planet Fitness - The most successful fitness franchise in the world with 1700+ locations. His understanding of franchising, allows him to bring exciting opportunities to independent business owners in the FYZICAL organization.
Scott Wendrych
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Scott has been deeply involved in the franchise industry for 20+ years, beginning his journey as a franchisee. His experience as a small business owner ignited his passion for franchising and served as a foundation for the tremendous success that has followed. Scott was instrumental in the growth of the Fitness Together franchise brand, which grew to more than 400 U.S. locations and expanded internationally. Scott led the launch of the Elements Massage franchise and served as the Chief Development Officer for WellBiz Brands Inc. until 2018.
Lauren Johnson
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Lauren brings 20 years of experience to her role and has held several leadership positions in franchise development. In Lauren's previous role, she worked with WellBiz Brands Inc., one of the largest health and wellness companies in the United States. As SVP of Franchise Development, she led development, real estate, and construction for several massage and fitness franchise brands. Lauren’s belief in the brand is clear, as demonstrated by her role as a Master Franchise Owner and Area Developer at FYZICAL.
Michael Freiburghouse
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Michael oversees FYZICAL's financial planning and analysis, accounting, and technology teams. Prior to joining FYZICAL, Michael served as Professional Eye Care Associates of America’s (“PECAA”) Chief Financial Officer where he played an instrumental role in leading the organization through the successful sale of Nautic Partners’ ownership interest to VSP Vision. Prior to joining PECAA, he served as the Vice President of Finance of Logitix after spending roughly 7 years in public accounting with both Kaufman Rossin and KPMG. Michael has also been selected to the prestigious 40 Under 40 list for 2024 by the South Florida Business Journal.
Rick Douglass, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER
Rick leads 60 Company Clinic locations and oversees the Clinical Education Team. He spearheads FYZICAL's advocacy efforts and works closely with our vendor partners to ensure that further development of clinical programs meets the needs of our patients across the country. As an early franchisee owner, Rick is dedicated to helping ensure clinical excellence at FYZICAL. He owned his own private practice for 13 years. Rick also earned a Fellowship in the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. Clinically, he specializes in the evaluation and treatment of orthopedic and spine dysfunction. Additionally, he is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Brian Werner, PT, MPT
NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF BALANCE CENTER DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, & TRAINING
Brian oversees the educational programs for FYZICAL, comprised of Physical Therapy, Audiology, and ENT centers. He graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1999 and opened the Balance Center of Las Vegas in 2001, followed by the opening of the Werner Institute of Balance and Dizziness in 2005. He has presented at national conferences and teaches continuing education courses in concussion, fall prevention, balance, and vestibular rehabilitation. He has extensive experience in balance, vestibular, and fall prevention therapy and has seen over 45,000 patients in his career with balance and vestibular dysfunction.
Jim Abrams
CHAIRMAN AND CO-FOUNDER
Proven industry disruptor and legendary innovator, Jim Abrams, founded FYZICAL in 2012, continuing his track record as a successful business mogul and problem solver. Abrams is well-known for entering industries in turmoil, identifying the challenges, understanding what consumers want, and developing a business model for the independent business owner that changes the profession for the better.
Brand Triumph
"The Strong Survive, but the Courageous Triumph."
Brand Triumph is our national franchisee gathering, that demonstrates how FYZICAL creates remarkable connections in the physical therapy industry. In this video, you'll see over 600 FYZICAL franchisees coming together to learn, collaborate, and celebrate the triumphs of owners within our FYZICAL Family.