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Musculoskeletal programs that help prevent surgery and lost time

Traditional MSK care starts after the injury happens. When MSK providers are integrated with primary care, you get prevention—not just reaction. The result: people recover faster and stay healthier, and costs go down.

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A PROBLEM WORTH SOLVING

Pain is your workforce's most common—and most costly—unmanaged condition

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of Americans live with musculoskeletal conditions

Lancet Regional Health — Americas

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of primary care visits involve an MSK complaint

Cureus

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in annual healthcare costs are tied to MSK

JAMA

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of workers’ comp costs stem from MSK disorders

BLS

PREVENT AND PERFORM

Musculoskeletal care that moves your workforce forward

Proactive, outcomes-focused care

Musculoskeletal issues are addressed early and across the full continuum—from prevention through recovery—reducing injury risk, shortening recovery timelines, and lowering downstream costs.

From cost center to competitive advantage

When care gets ahead of injuries, the savings compound: fewer surgeries, fewer specialist referrals, and less lost productivity. That’s what value-based musculoskeletal care is designed to deliver—and what fee-for-service can't.

Quality you can measure 

Evidence-based care is delivered by licensed clinicians, not an app alone. Success is measured by when members recover, not how many visits they accumulate—and we give you the data to prove it.

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THE IMPACT OF INTEGRATION

Musculoskeletal and primary care, better together

Whole-person care, not siloed

MSK and primary care collaborate, treating the full person—not just the injury.

Earlier intervention, fewer costly episodes

Primary care spots MSK issues early, before pain becomes a surgery or claim.

Chronic conditions, caught early

MSK catches chronic risks others miss, routing patients to primary care as needed.

Reduce fragmentation and dropped handoffs

No disconnected point solutions, referrals, or having to start over with each provider.

Engagement that sticks

MSK is often the entry point that gets people in the door—and into ongoing care.

Integrated musculoskeletal care with advanced primary care.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SERVICES

Comprehensive musculoskeletal care from prevention to recovery

Restore movement, rebuild function, and keep musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace from becoming long-term liabilities, across the full recovery continuum.

Spinal and extremity manipulation for acute and chronic pain can help reduce reliance on medication and keep your workforce out of specialist offices.

Early intervention and ergonomic support for industrial and tactical athletes can help catch and manage risk factors before they become injuries and claims.

Soft tissue mobilization can be used to accelerate recovery, reduce pain, lower stress, and support the kind of sustained performance demanding work requires.

Remove barriers to care with same- or next-day appointments, no visit limits, and little to no cost across every care modality.

Evidence-based screenings integrated into primary care visit can surface functional limitations and early-stage issues while there's still time to intervene.

PREVENTION PAYS OFF

Less pain, lower spend, better performance

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AVERAGE MATHON
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lower inpatient spend with Marathon physical therapy, because the right care prevents escalation

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lower medical claims for members engaged with Marathon physical therapy vs. community providers

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average visits per member vs. 10–11 in the community. Less treatment, better results

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of members getting MSK care also have a primary care relationship: true whole-person health

COLLECTIVE IMPACT

What better movement looks like in practice

From a business perspective, what you’re trying to do is identify ways to reduce risk and ensure employees go home the same way as when they came into work.

CHRISTINE REICHARDT

Benefits Manager

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We want to support members through their entire career and retirement. The pension plan could save money by preventing disease and disability to support our members’ health and extend their working life.

NICHOLE LINHARDT

Plan Administrator

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The focus shifted from just providing a regular primary care physician to whole person and prevention. Marathon and their whole philosophy for taking care of a person aligned with what the district was looking for.

BECKY CROMWELL

Benefits Consultant

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A BETTER KIND OF CARE

Musculoskeletal care, accessible whenever and wherever

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Onsite and nearsite
health centers

Your health center, made more powerful: musculoskeletal and primary care work together—in person or virtually—where your people already are.

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Network
health centers

With 100+ locations nationwide, participating organizations extend physical therapy services to distributed, mobile, or hard to reach workforces.

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Virtual
care

For members without in-person access, virtual physical therapy delivers the same high-quality, continuous care—with no commute, no barriers.

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