Your Physical Therapy Partner for the Ambulatory Specialty Model
Better Partners. Better Outcomes. Better Spine Care.
Beginning in 2027, the CMS Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) creates greater accountability for participating specialists caring for Original Medicare patients with low back pain, including quality, cost, functional outcomes, and coordinated care.
Stride Physio is prepared to partner with local physicians to help patients access high-quality conservative care promptly and provide meaningful information about their functional progress.
A Collaborative Physical Therapy Partner
Stride Spine Collaborative is designed to serve as a reliable extension of your care team through timely access, functional outcome measurement, individualized orthopedic care, and communication useful to your practice.
Quick Access
New-patient openings every weekA conservative-care pathway only works when patients can access it. Our growing team helps new spine patients get started promptly, subject to availability.
Measurable Function
Modified Oswestry embedded in our EMRWe use the Modified Oswestry Disability Index to measure self-reported disability and track changes over a patient's course of low back pain care.
One-on-One Care
45-minute individualized visitsPatients work directly with their physical therapist for examination, treatment, education, and progression.
Clinical Communication
An extension of your care teamWe aim to share functional progress, barriers to recovery, and concerns requiring medical evaluation—not simply a discharge note.
Coordinated Care Centered on Function
Improve Function
Help patients return to work, recreation, exercise, and meaningful daily activities.
Support Conservative Care
Provide an evidence-based approach to managing low back pain.
Coordinate Care
Keep physicians informed about progress and concerns.
Use Resources Wisely
Support appropriate care pathways while avoiding unnecessary escalation when suitable.
Tracking Functional Progress
We use the Modified Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) to measure self-reported disability associated with low back pain. Repeat assessments help us see how function changes over time.
Score History
Selected score histories from recorded assessments. Only histories with multiple assessments done are included.
Lower ODI scores indicate less self-reported disability. These are selected histories rather than results representative of all patients.
A Clear Conservative-Care Pathway
Make It Easy to Get the Right Patient Into Physical Therapy
Our goal is simple: help the right patient access physical therapy—and help you understand whether it is working.
01 — Fax a Referral
206-913-2486Send a referral securely to our administrative team by fax.
What Happens After You Refer?
You refer
Fax the referral to Stride.
We contact the patient
Our team handles outreach and scheduling.
We evaluate function
The PT evaluates and tracks appropriate outcome measures.
We communicate
We share relevant progress, barriers, and concerns.
Learn More About the Ambulatory Specialty Model
Find official CMS information on the model, participation, reporting, and implementation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Model eligibility, requirements, payment and reporting questions.
View ASM FAQs →Participant Readiness Roadmap
Preparation and implementation resources for participating practices.
View Readiness Roadmap →Better Partners. Better Outcomes. Better Spine Care.
Every practice approaches ASM differently. We want to learn what your team needs from physical therapy partners, including useful functional data, clinical communication, access, and coordinated care.