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Acquisitions of Businesses, 2024 Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands							3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2025 USD ($) Clinic	Nov. 30, 2024 USD ($) Clinic	Oct. 31, 2024 USD ($) shares	Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($) Clinic	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2024 USD ($) Clinic	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) Clinic	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) Clinic
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Contingent payments							$ 14,000		$ 17,600
Cash paid, net of cash acquired							$ 4,211	$ 15,971
Customer and Referral Relationships [Member]
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Estimated useful lives of acquired intangibles							12 years		12 years
Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Estimated useful lives of acquired intangibles							5 years		5 years
Physical Therapy Operations [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Seller note							$ 0
Contingent payments							1,259
Cash paid, net of cash acquired							4,211
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Total current assets							227
Total non-current assets							132
Total liabilities							(258)
Net tangible assets acquired							101
Customer and referral relationships							1,604
Non-compete agreement							77
Tradenames							395
Goodwill							5,438
Fair value of non-controlling interest (classified as redeemable non-controlling interest)							(2,145)
Total consideration							5,470
IIP Business [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Seller note									$ 455
Shares issued									0
Contingent payments									2,100
Cash paid, net of cash acquired									23,106
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Total current assets									1,655
Total non-current assets									218
Total liabilities									(540)
Net tangible assets acquired									1,333
Customer and referral relationships									6,708
Non-compete agreement									261
Tradenames									1,331
Goodwill									16,028
Fair value of non-controlling interest (classified as redeemable non-controlling interest)									0
Total consideration									25,661
IIP Business [Member] \| Briotix Health, Limited Partnership [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired					100.00%
Aggregate purchase price for the acquisition					$ 24,000
Cash paid for acquisition					$ 500
Percentage of interest accrued					5.00%
IIP Business [Member] \| Briotix Health, Limited Partnership [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Contingent payments					$ 10,000		2,000
Clinic Practice [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired	65.00%	75.00%		70.00%		50.00%
Number of clinics \| Clinic	3	8		8		9
Percentage of interest retained by practice founder	35.00%	25.00%		30.00%		50.00%
Aggregate purchase price for the acquisition		$ 15,900		$ 2,000		$ 16,400
Cash paid for acquisition	$ 3,800	15,700				$ 500
Seller note		$ 200
Percentage of interest accrued		5.00%				4.50%
Clinic Practice [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Contingent payments	$ 1,300			$ 3,600			800
MSO Metro LLC [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired			50.00%
Aggregate purchase price for the acquisition			$ 76,500
Cash paid for acquisition			75,000
Shares issued			$ 1,500
Shares issued (in shares) \| shares			18,358
Common stock average trailing period			5 days
Contingent payments			$ 20,000				7,400
Acquisitions [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Seller note									1,675
Shares issued									1,500
Contingent payments									17,671
Cash paid, net of cash acquired									133,255
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Total current assets									10,698
Total non-current assets									31,459
Total liabilities									(29,497)
Net tangible assets acquired									12,660
Customer and referral relationships									59,805
Non-compete agreement									3,567
Tradenames									13,444
Goodwill									164,768
Fair value of non-controlling interest (classified as redeemable non-controlling interest)									(100,143)
Total consideration									154,101
Acquisitions [Member] \| Physical Therapy Operations [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Seller note									1,220
Shares issued									1,500
Contingent payments									15,571
Cash paid, net of cash acquired									110,149
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Total current assets									9,043
Total non-current assets									31,241
Total liabilities									(28,957)
Net tangible assets acquired									11,327
Customer and referral relationships									53,097
Non-compete agreement									3,306
Tradenames									12,113
Goodwill									148,740
Fair value of non-controlling interest (classified as redeemable non-controlling interest)									(100,143)
Total consideration									$ 128,440
2024 Acquisition [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Contingent payments							$ 2,100
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Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Number of clinics \| Clinic							3		7