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Acquisitions of Businesses, 2024 Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands												1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2025 USD ($) Clinic	Apr. 30, 2025 USD ($)	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	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($) Clinic	May 31, 2023 USD ($) Clinic	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) Clinic	Nov. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) Clinic	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) Clinic	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2023
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Cash paid, net of cash acquired														$ 15,674	$ 133,087	$ 26,582
Contingent payments														$ 12,300	$ 17,600
Customer and Referral Relationships [Member]
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Estimated useful lives of acquired intangibles														12 years	15 years 7 months 6 days	12 years
Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Estimated useful lives of acquired intangibles														6 years	5 years 10 months 24 days	5 years 2 months 12 days
Physical Therapy Operations [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Cash paid, net of cash acquired														$ 15,614
Seller note														300
Contingent payments														5,730
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Total current assets														918
Total non-current assets														345
Total liabilities														(495)
Net tangible assets acquired														768
Customer and referral relationships														5,981
Non-compete agreement														310
Tradenames														1,442
Goodwill														21,198
Fair value of non-controlling interest (classified as redeemable non-controlling interest)														(8,055)
Total consideration														21,644
Clinic Practice [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired	60.00%	80.00%	65.00%	75.00%		70.00%		50.00%	70.00%	75.00%	80.00%
Number of clinics \| Clinic	3		3	8		8		9	5	4	1
Percentage of interest retained by practice founder	40.00%		35.00%	25.00%		30.00%		50.00%	30.00%		20.00%
Aggregate purchase price for acquisition	$ 7,900			$ 15,900		$ 2,000		$ 16,400	$ 2,100	$ 3,100	$ 6,200
Cash paid for acquisition	$ 7,600	$ 2,300	$ 3,800	$ 15,700				$ 500
Percentage of interest accrued	5.00%			5.00%				4.50%			4.50%
Payment for contingent consideration liability												$ 2,500
Cash paid, net of cash acquired									1,800	1,700	$ 5,800
Deferred payments									$ 300
Seller note	$ 300			$ 200						$ 300	$ 400
Contingent payments														$ 500
Clinic Practice [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired														35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Contingent payments		$ 1,800	$ 1,300			$ 3,600
MSO Metro LLC [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired		50.00%			50.00%		50.00%
Aggregate purchase price for 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
IIP Business [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired																	100.00%
Cash paid, net of cash acquired															$ 23,106	$ 3,955
Deferred payments															0	0
Seller note															455	0
Contingent payments															2,100	0
Note payable															0
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Total current assets															1,132	392
Total non-current assets															563	335
Total liabilities															(463)	(41)
Net tangible assets acquired															1,232	686
Customer and referral relationships															6,500	757
Non-compete agreement															210	37
Tradenames															1,400	187
Goodwill															16,319	2,562
Fair value of non-controlling interest (classified as redeemable non-controlling interest)															0	(274)
Total consideration															25,661	3,955
IIP Business [Member] \| Briotix Health, Limited Partnership [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired							100.00%
Aggregate purchase price for acquisition							$ 24,000
Cash paid for acquisition							500
IIP Business [Member] \| Briotix Health, Limited Partnership [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Payment for contingent consideration liability													$ 1,900
Contingent payments							$ 10,000
Acquisitions [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Cash paid, net of cash acquired															133,087	26,582
Deferred payments															1,500	830
Seller note															1,675	985
Contingent payments															17,671	200
Note payable															302
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Total current assets															10,307	1,533
Total non-current assets															30,923	3,484
Total liabilities															(29,866)	(3,204)
Net tangible assets acquired															11,364	1,813
Customer and referral relationships															53,054	7,576
Non-compete agreement															4,028	366
Tradenames															17,967	1,867
Goodwill															167,964	28,083
Fair value of non-controlling interest (classified as redeemable non-controlling interest)															(100,142)	(11,108)
Total consideration															154,235	28,597
Acquisitions [Member] \| Physical Therapy Operations [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Cash paid, net of cash acquired															109,981	22,627
Deferred payments															1,500	830
Seller note															1,220	985
Contingent payments															15,571	200
Note payable															302
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Total current assets															9,175	1,141
Total non-current assets															30,360	3,149
Total liabilities															(29,403)	(3,163)
Net tangible assets acquired															10,132	1,127
Customer and referral relationships															46,554	6,819
Non-compete agreement															3,818	329
Tradenames															16,567	1,680
Goodwill															151,645	25,521
Fair value of non-controlling interest (classified as redeemable non-controlling interest)															(100,142)	(10,834)
Total consideration															$ 128,574	$ 24,642
Physical Therapy Clinics [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Number of clinics \| Clinic														14	8