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Acquisitions of Businesses, 2023 Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands											12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2025 USD ($) Clinic	Feb. 28, 2025 Clinic	Nov. 30, 2024 USD ($) Clinic	Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($) Clinic	Mar. 29, 2024 USD ($) Clinic	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2023 USD ($) Clinic Installment	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($) Clinic	May 31, 2023 USD ($) Clinic	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) Clinic	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2025	Apr. 30, 2024
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Contingent payments											$ 12,300	$ 17,600
Percentage of ownership interest by local partner after the acquisition															40.00%
Percentage of pre-acquisition interest retained by practice founder															20.00%
Cash paid, net of cash acquired											$ 15,674	$ 133,087	$ 26,582
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]
Contingent payments											$ 5,730
Cash paid, net of cash acquired											15,614
Seller note											300
Total consideration											21,644
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
IIP Business [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired						100.00%
Deferred payments												$ 0	$ 0
Contingent payments												2,100	0
Cash paid, net of cash acquired												23,106	3,955
Seller note												455	0
Total consideration												25,661	3,955
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
Ergonomics Software Business [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired						55.00%
Percentage of interest retained by practice founder						45.00%
IIP and Ergonomics Software Business [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Aggregate purchase price for acquisition						$ 4,000
Acquisitions [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Deferred payments												1,500	830
Contingent payments												17,671	200
Cash paid, net of cash acquired												133,087	26,582
Seller note												1,675	985
Total consideration												154,235	28,597
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]
Deferred payments												1,500	830
Contingent payments												15,571	200
Cash paid, net of cash acquired												109,981	22,627
Seller note												1,220	985
Total consideration												128,574	24,642
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
Clinic Practice [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired	60.00%	65.00%	75.00%	70.00%	50.00%			70.00%	75.00%	80.00%				80.00%
Number of clinics \| Clinic	3	3	8	8	9			5	4	1
Deferred payments								$ 300
Contingent payments											$ 500
Percentage of ownership interest after the acquisition									45.00%					40.00%
Percentage of ownership interest by local partner after the acquisition									30.00%					40.00%
Percentage of interest retained by practice founder	40.00%	35.00%	25.00%	30.00%	50.00%			30.00%		20.00%
Percentage of pre-acquisition interest retained by practice founder									25.00%					20.00%
Aggregate purchase price for acquisition	$ 7,900		$ 15,900	$ 2,000	$ 16,400			$ 2,100	$ 3,100	$ 6,200
Cash paid by local partner									1,100
Seller note to be paid by entity									200
Seller note to be paid by local partner									100
Cash paid, net of cash acquired								$ 1,800	1,700	5,800
Seller note	$ 300		$ 200						$ 300	$ 400
Percentage of interest accrued	5.00%		5.00%		4.50%					4.50%
September 2023 Multi Clinic Practice Acquisition [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired							70.00%
Number of clinics \| Clinic							4
Percentage of interest retained by practice founder							30.00%
Aggregate purchase price for acquisition							$ 6,000
Cash paid, net of cash acquired							5,400
Seller note							$ 600
Percentage of interest accrued							5.00%
Number of installments of payment of consideration due \| Installment							2
September 2023 Multi Clinic Practice Acquisition [Member] \| First Installment Due on January 31, 2024 [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Payment of principal and interest							$ 300
September 2023 Multi Clinic Practice Acquisition [Member] \| Second Installment Due on September 30, 2025[Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Payment of principal and interest							$ 300
September 2023 Single Clinic Practice Acquisition [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired							70.00%
Number of clinics \| Clinic							1
Deferred payments							$ 400
Percentage of interest retained by practice founder							30.00%
Aggregate purchase price for acquisition							$ 7,800
Cash paid, net of cash acquired							$ 7,400