HISTORY

48 Years of Rehabilitation Excellence

Burger Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation continues to be a California physical therapist-owned and operated organization, providing rehabilitation services across outpatient and other healthcare settings while remaining focused on clinical excellence, individualized care, and making a positive difference in the communities it serves.

Our Mission
Making a Positive Difference

We provide hope and physical well-being through the delivery of physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

Our services include outpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing and acute-care therapy, employer solutions, pediatric programs, restorative nursing programs, specialty rehabilitation, and other services designed to help people improve mobility, function, independence, and quality of life.

Burger continues developing its Joint Performance Initiative orthopedic specialty model in Roseville, expanding options for patients seeking focused rehabilitation for joint, sports, and post-surgical conditions.

Burger’s outpatient network continues offering an increasingly broad range of specialty services, including orthopedic rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, balance and fall-risk programs, hand therapy, pediatric rehabilitation, pelvic health, vestibular rehabilitation, sports rehabilitation, aquatic therapy, and other evidence-based interventions.

Burger celebrates 45 years in rehabilitation

The Joint Performance Initiative (JPI) opens in Roseville in July 2023. Created by Shawn Burger, PT, DPT, CSCS, the specialty center focuses on surgical and nonsurgical orthopedic conditions, skilled manual therapy, functional exercise, and individualized rehabilitation.

Burger transitions its Fair Oaks services to Citrus Heights and integrates its therapy delivery model, systems, and services with Fuqua Physical Therapy, while continuing to operate a broad Northern California outpatient network.

40th Anniversary

Burger marks four decades of providing rehabilitation services to patients and healthcare partners throughout Northern California.

Founder and President Carol Burger is named Businesswoman of the Year by the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce.

35th Anniversary

Burger celebrates 35 years of service to Northern California communities.

Recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal as the #1 Provider of Physical Therapy Services in the Sacramento area.

30th Anniversary

Burger implements an electronic medical record system throughout its outpatient network, supporting clinical documentation, centralized scheduling, electronic billing, and patient-satisfaction tracking.

Recognized by Comstock’s Magazine as one of the Best Companies to Work For.

25th Anniversary

Burger celebrates 25 years of rehabilitation service.

Five additional skilled nursing facility locations are added in Northern California. Burger is also recognized as Associate of the Year, Region II, by the California Association of Health Facilities.

Burger opens its 12th outpatient clinic, including a pediatric specialty location.

The 10th and 11th outpatient clinics open as Burger continues expanding rehabilitation services across acute-care, skilled nursing, intermediate-care, continuing-care, and assisted-living settings.

Burger is selected by the UC Davis Medical Group as an exclusive therapy provider for its HMO members and opens its ninth outpatient clinic.

Burger adds two more outpatient locations and is recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal as Best in Business – Service Company.

Two additional outpatient locations open, and Burger establishes its school-based pediatric therapy program.

Burger establishes its first employer-based therapy clinic for a local utility company and is selected by a major hospital to manage rehabilitation programs.

Recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal as one of the region’s 100 fastest-growing companies.

Two additional outpatient clinics open. Burger also establishes home health and ergonomic/risk-management consulting services.

The organization acquires its second outpatient clinic.

Burger begins its first acute-care hospital contract.

Burger becomes a certified rehabilitation agency and adds occupational therapy and speech therapy services.

First outpatient clinic opens, expanding access to community-based rehabilitation.

Burger Rehabilitation Systems is founded by Carol Burger, PT, MBA, beginning with eight skilled nursing facility contracts.