NEW YORK (AP) — April Oury started her physical therapy practice 14 years ago wanting to give all aspects of her business the same focus and attention to detail she gave patients — even when it came to choosing paint colors or an internet provider.

She wouldn't do it that way again. "There was not enough time in the day or the workweek to put that kind of effort into every single thing," says Oury, owner of eight Body Gears physical therapy centers in the Chicago area, San Diego and Clayton, Missouri.

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