‍Challenge:

Without a scalable way to collect long-term follow-up data, Dr. Geraci of Geraci Spine and Sports Medicine lacked objective evidence to validate how patients were doing after their treatments — especially given their focus on exercise and conservative care.

Solution:

Using the DataBiologics platform to automate patient-reported outcomes (PROs) collection over time Dr. Geraci gained a longitudinal view of real-world results without burdening his small, part-time staff. 

From Limited Follow-Up to Continuous Insight

Dr. Michael Geraci, MD, PT, founder of Geraci Spine and Sports Medicine (White Plains, NY), is a board-certified physiatrist, physical therapist, and fellowship-trained sports medicine specialist known for combining regenerative treatments with targeted exercise-based recovery programs. Before adopting DataBiologics, his clinic’s outcomes tracking was limited to quick check-in calls post treatment, but he lacked a methodical approach to collecting that feedback.

“If they were called by the staff, the main focus was: give us a percent of improvement. And when I saw them in the office, I would always say, ‘Did you get back to the two things you told me functionally you really wanted to do?’ And that’s about all we were doing. We weren’t filling out any detailed questionnaires or anything like that.”

This manual, ad hoc process meant the clinic had no visibility into long-term results and couldn’t scale efforts to improve or validate care delivery. Since adopting DataBiologics, Dr. Geraci now receives consistent, structured outcomes data across multiple time points — offering a much more comprehensive picture of how patients recover over time.

“That's the part we really enjoyed because we're getting out two years now and seeing longer results than we were able to keep track of on our own because we have a small staff working part-time.” says Dr. Geraci. 

A Data-Backed Conversation With Every Patient

Dr. Geraci now uses outcomes dashboards showing real improvements in pain and function to inform conversations during consults.

“Before, I’d just say we’re getting about ‘X%’ better. Now I can give them real numbers.”

This visibility helps reinforce treatment decisions and set realistic expectations, especially for patients exploring out-of-pocket care.

A Philosophy Behind the Results

Dr. Geraci is a strong proponent of exercise as medicine and has developed targeted joint protocols supported by research to complement regenerative therapies. His approach is straightforward, cost-effective, and often reduces the need for extensive physical therapy.

Patients frequently mention how much they value his simple, customized exercise programs, and their experience may be reflected in the data. His DataBiologics data helps validate these anecdotes: At the 12-month mark, 95% of Dr. Geraci’s patients report satisfaction, with 38% extremely satisfied.

“Patients often show up with a long list of generic PT exercises that haven’t been shown to help,” says Dr. Geraci. “I give them just a few targeted ones, and not only do they respond better, but it seems to extend the benefit of their biologic treatment. One patient even told me she realized she didn’t need to go to PT anymore and was saving money. Patients really appreciate that.” 

Continuing the Mission Together

Looking ahead, Dr. Geraci is eager to expand the conversation, not just about outcomes, but about integrating exercise into regenerative care protocols. He hopes to work with the DataBiologics community to help more providers embrace step-wise conservative, patient-first solutions.

“There’s still a huge gap in understanding how exercise supports outcomes. I think the DataBiologics network is the perfect place to start changing that.”