Early physical therapy for low back pain associated with less subsequent health care utilization

Monday, December 6, 2010 - 16:04 in Health & Medicine

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is pointing to a new study on low back pain in Medicare patients in its efforts to encourage the newly established Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to promptly launch a demonstration project on direct access to physical therapist services that was recommended in the recent health reform law.

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