Direct access to physical therapists associated with lower costs and fewer visits, new study says

Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 15:32 in Health & Medicine

A new study suggesting that "the role of the physician gatekeeper in regard to physical therapy may be unnecessary in many cases" could have significant implications for the US health care system, says the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

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