Physiotherapy in Primary Care Triage - the effects on utilization of medical services at primary health care clinics by patients and sub-groups of patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a case-control study.

Conclusions: The reduced utilization of medical services by patients with MSD who were triaged to physiotherapists at a PHCC is likely due to altered management of MSD with initial assessment by physiotherapists. PMID: 24988315 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24988315?dopt=Abstract

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - July 2, 2014 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Bornhöft L, Larsson ME, Thorn J Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research

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