Minimal physical therapy utilization compared with higher physical therapy utilization for patients with low back pain: a systematic review.

CONCLUSIONS: This review identifies the need for further research on the dosage of physical therapy among various subgroups of patients with LBP. While higher utilization may not result in significant improvements in patient-important outcomes, it may be more cost-effective for patients with chronic or complex LBP conditions when compared to minimal utilization.
PMID: 30739564 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - February 9, 2019 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Ojha H, Masaracchio M, Johnston M, Howard RJ, Egan WE, Kirker K, Davenport TE Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research