Differences in Patient Characteristics, Number of Treatments, and Recovery Rates Between Referred and Self-referred Patients With Nonspecific Neck Pain in Manual Therapy: A Secondary Analysis

In various countries, patients can visit a physiotherapist via self-referral. The aims of this study were to evaluate whether there are differences between individuals with nonspecific neck pain who consult a manual therapist via self-referral and those who do so via referral by a physician concerning patient characteristics, number of treatments, and recovery; and whether (self-)referral is associated with recovery.

Source: Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics - August 25, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Bert J. Mutsaers, Floris J.F. Janssen, Bart W. Koes, Annelies Pool-Goudswaard, Arianne P. Verhagen Source Type: research