Does Patient Race Affect Physical Therapy Treatment Recommendations?

ConclusionsIn most aspects of treatment planning, the patient ’s race did not impact recommendations by physical therapy professionals. The lower exercise prescription assigned to the Black patient may represent a disparity that merits further attention.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s40615-020-00899-0

Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - October 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research