Direct access physiotherapy to help manage patients with musculoskeletal disorders in an emergency department: results of a randomized controlled trial

CONCLUSION: Patients presenting with a MSKD to the ED with direct access to a physiotherapist had better clinical outcomes and used less services and resources than those in the usual care group after ED discharge and up to 3 months after discharge.PMID:33617696 | DOI:10.1111/acem.14237

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - February 22, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Rose Gagnon Kadija Perreault Simon Berthelot Eveline Matifat Fran çois Desmeules Bertrand Achou Marie-Christine Laroche Catherine Van Neste St éphane Tremblay Jean Leblond Luc J H ébert Source Type: research