Low back pain (LBP) is a common and costly medical condition associated with significant physical pain, impaired function, and loss of productivity. LBP is the leading cause of disability in the US ...

Referrals are home health providers’ “lifeblood” – but the referral landscape has become increasingly challenging, requiring ...

When providers work together, patients are more likely to get their needs met at the right place and the right time. This leads to better health outcomes and lower healthcare costs. In outpatient ...

Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of ...

There is a “large variability” in the use of physical therapy for systemic sclerosis, and patients who do receive it are rarely treated for hand or oral dysfunction, according to data published in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early referral to transplantation can increase access to transplant and cell therapies, as well as improve ...

Objective To compare the rates of diagnostic imaging and therapy referrals of sports medicine (SM) physicians and other outpatient clinic (OC) physicians (pediatrics, family medicine, internal ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A new Alabama law is allowing people to see a physical therapist without a doctor’s referral. The law went into effect at the beginning of June, and it’s aimed at making ...

EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Border Therapy Services and Alliance Physical Therapy Partners are pleased to announce that Texans no longer need a referral to be treated by a physical ...