Physiotherapists' engagement in work ability and return to work issues of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. A cross-sectional survey in Norway.
Tove AskTove DragesundLiv Heide MagnussenNicolaas Dingeman ElandPublished in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2023)
Although physiotherapists promote work participation when treating patients on sick leave, limited communication with the stakeholders, and inadequate knowledge of social security issues pose an obstacle. To strengthen the physiotherapist's role in the return-to-work facilitation, work and health should become a separate subject in basic and advanced education programmes for physiotherapists.