Physical Therapy as the First Point of Care to Treat Low Back Pain: An Instrumental Variables Approach to Estimate Impact on Opioid Prescription, Health Care Utilization, and Costs.

Bianca K FrognerKenneth HarwoodC Holly A AndrillaMalaika SchwartzJesse M Pines

Published in: Health services research (2018)

When LBP patients saw a PT first, there was lower utilization of high-cost medical services as well as lower opioid use, and cost shifts reflecting the change in utilization.

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