Safe Administration and Low Healthcare Utilization Following Musculoskeletal Corticosteroid Injections by U. S. Military Physical Therapists.
Jeremiah Y SamsonDanielle N AndersonTroy L HooperPhillip S SizerBenjamin R HandoJean-Michel BrismeePublished in: Military medicine (2022)
Nine percentage of USAF PTs held CSI privileges. United States Air Force PTs were equally safe as AHPs who administered CSI and associated with a lower rate of healthcare utilization following the intervention. Training USAF PTs to administer CSI could be the standard for all USAF PTs who meet qualification requirements. Adoption of similar training and credentialing policies for civilian PTs warrants further exploration.