Direct access to physical therapy was shown to be associated with lower costs and fewer visits for patients

October 21st, 2011

A new study recently published showed that direct access to physical therapy was associated with lower costs and fewer visits for patients as opposed to those who saw a physician first.  The primary findings of the Health Services Research article showed that “Self-referred episodes had fewer PT visits (86 percent of physician-referred) and lower allowable amounts ($0.87 for every $1.00), after covariate adjustment, but did not differ in related health care utilization after PT”.  This is a huge step towards direct access and autonomy for the physical therapy profession.

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Sports + Orthopedic Leaders has clinics located in both Oakland and Walnut Creek (SOL PT) and Santa Cruz (SOL Santa Cruz), CA. SOL is the #1 choice for physical therapy and sports performance training within the East Bay and the San Francisco Bay Area. Serving the communities of Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and beyond, SOL Physical Therapy’s award winning clinical team has helped thousands of people reach their physical goals. Services provided include: Sports + Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Active Release Techniques®, Manual Therapy Techniques, Pilates, & Personal and Peak Performance Training.

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