… physical therapy over the use of prescription opioids for the management of painful conditions.
The APTA… role that physical therapists could play in monitoring opioid use among patients …

… Even with a national focus on responsible opioid prescribing, opioid prescribing rates …
threat of the opioid crisis, patients typically have access to 20 to 36 physical therapy sessions per …

… In conclusion, decisions related to the use and timing of physical therapy and opioid
prescriptions may influence downstream health care utilization. The timing of treatment appears to …

… with chronic pain take opioids either because opioids were previously prescribed as a first-…
because opioids were initially prescribed for acute pain. Patients currently taking opioids will …

… popularity in opioid analgesics for pain management, opioid prescriptions have increased
… trend in opioid prescribing, rates in 2015 were still 3 times higher than prescribed in 1999. …

… physical therapy or attending physical therapy was associated with lower rates of opioid
prescriptions… patient receives physical therapy, the less likely an opioid prescription is generated…

… In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 5 published guidelines to
improve opioid prescribing habits and reduce opioid harm in individuals using …

… to control their opioid use and … opioid misuse and OUD as prescription opioid medication
misuse (POMM). In the US, approximately 9.9 million individuals misused prescription opioids …

… physical therapist evaluation as the index date. Inclusion in the cohort required a new physical
therapist … diagnosis codes for LBP without any physical therapist–related care for LBP in …

… opioid naïve patients who received an opioid prescription as early management for LBP, we
excluded patients with a claim for an opioid prescription … Referral rates for physical therapy …