Background Evidence suggests that physical therapy through direct access may help
decrease costs and improve patient outcomes compared with physical therapy by physician …

Background People with disabilities face challenges accessing basic rehabilitation health
care. In 2006, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities …

The 2018 Lancet Low Back Pain Series, comprising 3 papers written by 31 authors from
disparate disciplines and 12 different countries, raised unprecedented awareness of the …

Background Internationally, health care services are under increasing pressure to provide
high quality, accessible, timely interventions to an ever increasing aging population, with …

Materials and Methods: A systematic literature search on PubMed Central, Science-Direct,
Cochrane, Scopus, Clinical Trial Database, and Indian Clinical Trial Registry in English till …

Background. Direct access in physiotherapy (DAPT) occurs when a patient has the ability to
self-refer to physical therapy without physician referral. This model of care in …

Abstract Background In Canada, new models of orthopaedic care involving advanced
practice physiotherapists (APP) are being implemented. In these new models, aimed at …

Introduction The demand for musculoskeletal (MSK) care is rising, and is a growing
challenge for general practice. Direct access to physiotherapy and other healthcare services …

Background In recent years, new models of health service delivery in orthopaedic outpatient
clinics, including physiotherapists working in orthopaedic triage roles, have become …

Background Over the past few decades, physical therapists have emerged as key health
care providers in emergency departments (EDs), especially for patients with musculoskeletal …