Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of two papers from PTPN that examine the role and benefits of physical therapy in both group health and workers’ comp cases in the face of major changes in the country’s healthcare system.
Both editions note that physical therapy can be an important ally in improved outcomes, and that early introduction can have major benefits, including reduced use of pain medicine, improved patient satisfaction, reduced readmissions and lower medical and indemnity costs. The workers’ comp edition also compares two injured workers’ cases and notes how the early introduction of PT in one significantly reduced both medical and indemnity costs.
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