Save money- get PT early!
Early PT helps long term for back pain and is more cost effective! “Spine”, a well respected medical journal, came out with a study that noted that those who had physical therapy early for back pain had less pain after a year and had lower medical costs than those that did not. That is a good deal both ways!
Other recent evidence notes that physical therapy can reduce opioid dependency. Even NPR did an piece on this research. This study also noted that the average patient saved $500 if they started with physical therapy!
Read the journal article here:
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