PRESS INFORMATION

According to statistics, approximately half of all adults in the United States will experience a skeletal or muscular-based injury that requires physical therapy. This has resulted in new techniques designed to improve the standard of care for patients.

Physical Therapists in the Emergency Department

10/7/2021 Christopher D. Laube, EMT-B

Physical therapy in the emergency department is a relatively novel practice; however, over the past decade it has started to become more common, with 23 major medical systems across the U.S. reporting the use of emergency department PTs as of 2014.1

Naveed Shan, DPT, is a physical therapist in Phoenix who works in the emergency department at Banner University Medical Center. He has been practicing in the ED since January 2018, where he continues to learn and grow as a clinician.

A Physical Therapist's Experience as a Point-of-Contact Care Provider in a Wilderness Environment: A Case Series Report

OSPT Cases

Published Online: 15 Aug 2022 Volume 2 Issue 3 Pages 124-180

Wilderness physical therapists (WPTs) are on-scene primary providers who combine physical therapy, emergency first aid, and wilderness survival skills to manage people with a wide array of injuries and illnesses in remote environments.

Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard

The Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard aims to improve the early assessment, management, review and appropriate referral of patients with this common health condition.

The national standard was released by the Commission on 1 September 2022.