DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IN A DIRECT-ACCESS SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC: A 2-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE PRACTICE ANALYSIS

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

Michael R. Johnson¹  Richard B. Westrick²  Michael S. Crowell³ 

[1] Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Fort Jackson, SC, USA;U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, USA;Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, NY, USA

关键词: Diagnostic imaging;    direct access;    sports physical therapy;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: American Physical Therapy Association

【 摘 要 】

While advanced diagnostic imaging is a large contributor to the growth in health care costs, direct-access to physical therapy is associated with decreased rates of diagnostic imaging. No study has systematically evaluated with evidence-based criteria the appropriateness of advanced diagnostic imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), when ordered by physical therapists. The primary purpose of this study was to describe the appropriateness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance arthrogram (MRA) exams ordered by physical therapists in a direct-access sports physical therapy clinic.

【 授权许可】

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