Cost Effective Healthcare
July 29, 2019
Strive to be an Educated Healthcare Consumer
Most people spend a lot of time researching and weighing options for a large purchase or a decision like changing a job. When it comes to healthcare, however, most people don’t do much research or…
June 27, 2019
Physical Therapy Can Prevent Unnecessary Surgery
Recent research is showing that surgery might not be needed as often as we think. A large review estimates that 10% to 20% of surgeries might be unnecessary and that in some specialties such as…
August 22, 2017
Early Rehabilitation in Patients With Nontraumatic Knee Pain Significantly Linked to Lower Use of Opioids, Injections, and Knee Surgery
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh recently reported that rehabilitation, including physical therapy, provided within 1-15 days of pain beginning may significantly reduce the use of opioids, nonsurgical invasive procedures such as joint injections, and…