Adherence to Practice Guidelines for Low Back Pain in Physical Therapy

In "Adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Low Back Pain in Physical Therapy: Do Patients Benefit?" (August 2010), Geert M. Rutten, MPH, PT, MPT, and colleagues concluded that greater adherence to clinical practice guidelines when treating patients with low back pain was associated with better outcomes, such as better functioning and fewer treatments. This podcast focuses on the related problems of variation in care and how to encourage clinicians to adhere to clinical practice guidelines. Do guidelines lead to "generic" care and restrict the clinician's ability to individualize treatment based on patient presentation?

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