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Adding a Physical Therapist to the Health Care Team in an HIV Clinic Increases Physical Therapy Referrals and Reduces Opioid Prescriptions Provided for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Patients Living With HIV

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is common in people living with HIV (PLWH). Health care providers sometimes prescribe opioids to control pain, which may lead to opioid misuse. An interdisciplinary approach that includes physical therapy has been successful in managing MSK pain in various heal...

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Autores principales: Sebanayagam, Vinoja, Chakur, Nichole, Baffoe, Nana Ama, Reed, Brian, Weinberger, Jarrett, Twardy, Brandon S, Veltman, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7944341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33728359
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab047