Conclusion There are significant positive implications associated with self-referral to physiotherapy that represent added value for NHS Scotland. These implications are also of relevance to the rest of the NHS in the UK.doi:10.1016/j.physio.2006.05.005Lesley...
Initial treatment usually comprises analgesia and self-management advice (SMA), with referral to a physiotherapist or podiatrist recommended only when symptoms persist. Systematic reviews highlight limitations of existing evidence for the effectiveness of exercises and orthoses. The objective of the TREAD...
Quality improvement science can be successfully used to implement an online self referral initiative for an NHS musculoskeletal physiotherapy servicedoi:10.1016/j.physio.2020.03.182G. FordJ. EvansR. GillianPhysiotherapy
On referral to the BBPS all patients initially attended a group session that provided information on pain and how to manage it. Based upon their risk of developing chronic pain (measured by STarT Back as described below) patients could then elect to receive an individualised combination of ...
Either the consultations were scheduled or ad-hoc required by the participants or by referral from the colleagues from the rehabilitation team. The nurses held educational sessions approximately once a month. Their topics were: patients' needs, expectations and self-care, the physiology of the lungs...