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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Matthew Schumacher, PT, DPT, DSc, Kyle Cottone, PT, DPT, DSc, and Laura Siviter, PT, DPT, DSc, about their recently published study, which identified six themes related to barriers to clinical practice guideline implementation for low back pain. The authors discuss why they chose a mixed-methods approach, why clinician training and confidence may be a barrier to clinical practice guideline usage, and how clinicians can use clinical practice guidelines to build therapeutic alliances with patients.
Schumacher, Cottone, and Siviter are co-authors of the article "Understanding Barriers to the Use of a Low Back Pain Clinical Practice Guideline in Physical Therapist Practice: A Mixed-Methods Approach.” Read the article on the PTJ website, and follow PTJ on LinkedIn and Bluesky for more research updates.
Our Speakers
Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is the Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery and therapeutic area lead in musculoskeletal and surgical sciences at the Duke Clinical Research Institute at Duke University.
Matthew Schumacher, PT, DPT, DSc, is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Mary.
Kyle Cottone, PT, DPT, DSc, is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Health Science at Bradley University.
Laura Siviter, PT, DPT, DSc, is an instructor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.