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APTA Co-Sponsored Study: Seeing a PT First for LBP Lowers Odds of Early and Long-Term Opioid Use

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Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Author: News Now Staff

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Date: September 25, 2019
Contact:  news@apta.org
Content Type:  Review

Symptoms & Conditions

Low Back Pain

Topics

Pain Management

Author(s)

News Now Staff

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