Health Services Research

Cross-Cutting

Pain Rehabilitation

Symposium

(624707) Impact of chronicity on plan of care development and outcomes for low back pain patients

Presenter(s)

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  Zachary Walston, PT, DPT, OCS

  National Director of Quality and Reserach
  PT Solutions Physical Therapy
  Atlanta, Georgia
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  Tye Marr, PT, OCS

  Senior Residency Faculty, Clinical Specialist
  PT Solutions Physical Therapy
  Atlanta, Georgia

While physical therapy has been shown to be a successful treatment strategy for acute low back pain the results are not as promising for chronic low back pain. A likely explanation of this phenomenon is the current approach to developing a plan of care. This session will review current literature regarding plan of care development and dosage of care with respect to outpatient physical therapy. It will review new research assessing the impact of treatment duration and frequency of visits with respect to low back pain chronicity and patient outcomes to assist with future plan of care development and implementation.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to develop a tailored rehabilitative plan of care in relation to a patient’s low back pain chronicity at the onset of care.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to assess current health services research and implement new treatment strategies based on it.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to educate their community on the importance of seeking rehabilitative services in the acute phase of symptoms to improve outcomes and decrease downstream costs.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the negative impact of chronic low back pain on patient outcomes in the rehabilitative setting.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to outline appropriate dosage of care in regards to pain neuroscience and exercise physiology principles.