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Physical therapy could lower need for opioids, but lack of money and time are hurdles

  • Written by Mark Bishop, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Florida
Physical therapists Steven Hunter and Laura Hayes teach an unidentified patient lumbar stabilization exercises at the Equal Access Clinic in Gainesville, FloridaMaria Belen Farias, UF Health Photography, CC BY-SA

Physical therapists help people walk again after a stroke and recover after injury or surgery, but did you know they also prevent...

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