Even though there has been an increase in the use of physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) to treat low back pain (LBP), only a minority of people suffering from LBP receive this care.
Researchers analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey between 2002 and 2018 and evaluated 146,087 adults reporting LBP (J Gen Intern Med 2023 Oct 19. doi:10.1007/s11606-023-08438-3). Not until new guidelines advocating that OT/PT for LBP were introduced was there a statistically