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A new dawn: a consultant physiotherapist in musculoskeletal disease
Author(s) -
Stevenson Kay
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
musculoskeletal care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1557-0681
pISSN - 1478-2189
DOI - 10.1002/msc.40
Subject(s) - medicine , musculoskeletal disease , context (archaeology) , health professionals , key (lock) , physical therapy , disease , physical medicine and rehabilitation , nursing , health care , pathology , computer science , paleontology , computer security , economics , biology , economic growth
A new dawn has occurred with the creation of new occupational roles for allied health professionals (AHPs). This paper explores the key components of the consultant physiotherapist's role and gives examples to illustrate how the role can be applied in the context of the management of patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions. Copyright © 2003 Whurr Publishers Ltd.