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Perspective

Physical Rehabilitation Therapists’ Perspective of the Opioid Crisis with Evidence-Based Recommendations

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Pages 483-495 | Received 12 Apr 2019, Accepted 21 May 2019, Published online: 27 Aug 2019
 

Abstract

In 2017, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Office of the Surgeon General declared the opioid crisis of our nation to be a public health emergency. In response to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health and Office of the Surgeon General’s ‘Call to Action’, the Therapist category of the US Public Health Service commissioned a nine-member task force consisting of pain science subject matter experts to study the Therapists’ role in effectively reducing chronic pain and opioid abuse. This article addresses the opioid epidemic, how patients with chronic pain have been managed inappropriately, and five key, evidence-based recommendations from this task force.

Disclaimer

The authors prepared this article in their personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ own and do not reflect the views of the Indian Health Service, Bureau of Federal Prisons, Office of Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human Services, or the US Government.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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