Hannah G Withers, Joanne V Glinsky, Jackie Chu, Matthew D Jennings, Ian Starkey, Rachel Parmeter, Max Boulos, Jackson J Cruwys, Kitty Duong, Ian Jordan, David Wong, San Trang, Maggie Duong, Hueiming Liu, Alison J Hayes, Tara E Lambert, Joshua R Zadro, Catherine Sherrington, Christopher Maher, Barbara R Lucas, Deborah Taylor, Manuela L Ferreira, Lisa A Harvey
QUESTION: Is remotely delivered physiotherapy as good or better than face-to-face physiotherapy for the management of musculoskeletal conditions? DESIGN: Randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial with concealed allocation, blinded assessors and intention-to-treat analysis. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 210 adult participants with a musculoskeletal condition who presented for outpatient physiotherapy at five public hospitals in Sydney. INTERVENTION: One group received a remotely delivered physiotherapy program for 6 weeks that consisted of one face-to-face physiotherapy session in conjunction with weekly text messages, phone calls at 2 and 4 weeks, and an individualised home exercise program delivered through an app...
March 16, 2024: Journal of Physiotherapy