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Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids

Patients in the study had &quot;significantly lower out-of-pocket costs — on the average, $500 — when they visited a physical therapist first,&quot; says <a href=&quot;http://depts.washington.edu/uwchws/staff_pages/bianca.html&quot;>Bianca Frogner</a>, a health economist at the University of Washington. (Getty Images)
Patients in the study had "significantly lower out-of-pocket costs — on the average, $500 — when they visited a physical therapist first," says Bianca Frogner, a health economist at the University of Washington. (Getty Images)

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