PT DPT | Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins PM&R | Rehab health services researcher | Practicing PT with @HopkinsRehab| tweets are my own
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Kevin McLaughlin retweeted
Only vendors have access to all of the necessary data to examine the influence of their products on health care spending and use. That is not a limitation of claims data; the limitation is inherent in how these products are sold. | Forefront
@KMac_DPT | @JohnsHopkins
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App-based MSK solutions are increasingly being used as a substitute for PT, supported only be evidence generated by those with financial interest in the products themselves. Independent research is urgently needed in this space.
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Narrative review our team just published on the role of PTs and OTs in the management of work-related MSK conditions in the US.
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Congratulations to the teams at the University of Utah, Intermountain Health, and Johns Hopkins on completing this important study! Proud to have played a small role on this project!
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National survey shows physical therapists think that telerehab is an effective way of providing care for patients with MSK pain but might not be as effective as in-clinic care. @APTA_official
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The ARBOR Telehealth study will examine the use of telerehabilitation for patients with chronic LBP living in rural Maryland - protocol paper out today!
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To advance #PT knowledge and clinical practice, we need to stop running "small crappy trials."
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In January we launched ARBOR Telehealth - a pragmatic trial examining the effects of telerehab for patients with chronic LBP living in rural MD. Check out our webpage to learn more and get updates!
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Standardized and aggregated data are critical in our journey towards precision rehabilitation.
Case for Aggregated Rehabilitation-Relevant Data Across Health Care Systems and Settings academic.oup.com/ptj/article…
“Physical therapy, for anyone who hasn’t had the pleasure, is a sort of fast-tracked ego death, a cold slap in the face to lots of things that you might have believed to be true about yourself.” 😂 nytimes.com/2025/01/14/magaz… via @NYTimes
#Hokies got robbed. In what world is there enough evidence to overturn this call?
Using Medicare FFS claims linked to NHATS, our team found that frontloaded home health PT can reduce the risk of 30-day hospital readmissions by up to 73%
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Kevin McLaughlin retweeted
@PCORI awards @RehabHopkins $9 million in research funding for upcoming study on the effectiveness of in-clinic versus telehealth physical therapy for patients with chronic low back pain. @HopkinsOrtho @hopkinssurgery @RSkolaskyScD @KMac_DPT
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Kevin McLaughlin retweeted
.@KMac_DPT details his research into #telerehabilitation utilization trends in the US between '20-'21
Investigators include:
@RSkolaskyScD of @HopkinsOrtho
@jfritzPT of @UUtah
@jlevy2 of @JohnsHopkinsSPH
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Kevin McLaughlin retweeted
Honored to have discussed barriers, opportunities, and future directions for telerehabilitation for chronic low back pain with @KevinMcLaughlin and @jfritzPT at @APTAcsm in Boston! @NASSspine @HopkinsOrtho
Kevin McLaughlin retweeted
Wondering which patients benefit most from #Telehealth physical therapy for low back pain?
@KMac_DPT, @jfritzPT and colleagues examine patient factors associated with substantial benefit with telerehab:
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Kevin McLaughlin retweeted
#AAP2024 - check out this session including Dr. Raghavan and @RyanRoemmich. They'll discuss the development & FDA-approved translation of digital technology solutions to address walking impairment outside the clinic to address efficacy and access gaps in chronic stroke rehab
Kevin McLaughlin retweeted
Our experts @KMac_DPT, @RSkolaskyScD & colleagues present evidence on how #telerehab can greatly improve access to physical therapy, improve care delivery and allow PTs to further tailor care for patients with low back pain. #APTACMS
Our article describing the relationship between individual patient factors and positive response to real-time video visits with a PT for cLBP was published online today.
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