Dr. Lance Mabry (e-mail, ResearchGate, Google Scholar) of High Point University and Redefine Health Education is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “Physical Therapists Are Routinely Performing the Requisite Skills to Directly Refer for Musculoskeletal Imaging: An Observational Study.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to follow-up on a previous, related AAOMPT Podcast conversation from November 2019 (Episode 28) and learn more about the current, potential, and evolving role of physical therapists with respect to ordering diagnostic imaging.

If you’d like to learn more from Dr. Mabry, he teaches clinical application of diagnostic imaging through Redefine Health Education (“Master MSK Imaging Certification”). Exclusive for AAOMPT Podcast listeners, the coupon code “AAOMPT” is good for $50.00 off the imaging certification course.

Additionally, to find the references mentioned by Dr. Mabry during this episode please use the following links: Tonarelli et al 2011 (Diagnostic imaging of an Achilles tendon rupture), Keil et al 2019 (Reimbursement when physical therapists order diagnostic imaging), Kittleson C (This reference was a Wisconsin APTA presentation on Imaging in PT Practice and does not have a link to a published study), American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria, Jenkins et al 2018 (Imaging for low back pain: is clinical use consistent with guidelines?), Keil et al 2021 (Referral for Imaging in Physical Therapist Practice: Key Recommendations for Successful Implementation), Crowell et al 2016 (Diagnostic Imaging in a Direct-Access Sports Physical Therapy Clinic: A 2-Year Retrospective Practice Analysis), Crowell et al 2022 (Musculoskeletal Imaging for Low Back Pain in Direct Access Physical Therapy Compared to Primary Care: An Observational Study), Moore et al 2005a (Clinical diagnostic accuracy and magnetic resonance imaging of patients referred by physical therapists, orthopaedic surgeons, and nonorthopaedic providers), Moore et al 2005b (Risk determination for patients with direct access to physical therapy in military health care facilities), Mabry et al 2020 (Physical therapy musculoskeletal imaging authority: A survey of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Nations), Stiell et al 1992 (Ottawa Ankle Rules), Stiell et al 1995 (Ottawa Knee Rule), Stiell et al 2001 (Canadian C-spine Rule), and the Australian Imaging Pathways (Now called Radiology Across Borders). 

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