The Costs of Low Value Healthcare (ptpodcast.com)

• Low-value healthcare burdens the system.
• Unnecessary care increases costs and harms.
• Physical therapists may contribute to low back pain over-treatment.
• Ethical implications of profession promotion are discussed.

"This podcast episode discusses the burden of low-value healthcare, focusing on physiotherapy. Unnecessary care increases costs and causes harm. Physical therapists may unknowingly contribute, especially in low back pain treatment. Ethical concerns about profession promotion are raised. References the open-access article 'Wise choices: making physiotherapy care more valuable' by Traeger et al."