Self-referral for sufferers of RSI

Sufferers of Repetitive Strain Injury and Musculoskeletal injury, will soon be able to access free physiotherapy treatment from the NHS without having to be referred by their GP.

Health Secretary, Alan Johnson unveiled his plans this week after trials proved that patients were 50% less likely to be absent from work for more than a month than those who had to wait for their GP to refer them.

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy said,"Prompt treatment of low back pain can help an employee return to work up to five weeks earlier than if treatment is delayed. Early treatment also greatly reduces the chance that pain will recur during the following year."

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