PTNarrative ReviewThe Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy2020

The Role of Physical Therapists in Fighting the Type 2 Diabetes Epidemic.

Marcie Harris-Hayes, Mario Schootman, Jeffrey C Schootman, Mary K Hastings

PMID 31775555

WHAT IT FOUND

No new study findings are reported.

This is a clinical commentary for physical therapists about type 2 diabetes. It summarizes risk, complications, and recommendations, not tested interventions.

What this paper is

This is a clinical commentary for physical therapists about type 2 diabetes. It reviews risk factors, complications, and recommendations for screening and physical activity prescription. It contains no original study methods, participants, or outcomes, so there is no finding to act on.

The easy way to misread this

Do not treat the recommendations as evidence from this paper. This is a clinical commentary and reports no original methods or outcomes.

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