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Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Andrew Post about his study on the efficacy of physical therapy delivered via telehealth in people with chronic Achilles tendinopathy.

The study — which found that the telehealth-only group demonstrated no worse pain outcomes than those who received the same intervention through in-person and hybrid models — suggests how telehealth can help clinicians prioritize patient preferences and ultimately increase accessibility to care. Post is author of the article “Efficacy of Telehealth for Movement-Evoked Pain in People with Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: A Noninferiority Analysis.”

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Alan M. Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal.

Andrew Post, PT, DPT, is a PhD student, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa.


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