TABLE 3.

Number of Patients by Diagnostic Group and Days From Injury to First PT Visit

Diagnostic Group	Total N	0–2 Days From Injury to PT Evaluation	3–7 Days From Injury to PT Evaluation	8–12 Days From Injury to PT Evaluation	13+ Days From Injury to PT Evaluation
All groups	83 846	31 460 (37.5%)	28 514 (34.0%)	11 006 (13.1%)	12 866 (15.3%)
Lumbar spine	31 718	12 019 (37.9%)	11 306 (35.7%)	4098 (12.9%)	4295 (13.5%)
Elbow/wrist/hand	14 676	5041 (34.3%)	4719 (32.2%)	2091 (14.3%)	2825 (19.3%)
Shoulder/humerus	14 204	5106 (36.0%)	4726 (33.3%)	1901 (13.48%)	2471 (17.4%)
Ankle/foot	13 954	5780 (41.42%)	4689 (33.60%)	1687 (12.09%)	1798 (12.9%)
Knee	5933	2116 (35.76%)	1963 (33.19%)	828 (14.0%)	1026 (17.3%)
Thoracic spine	1752	742 (42.4%)	594 (33.9%)	213 (12.2%)	203 (11.6%)
Cervical spine	1609	656 (40.8%)	517 (32.1%)	188 (11.7%)	248 (15.4%)

Abbreviation: PT, physical therapy.