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Physical Therapy Group Encourages Patients to Swap Painkillers for PT

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Wendel’s insight is especially poignant after the Anoka County, Minnesota, medical examiner revealed that an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl caused the death of the musician Prince in April. In March, the CDC issued new guidelines stating that opioid drugs should be a last-resort treatment for chronic pain.