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International Journal of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Volume 6 (2020), Article ID 6:IJPTR-168, 2 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2020/168
Commentary
The Advent of a Physical Therapy Telehealth Practice during Covid-19 Pandemic

Yevgenia Jane Gitlin-Nitti1* and Lily Kharlamb2

1Lead Physical Therapist, Key West Outpatient Clinic, 1300 Douglass Circle, Key West, FL 33040, USA
2Biochemistry B.S. Candidate 2021, New Paltz State University New York, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561, USA
Yevgenia Jane Gitlin-Nitti, Lead Physical Therapist, Key West Outpatient Clinic, 1300 Douglass Circle, Key West, FL 33040, USA; E-mail: Yevgenia.Gitlin-Nitti@va.gov
08 December 2020; 22 December 2020; 24 December 2020
Gitlin-Nitti Y, Kharlamb L (2020) The Advent of a Physical Therapy Telehealth Practice during Covid-19 Pandemic. Int J Phys Ther Rehab 6: 168. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2020/168

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