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Follow the links below to information on physiotherapy and its use for specific conditions.
For reviews of evidence on the use of physiotherapy for specific conditions, you can also search the Physiotherapy Evidence Database of the CEBP. Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy [Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)] .
Updated June 2007
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