Some Progress on Opioids: Payer policies and laws are changing. Still, it remains far too difficult for consumers to "Choose PT.".

The article discusses how #ChoosePT, a consumer awareness campaign of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) could provide a solution to the opioid crisis facing the U.S. Topics covered include ways to effectively reduce people's exposure to opioids, the barriers to promoting the use of nonpharmacological options for pain management, and changes adopted by payers to address the financial and administrative barriers that prevent pain patients from receiving physical therapist services.