Position statement regarding the current standing of exercise therapy in Austria (Positionspapier zur Situation der Trainingstherapie in Österreich)

• Main Authors: Linda Katharina Rausch (Author), Anita Birklbauer (Author), Peter Federolf (Author), Anne Hecksteden (Author), Peter Hofmann (Author), Josef Niebauer (Author), Bernhard Reich (Author), Florian Rieder (Author), Sebastian Ruin (Author), Jürgen Scharhag (Author), Barbara Seebacher (Author), Gunnar Treff (Author), Harald Tschan (Author), Barbara Wessner (Author), Sabine Würth (Author), Erich Müller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bern Open Publishing, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In Austria, exercise therapy is an accredited profession that requires academic training on the university master's level. However, exercise therapy is not listed in the service plans of health and medical insurance funds and is therefore not reimbursed as a health service for patients. This po...