Temple University Employees With Musculoskeletal Conditions Receive Physical Therapy to Treat Limitations Early

Inclusion Criteria: * Temple University Employees who speak English sufficiently to understand informed consent. * Has a primary complaint that is potentially of neuro-musculoskeletal origin. This is defined by a primary complaint of pain, numbness, or decreased function due to symptoms within regions of spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand pain, pelvic/SI, hip, knee, or ankle pain, temporomandibular joint pain, or headaches. The complaint could be work related (workers compensation) or non-work related. This definition does not include abrasions, contusions, etc. that result in pain but do not affect the employee's function. * Age greater than or equal to 18 years old. * Employee's primary complaint began ≤3 months upon initial study screening. This could include a recent exacerbation (within ≤3 months onset) of a condition with a history of previous episodes. If the patient reports more than one complaint, all complaints will be addressed in the study with intervention that began within the ≤3 month timeframe. Exclusion Criteria: * Met with another medical provider for advice for the condition prior to study enrollment (including physical therapist, chiropractor, physician, surgeon, physician-assistant, or nurse, etc.). * Medical history of surgery for a prior episode of complaint. * Any major psychiatric disease in their past medical history. * Red flags cannot be ruled out during the medical screening examination (e.g., cauda equina compression, inflammatory arthritis, m…