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However, how people perceive and experience the physiotherapist\u2019s role is not well understood. Semistructured interviews were undertaken with patients who saw a physiotherapist individually or as part of a multidisciplinary team following mTBI in New Zealand. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using the interpretive descriptive approach. A total of 12 interviews were held with participants aged 19\u201367 (50% female; mean age 37 (SD=14.8) years) who had a mTBI on average 9 (SD=8) months ago. 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