WE are delighted by the level of response to our paper ( Rose et al., 1999 Rose M Stanley I Peters S Salmon P Stott R Tebbitt P ‘Wrong problem, wrong treatment: Unrecognised inappropriate referrals to physiotherapy’. Physiotherapy. 1999; 85: 322-328 Abstract Full Text PDF Scopus (11) Google Scholar ). Given the range and importance of issues raised by your correspondents, it is possible for us to respond only in general terms.