Recommendation 1: Clinicians should conduct a focused history and physical examination
to help place patients with low back pain into 1 of 3 broad categories: nonspecific low back …

Background: Many nonpharmacologic therapies are available for treatment of low back pain.
Purpose: To assess benefits and harms of acupuncture, back schools, psychological …

Chronic low back pain is a common problem in primary care. A history and physical
examination should place patients into one of several categories:(1) nonspecific low back …

Background: A 2007 American College of Physicians guideline addressed
nonpharmacologic treatment options for low back pain. New evidence is now available …

• Most low-back pain with or without radicular pain or neurogenic claudication does not
require immediate diagnostic imaging and can be managed in primary care.• All patients …

Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. In the absence of a
classification system for pain syndromes, classification of LBP on the basis of the distribution …

This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
supplement. Diagnostic imaging is indicated for patients with low back pain only if they have …

Objectives: Identify the various etiologies of low back pain. Recall the evaluation of a patient
with low back pain. List the treatment and management options available for low back pain …

Key Clinical Points Nonspecific Low Back Pain Nonspecific low back pain is diagnosed on
the basis of the exclusion of specific causes, usually by means of history taking and physical …

Covering all commonly used interventions for acute and chronic low back pain conditions,
Evidence-Based Management of Low Back Pain consolidates current scientific studies and …