Although physician surveys are an important tool in health services and policy research,
they are often characterized by low response rates. The authors conducted a systematic …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent, costly, and challenging
condition to manage. Clinicians must choose among numerous assessment and …

Background Chronic pain is common in Europe and elsewhere and its under treatment
confers a substantial burden on individuals, employers, healthcare systems and society in …

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 …

Study Design. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Objective. To determine
the efficacy and adverse effects of conservative treatments for people who have lumbar disc …

Background: Numerous practice guidelines have been developed for patients with low back
pain in an attempt to reduce inappropriate variations and improve the cost-effectiveness of …

Objective. To determine the effect of early (receipt≤ 30 d postonset) magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) on disability and medical cost outcomes in patients with acute, disabling …

Funding statement: No funding was received for this manuscript. Disclosures: Roger Chou
was the lead author on guidelines developed by the American Pain Society and American …

Background Adoption of low back pain guidelines is a well-documented problem.
Information to guide the development of behaviour change interventions is needed. The …

Objective: To examine early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) utilization for workers
compensation cases with acute, disabling low back pain and further, to examine low or high …