Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions
NE Foster, JR Anema, D Cherkin, R Chou, SP Cohen… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Many clinical practice guidelines recommend similar approaches for the assessment and
management of low back pain. Recommendations include use of a biopsychosocial …
management of low back pain. Recommendations include use of a biopsychosocial …
What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like? Eleven consistent recommendations from high-quality clinical practice guidelines: systematic review
Objectives To identify common recommendations for high-quality care for the most common
musculoskeletal (MSK) pain sites encountered by clinicians in emergency and primary care …
musculoskeletal (MSK) pain sites encountered by clinicians in emergency and primary care …
Non-specific low back pain
Non-specific low back pain affects people of all ages and is a leading contributor to disease
burden worldwide. Management guidelines endorse triage to identify the rare cases of low …
burden worldwide. Management guidelines endorse triage to identify the rare cases of low …
Efficacy, tolerability, and dose-dependent effects of opioid analgesics for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
CA Shaheed, CG Maher, KA Williams… - JAMA internal …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Opioid analgesics are commonly used for low back pain, however, to our
knowledge there has been no systematic evaluation of the effect of opioid dose and use of …
knowledge there has been no systematic evaluation of the effect of opioid dose and use of …
Non-specific low back pain
F Balagué, AF Mannion, F Pellisé, C Cedraschi - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Non-specific low back pain has become a major public health problem worldwide. The
lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported to be as high as 84%, and the prevalence of …
lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported to be as high as 84%, and the prevalence of …
Efficacy of paracetamol for acute low-back pain: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial
Background Regular paracetamol is the recommended first-line analgesic for acute low-
back pain; however, no high-quality evidence supports this recommendation. We aimed to …
back pain; however, no high-quality evidence supports this recommendation. We aimed to …
Diagnostic imaging for low back pain: advice for high-value health care from the American College of Physicians
R Chou, A Qaseem, DK Owens, P Shekelle… - Annals of internal …, 2011 - acpjournals.org
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 …
supplement. Diagnostic imaging is indicated for patients with low back pain only if they have …
Worsening trends in the management and treatment of back pain
Importance Back pain treatment is costly and frequently includes overuse of treatments that
are unsupported by clinical guidelines. Few studies have evaluated recent national trends in …
are unsupported by clinical guidelines. Few studies have evaluated recent national trends in …
Implications of early and guideline adherent physical therapy for low back pain on utilization and costs
Background Initial management decisions following a new episode of low back pain (LBP)
are thought to have profound implications for health care utilization and costs. The purpose …
are thought to have profound implications for health care utilization and costs. The purpose …
CareTrack: assessing the appropriateness of health care delivery in Australia
WB Runciman, TD Hunt, NA Hannaford… - Medical Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To determine the percentage of health care encounters at which a sample of adult
Australians received appropriate care (ie, care in line with evidence‐based or consensus …
Australians received appropriate care (ie, care in line with evidence‐based or consensus …