Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society

Chou, Roger; Qaseem, Amir; Snow, Vincenza; E. Casey, Donald; Thomas Cross, J.; Shekelle, Paul; K Owens, Douglas

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-7-200710020-00006

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine • Oct 2, 2007

Authors:

Roger Chou

Amir Qaseem

Vincenza Snow

Abstract

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 pain, back pain potentially associated with radiculopathy or spinal stenosis, or back pain potentially associated with a...

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Medicine

Low back pain

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