What is usual care for low back pain? A systematic review of health care provided to patients with low back pain in family practice and emergency departments

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8 January 2020

What is usual care for low back pain? A systematic review of health care provided to patients with low back pain in family practice and emergency departments

International clinical practice guidelines for low back pain (LBP) contain consistent recommendations including universal provision of information and advice to remain active, discouraging routine referral for imaging, and limited prescription of opioids. This systematic review describes usual care provided by first-contact physicians to patients with LBP. Studies that reported the assessments and care provided to people with LBP in family practice and emergency departments (EDs) from January 2000 to May 2019 were identified by searches of PubMed, EMBASE, and CINAHL … ABSTRACT

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