2 October 2025
The changing face of acute low back pain management by physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors in the UK: a 20-year comparison from 2003 to 2023
Low back pain (LBP) remains a leading source of disability and societal cost. In the UK, physiotherapists, osteopaths, and chiropractors are front-line providers of LBP care. Despite widespread dissemination of clinical guidelines, little is known about how their clinical practice has changed over time. National surveys of UK physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors in 2003 and 2023 were conducted, using an identical acute non-specific LBP vignette to assess reported use of investigations and interventions at both time points … MORE
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