ACP Recommendations for Noninvasive Therapies for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain

Target Audience: All clinicians

Target Population: Adults with acute (<4 weeks), subacute (4–12 weeks), or chronic (>12 weeks) back pain in primary care settings

Background

The ACP has developed a guideline that updates its 2007 recommendations on noninvasive approaches to treating patients with low back pain (NEJM JW Gen Med Nov 15 2007 and Ann Intern Med 2007; 147:478). Randomized trials and systematic reviews were included in the analysis. Reviewers evaluated outcomes including pain, function, health-related quality of life, work disability and return to work, global improvement, and patient satisfaction. The guideline does not include topical therapies or epidural injections.

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