Evidence base and future research directions in the management of low back pain
2016 (English)In: World Journal of Orthopedics, ISSN 2218-5836, E-ISSN 2218-5836, Vol. 7, no 3, p. 156-161Article in journal, Editorial material (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and costly condition. Awareness of valid and reliable patient history taking, physical examination and clinical testing is important for diagnostic accuracy. Stratified care which targets treatment to patient subgroups based on key characteristics is reliant upon accurate diagnostics. Models of stratified care that can potentially improve treatment effects include prognostic risk profiling for persistent LBP, likely response to specific treatment based on clinical prediction models or suspected underlying causal mechanisms. The focus of this editorial is to highlight current research status and future directions for LBP diagnostics and stratified care.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Pleasanton, CA, USA: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc , 2016. Vol. 7, no 3, p. 156-161
Keywords [en]
Low back pain, Diagnostics, Prognostics, Stratification, Treatment
National Category
Physiotherapy
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-123551DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i3.156PubMedID: 27004162Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84962616752OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-123551DiVA, id: diva2:886191
2015-12-212015-12-212021-06-03Bibliographically approved