Under Back Pain section from Annals of Internal Medicine published on 2017. The treatment of low back pain is usually based on symptoms, duration of pain, presence or absence of radicular symptoms, potential cause, and corresponding anatomical or radiographic abnormalities. Back pain is usually classified as acute, subacute, and chronic, if it lasts for less than 4 weeks, 4 to 12 weeks, and more than 12 weeks, respectively. What Is This Guideline About?
The present guideline is developed by the American College of Physicians (ACP) to provide clinical recommendations on the efficacy, comparative effectiveness between the interventions, and safety of noninvasive treatment for acute, subacute, and chronic low back pain. What Was Need For The Guideline? Patients with an acute or subacute low back pain usually undergo improvement over time with treatment. However, the frequent consultations…
