Imaging for low-back pain

The Lancet

Volumn 373, Issue 9662, 2009, Pages 436-437

  Kochen, Michael M ^a   Blozik, Eva ^a   Scherer, Martin ^a   Chenot, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IMAGING; LOW BACK PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 59249093480     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60149-5     Document Type: Note

References (14)

1. Balagué F., Mannion A.F., Pellisé F., and Cedraschi C. Clinical update: low back pain. Lancet 369 (2007) 726-727
2. Mortimer M., Ahlberg G., and MUSIC-Norrtälje Study Group. To seek or not to seek? Care-seeking behaviour among people with low-back pain. Scand J Public Health 31 (2003) 194-203
3. Koes B.W., van Tulder M.W., and Thomas S. Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain. BMJ 332 (2006) 1430-1434
4. Chou R., Qaseem A., Snow V., et al., for the Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Pain Society Low Back Pain Guidelines Panel. Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: a joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society. Ann Intern Med 147 (2007) 478-491
5. van Tulder M., Becker A., Bekkering T., et al., on behalf of the COST B13 Working Group on Guidelines for the Management of Acute Low Back Pain in Primary Care. Chapter 3. European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care. Eur Spine J 15 suppl 2 (2006) S169-S191
6. Leeuw M., Goossens M.E., Linton S.J., Crombez G., Boersma K., and Vlaeyen J.W. The fear-avoidance model of musculoskeletal pain: current state of scientific evidence. J Behav Med 30 (2007) 77-94
7. Brenner D.J., and Hall E.J. Computed tomography-an increasing source of radiation exposure. N Engl J Med 357 (2007) 2277-2284
8. Fullen B.M., Maher T., Bury G., Tynan A., Daly L.E., and Hurley D.A. Adherence of Irish general practitioners to European guidelines for acute low back pain: a prospective pilot study. Eur J Pain 11 (2007) 614-623
9. Chou R., Fu R., Carrino J.A., and Deyo R.A. Imaging strategies for low-back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet 373 (2009) 463-472
10. Schers H., Braspenning J., Drijver R., et al. Low back pain in general practice: reported management and reasons for not adhering to the guidelines in the Netherlands. Br J Gen Pract 50 (2000) 640-644
11. Gibson J.N., and Waddell G. Surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 4 (2005) CD001352.
12. Carlsen B., Glenton C., and Pope C. Thou shalt versus thou shalt not: a meta-synthesis of GPs' attitudes to clinical practice guidelines. Br J Gen Pract 57 (2007) 971-978
13. Buchbinder R., Jolley D., and Wyatt M. 2001 Volvo award winner in clinical studies: effects of a media campaign on back pain beliefs and its potential influence on management of low back pain in general practice. Spine 26 (2001) 2535-2542
14. Buchbinder R., and Jolley D. Improvements in general practitioner beliefs and stated management of back pain persist 4·5 years after the cessation of a public health media campaign. Spine 32 (2007) E156-E162