National Clinical Guidelines for non-surgical treatment of patients with recent onset low back pain or lumbar radiculopathy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 60-75

  Stochkendahl, Mette Jensen ^a,b   Kjaer, Per ^a,b   Hartvigsen, Jan ^a   Kongsted, Alice ^a   Aaboe, Jens ^b   Andersen, Margrethe ^c   Andersen, Mikkel Ø ^d   Fournier, Gilles ^e   Højgaard, Betina ^b,f   Jensen, Martin Bach ^g   Jensen, Lone Donbæk ^h   Karbo, Ture ⁱ   Kirkeskov, Lilli ^e   Melbye, Martin ^j   Morsel Carlsen, Lone ^e,i   Nordsteen, Jan ^k   Palsson, Thorvaldur Skuli ^g   Rasti, Zoreh ^e   Silbye, Peter Frost ^l   Steiness, Morten Zebitz ^m   Tarp, Simon ^b,n   Vaagholt, Morten ^o   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Danish Health and Medicines Authority   (Denmark)

^c Frederiksberg Municipality   (Denmark)

^d LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f Danish Analysis and Research Institute for Local Government   (Denmark)

^g AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^h AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

ⁱ Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^j Aalborg Spine Clinic   (Denmark)

^k Back and Rehabilitation Centre   (Denmark)

^l Rigshospitalet Glostrup ^*  (Denmark)

^m AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

ⁿ Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^o Copenhagen University Hospital at Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg ^*  (Denmark)

more..

Author keywords

Clinical guideline; Conservative treatment; Low back pain; Lumbar radiculopathy; Non surgical intervention; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; DENMARK; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES;

ANALGESICS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DENMARK; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 85018513276     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-017-5099-2     Document Type: Review

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