Objectives To determine the proportion of low back pain presentations that are admitted to
hospital from the emergency department (ED), the proportion of hospital admissions due to a …

Background Reducing low-value care (LVC) is crucial to improve the quality of patient care
while increasing the efficient use of scarce healthcare resources. Recently, strategies to de …

Importance Acute back pain is a common reason for primary care visits and often results in
low-value spinal imaging. Objective To evaluate the effect of a standardized patient …

Objective To perform a secondary review of low back pain (LBP) clinical practice guidelines
(CPG) identified in a recently conducted systematic review and to synthesize and summarize …

Electrodiagnostic evaluations are commonly requested for patients with suspected
radiculopathy. Understanding lower extremity musculoskeletal conditions is essential for …

Background The use of diagnostic imaging in low back pain (LBP) management is often
inappropriate, despite recommendations from clinical practice guidelines. There is a limited …

Background Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most frequent reasons for encounter in
general practice. Yet results from literature show adherence to clinical practice guidelines is …

Background Diagnostic imaging is useful for assessing low back pain (LBP) when a clinician
suspects a specific underlying pathology. Evidence-based imaging guidelines assist …