Many clinical practice guidelines recommend similar approaches for the assessment and
management of low back pain. Recommendations include use of a biopsychosocial …

Background and objective This systematic review synthesized evidence from European
neck and low back pain (NLBP) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to identify recommended …

Importance Acute low back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent, with a presumed favorable
prognosis; however, once chronic, LBP becomes a disabling and expensive condition …

Low back pain is the leading cause for years lived in disability. Most people with acute low
back pain improve rapidly, but 4% to 25% of patients become chronic. Since the previous …

The high prevalence and societal burden of chronic pain, its undertreatment, and disparities
in its management have contributed to the acknowledgment of chronic pain as a serious …

Background Prognostic research has many important purposes, including (i) describing the
natural history and clinical course of health conditions,(ii) investigating variables associated …

Like other models or explanations for health conditions, 14 the biopsychosocial model of
pain has provided a framework for the assessment and management pain and associated …

There has been growing interest in psychologically oriented pain management over the past
3 to 4 decades, including a 2011 description of psychologically informed practice (PIP) for …

Background Many patients with acute low back pain (LBP) first seek care from primary care
physicians. Evidence is lacking for interventions to prevent transition to chronic LBP in this …

Background Delivering efficient and effective healthcare is crucial for a condition as
burdensome as low back pain (LBP). Stratified care strategies may be worthwhile, but rely …