Initial Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Responses from Brief Interviews of Primary Care Providers.

ABSTRACT: Background: In April 2017, the American College of Physicians (ACP) published a clinical practice guideline for low back pain (LBP) recommending nonpharmacologic treatments as first-line therapy for acute, subacute, and chronic LBP. Objective: To assess primary care provider (PCP)-reported initial treatment recommendations for LBP following guideline release. Design: Cross-sectional structured interviews. Participants: Convenience sample of 72 PCPs from 3 community-based outpatient clinics in high- or low-income neighborhoods. Approach: PCPs were interviewed about their familiarity with the ACP guideline, and how they initially manage patients with acute/subacute and chronic LBP. Treatment responses were coded as patient

SUBMITTER: Roseen EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8035915 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature