biostudies-literatureRoseen EJNCCIH NIH HHSS106-S114https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8035915biostudies-literatureUnknown27(S1)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 patientJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)Initial Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Responses from Brief Interviews of Primary Care Providers.PMC8035915K23 AT010487Mehta DHRoseen EJAtlas SJConyers FGfalseInitial Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Responses from Brief Interviews of Primary Care Providers.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 patient2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Mar2026-07-16T12:01:34.18Z2025-04-04T10:16:27.383ZS-EPMC80359153378861010.1089/acm.2020.0391