Informed appropriate imaging for low back pain management: A narrative review
Most patients with acute low back pain (LBP), with or without radiculopathy, have substantial improvements in pain and function in the first 4 weeks, and they do not require routine imaging. Imaging is considered in those patients who have had up to 6 weeks of medical management and physical therapy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Translation |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X18300883 |