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Diagnostic Triage for Low Back Pain: A practical approach for primary care

Description

In Australia, low back pain (LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal condition for which patients consult general practitioners and a practical approach to assessing and treating patients with LBP with a diagnostic triage that classifies patients into three broad categories.

This MJA narrative review shares more.

 

Learning Outcomes

  1. Diagnose LBP correctly, informed by a focused history and clinical examination, using the triage of LBP to exclude non-spinal causes, allocating patients to one of three broad categories.

Details

Authors: Lynn D Bardin, Peter King, Chris G Maher

Article Type: Narrative review

 

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CPD Activity Details
Topic
General Medicine, Musculoskeletal Diseases
CAPE Aspects
Professionalism
Effective Year

Educational Activities (EA) - 1.0

Reviewing Performance (RP) - 0.0

Measuring Outcomes (MO) - 0.0

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*Medical Board of Australia’s (MBA)’s revised Registration Standard: Continuing professional development (the Standard)