All Back pain articles
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Differential diagnosesLow back pain: what’s the diagnosis?
Dr Simon Somerville considers some possible causes of low back pain and explains that self-management is key to improved quality of life for patients
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News
New and updated quality standards published by NICE
NICE has published Quality Standard (QS) 155 on Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s , and updated QS5 on Chronic kidney disease in adults .
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Implementing guidelines
Early interventions are key in managing patients with back pain
Professor Martin Underwood outlines the NICE guideline on non-specific low back pain and explains the rationale behind the recommended treatment options
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Personal view
Low back pain: individual needs must be considered
Dr Steve Longworth summarises four management principles from the NICE guideline that should be applied to all patients
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Personal view
New back pain guidelines advise early return to work
Dr Charles Sears, GP and member of the back pain guidelines working group, Faculty of Occupational Medicine
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Personal view
Back pain guidelines highlight psychosocial factors
Yellow flags are an important aid to our management of acute low back pain, as Dr Charles Sears explains
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Implementing guidelines
Putting back pain guidelines into practice
Dr Charles Sears gives advice on developing local guidelines for acute low back pain
