Six things you need to know about low back pain

Abstract Low back pain (LBP) is the leading contributor to years lived with disability, and imposes an enormous burden on individuals and on health-care systems. General practitioners and physiotherapists are generally the front-line health professionals dealing with patients with LBP, and have a ke...

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Main Authors: Steve Tumilty, Tim Stokes, Duncan Reid, Ramakrishnan Mani, Lizhou Liu, Julia Hill, Richard Ellis, Cathy Chapple, G. David Baxter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Primary Health Care
Online Access:https://www.publish.csiro.au/hc/pdf/HC19117
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spelling doaj-297a5232f26a40ac85ed910d147f36a12021-05-26T04:38:27ZengCSIRO PublishingJournal of Primary Health Care1172-61562020-01-01123195198HC19117Six things you need to know about low back painSteve Tumilty0Tim Stokes1Duncan Reid2Ramakrishnan Mani3Lizhou Liu4Julia Hill5Richard Ellis6Cathy Chapple7G. David Baxter8Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New ZealandDepartment of General Practice and Rural Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New ZealandSchool of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New ZealandCentre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New ZealandCentre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New ZealandSchool of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New ZealandSchool of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New ZealandCentre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New ZealandCentre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand; and Corresponding author. Email: david.baxter@otago.ac.nzAbstract Low back pain (LBP) is the leading contributor to years lived with disability, and imposes an enormous burden on individuals and on health-care systems. General practitioners and physiotherapists are generally the front-line health professionals dealing with patients with LBP, and have a key role in minimising its effect. Here we review six key issues associated with LBP including its effects, diagnosis and management in primary care, and highlight the importance of the biopsychosocial model and matched care for patients with LBP.https://www.publish.csiro.au/hc/pdf/HC19117
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Richard Ellis
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