Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain

Low back pain is a significant issue in the US Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense populations as well as the general US population at large. This type of pain can be distressing to those who experience its effects, leading patients to seek relief of their symptoms. In 2022, leadership within the US Department of Veterans Affairs and US Department of Defense approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of low back pain. The guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for assessing and managing low back pain. Development of the guideline included a systematic evidence review, which was guided by 12 key questions. A multidisciplinary team, which included clinical stakeholders, reviewed the evidence that was retrieved and developed 39 recommendations using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system. The scope of the clinical practice guideline is broad; however, the authors have focused on key recommendations that are important for clinicians in the evaluation and nonoperative treatment of low back pain, including pharmacologic therapies and both noninvasive and invasive nonpharmacologic treatments.

This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. The published version of record [THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN: Synopsis of the 2021 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 103, 4 p350-355 (2023)] is available online at: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002356.

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Work Title Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain
Subtitle Synopsis of the 2021 US Department of Veterans Affairs and US Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline
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Creators
  1. Franz Macedo
  2. Thiru Annaswamy
  3. Rachael Coller
  4. Andrew Buelt
  5. Michael A. Glotfelter
  6. Paul W. Heideman
  7. Daniel Kang
  8. Lisa Konitzer
  9. Casey Okamoto
  10. Juli Olson
  11. Sanjog Pangarkar
  12. James Sall
  13. Lance C. Spacek
  14. Evan Steil
  15. Rebecca Vogsland
  16. Friedhelm Sandbrink
Keyword
  1. Low back pain
  2. Clinical Practice Guideline
  3. Pharmacologic and non-invasive therapy for low back pain
  4. Invasive non-surgical treatment of low back pain
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Work Type Article
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  1. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Publication Date April 1, 2024
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  1. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000002356
Deposited April 22, 2024

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  • Added Creator Franz Macedo
  • Added Creator Thiru Annaswamy
  • Added Creator Rachael Coller
  • Added Creator Andrew Buelt
  • Added Creator Michael A. Glotfelter
  • Added Creator Paul W. Heideman
  • Added Creator Daniel Kang
  • Added Creator Lisa Konitzer
  • Added Creator Casey Okamoto
  • Added Creator Juli Olson
  • Added Creator Sanjog Pangarkar
  • Added Creator James Sall
  • Added Creator Lance C. Spacek
  • Added Creator Evan Steil
  • Added Creator Rebecca Vogsland
  • Added Creator Friedhelm Sandbrink
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    Keyword
    • Low back pain, Clinical Practice Guideline, Pharmacologic and non-invasive therapy for low back pain, Invasive non-surgical treatment of low back pain
    Publisher
    • American Journal of Physical Medicine
    • American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Subtitle
    • Synopsis of the 2021 US Department of Veterans Affairs and US Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline