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 Acute Low Back Pain • Spine J. 2003 Nov-Dec;3(6):442-50.
  November 1, 2003
Author / Title Compliance with clinical practice guidelines in family physicians managing worker's compensation board patients with acute lower back pain.  / Bishop PB, Wing PC.
Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Family physician compliance with acute lower back pain clinical practice guidelines remains uncertain. PURPOSE: To determine the degree of guideline compliance of family physicians managing patients with workers' compensation claims and acute mechanical lower back pain. STUDY DESIGN: Observational study. PATIENT SAMPLE: One hundred thirty-nine family physicians in British Columbia. OUTCOME MEASURES: Compliance with guideline recommendations for history, examination procedures, diagnostic testing and treatments. METHODS: Physician workers' compensation board patient reports for acute lower back pain without leg symptoms and not greater than 2 to 3 weeks duration were scored for guideline adherence up until 12 weeks after onset. RESULTS: Physicians demonstrated a high degree of compliance with the guideline-recommended history, examination procedures and medications, but low compliance with recommended imaging and many treatment recommendations. CONCLUSIONS: Recently published clinical practice guidelines regarding the management of patients with acute mechanical lower back pain have not been fully implemented into the patterns of practice of the family physicians.
Conclusion Recently published clinical practice guidelines regarding the management of patients with acute mechanical lower back pain have not been fully implemented into the patterns of practice of the family physicians.
Local Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Heather Pavilion, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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