Overuse of diagnostic imaging for patients with low back pain remains common. The underlying beliefs about diagnostic imaging that could drive overuse remain unclear. We synthesised qualitative research that has explored clinician, patient or general public beliefs about diagnostic imaging for low back pain.
This paper aimed to evaluate the effects of information format on intentions to request diagnostic imaging for non-specific low back pain in members of the public. It found that framing information to emphasise potential harms from overdiagnosis reduced intention to request diagnostic imaging for low [...]
The 2018 Lancet Low Back Pain Series, comprising 3 papers written by 31 authors from disparate disciplines and 12 different countries, raised unprecedented awareness of the rising global burden of low back pain partly attributable to poor quality health care. Many people with low back [...]
A recent Lancet series and World Health Organization commission have highlighted the urgent need for all nations to increase attention on delivering appropriate, affordable care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). One of the most critically under-prioritised NCDs in Nepal is low back pain. Globally, 60.1 million [...]
Low back pain is the single biggest cause of years lived with disability worldwide, and a major challenge to international health systems. In 2018, the Lancet Low Back Pain Series Working Group identified a global problem of mismanagement of low back pain. The group documented the [...]
1 in 4 Australians experiences low back pain on any given day. But research shows active recovery can help you find relief.
One in four patients who presented to primary care with LBP received imaging as did one in three who presented to the emergency department. The rate of complex imaging appears to have increased over 21 years despite guideline advice and education campaigns.
Back pain has almost reached epidemic levels in this country with a quarter of us suffering through it and spending millions of dollars trying to manage it. Now, there are some bold new ideas.
Low back pain (affecting the back between the bottom of the ribs and the top of the legs) is a common condition. Over the years research has improved our understanding of how to treat it. We now know that a lot of advice given in [...]
Millions of patients with back pain are being given pointless drugs, surgery and injections, with a third prescribed dangerous opioids, experts say. Doctors prefer to offer useless and often harmful treatments rather than tell patients there is nothing to be done except stay active, an [...]