Low back pain is a very common symptom. It occurs in high-income, middle-income, and low-income
countries and all age groups from children to the elderly population. Globally, years …

Many clinical practice guidelines recommend similar approaches for the assessment and
management of low back pain. Recommendations include use of a biopsychosocial framework …

Background Back pain remains a challenge for primary care internationally. One model that
has not been tested is stratification of the management according to the patient's prognosis (…

Background Although acupuncture is widely used for chronic pain, there remains considerable
controversy as to its value. We aimed to determine the effect size of acupuncture for 4 …

Objective To develop and validate a tool that screens for back pain prognostic indicators
relevant to initial decision making in primary care. Methods The setting was UK primary care …

Low back pain is the leading worldwide cause of years lost to disability and its burden is
growing alongside the increasing and ageing population. Because these population shifts are …

Study Design. A modified Delphi study conducted with 28 experts in back pain research from
12 countries. Objective. To identify standardized definitions of low back pain that could be …

Objective To evaluate interrater reliability using 5 newly trained observers in the assessment
of pressure pain threshold (PPT) using a fixed-angle algometer. Methods The study design …

Despite wide use in clinical practice, acupuncture remains a controversial treatment for chronic
pain. Our objective was to update an individual patient data meta-analysis to determine …

Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is a major health problem, accounting for
approximately one‐quarter of general practice (GP) consultations in the United Kingdom (UK)…