Do not routinely offer imaging for uncomplicated low back pain

BMJ. 2021 Feb 12:372:n291. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n291.

Authors

Amanda M Hall¹, Kris Aubrey-Bassler², Bradley Thorne², Chris G Maher³

Affiliations

¹ Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada amanda.Hall@med.mun.ca.
² Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada.
³ Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.

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MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Humans
Low Back Pain / diagnostic imaging*
Low Back Pain / etiology
Low Back Pain / therapy
Medical History Taking
Middle Aged
Patient Education as Topic
Physical Examination
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Unnecessary Procedures*
Young Adult