title: Modern management of spinal disorders.
abstract: This review of the clinical management and health care for spinal disorders focuses on nonspecific low back pain. It is set against the historical background and epidemiology of low back pain and current health care in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Recent U.S. and U.K. Clinical Guidelines for low back pain are very similar. Principles are proposed for the better organization of future health care for low back pain.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waddell
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care