title: Steps in the management of low back pain.
abstract: Steps for facilitating management include: 1) identification and referral of patients with a nonmechanical cause of pain, such as cancer or an aortic aneurysm; 2) matching the analgesic agent and the mobilization schedule to the patient's condition and pace of recovery; 3) referring patients whose condition may require surgery; 4) and caring for the remaining patients who have chronic pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kuritzky
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D012017:Referral and Consultation