Approaches to improve the outcome of patients with delayed recovery.
The purpose of this chapter is to promote a model to prevent chronicity and disability from non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). Delayed recovery is defined in this chapter as the period between 4 and 8 weeks after onset of NSLBP during which a patient has not yet returned to work. The recognition of predictors associated with delayed recovery at onset of the problem helps health care providers in their treatment plan. An algorithm can be useful for health care providers and employers in guiding the employee back to work. A multidisciplinary return to work programme is an essential part of the algorithm.
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome