title: Clinical Practice Guideline: Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to provide an update of a previously published evidence-based practice guideline on chiropractic management of low back pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  This project updated and combined 3 previous guidelines. A systematic review of articles published between October 2009 through February 2014 was conducted to update the literature published since the previous Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP) guideline was developed. Articles with new relevant information were summarized and provided to the Delphi panel as background information along with the previous CCGPP guidelines. Delphi panelists who served on previous consensus projects and represented a broad sampling of jurisdictions and practice experience related to low back pain management were invited to participate. Thirty-seven panelists participated; 33 were doctors of chiropractic (DCs). In addition, public comment was sought by posting the consensus statements on the CCGPP Web site. The RAND-UCLA methodology was used to reach formal consensus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Consensus was reached after 1 round of revisions, with an additional round conducted to reach consensus on the changes that resulted from the public comment period. Most recommendations made in the original guidelines were unchanged after going through the consensus process.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The evidence supports that doctors of chiropractic are well suited to diagnose, treat, co-manage, and manage the treatment of patients with low back pain disorders.
authors.affiliation: Senior Manager, Global Health Economics, Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA. Electronic address: gglobe@amgen.com.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Globe
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Farabaugh
authors.affiliation: Executive Director, Northwest Center for Lifestyle and Functional Medicine, University of Western States, Portland, OR.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hawk
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Torrance, CA.
authors.forename: Craig E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Chatsworth, GA. Electronic address: drgregbaker@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Santee, CA.
authors.forename: Wayne M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Whalen
authors.affiliation: Reference Librarian, Logan University, Chesterfield, MO.
authors.forename: Sheryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.affiliation: Director of Academic Assessment, Logan University, Chesterfield, MO.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaeser
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Mankato, MN.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dehen
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Brunswick, ME.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Augat
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D003697:Delphi Technique; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D026882:Manipulation, Chiropractic / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Chiropractic; Guidelines; Low Back Pain; Manipulation; Spinal