GPs’ options for patients with low back pain

Citation

Frost H (2005) GPs’ options for patients with low back pain. Pulse, 65 (20), pp. 46-48. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=a0e81e71-376f-44c8-b764-cc4ca61d3ae8%40sessionmgr4008&hid=4109&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=hch&AN=17218371

Abstract
First paragraph: Low back pain is one of the commonest problems for GPs with 7 per cent of the adult population seeking consultation each year. In 1998 the total cost of treadng back pain in the UK was estimated to be £1,632 million with physiotherapy accounting for £251 million. While classification and diagnosis of low back pain is difficult (in 90 per cent of cases no specific medical diagnosis is made) the prognosis of acute low back pain is favourable with an estimated 90 per cent of back pain sufferers recovering within six weeks. However, low levels of pain and disability often persist and most people will have at least one recurrence within 12 months.

Journal
Pulse: Volume 65, Issue 20