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Comprehensive NICE update for low back pain and sciatica: A summary
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Comprehensive NICE update for low back pain and sciatica: A summary
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Wednesday 28 February 2018, 12:00 AM
There is no indication for the use of routine imaging for low back pain presentations outside of specialist care
A 2016 guideline update by NICE offers GPs direction on managing patients with acute and chronic low back pain and sciatica while stressing it is just a framework to work from for arriving at individual treatment plans
Key points, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management was updated i
References
1. NICE clinical guideline [NG59], November 2016. Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management. Available online at https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng59
2. O’Sullivan K, O’Keeffe M, O’Sullivan P. NICE low back pain guidelines: opportunities and obstacles to change practice. Br J Sports Med 2017;51(22):1632–33. Published online first 29 June 2017, doi:10.1136/bjsports-2017-097810
3. NICE clinical guideline [CG173], November 2013. Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings. Available online at https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg173
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