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New clinical guideline for low-back pain
A summary of evidence on the diagnosis, treatment of low-back prompts the American Pain Society and the American College of Physicians to issue a new treatment guideline. The guideline is based on research conducted at the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center, Oregon Health & Science University. Among the recommendations: clinicians should rely less on X-rays and expensive diagnostic imaging and reports and more on therapies supported by the evidence, including some medications and some alternative therapies.
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