An evidence-based approach to the management of low back pain and sciatica: how the evidence is applied in clinical cases

Evaluation and treatment of low back pai

Evaluation and treatment of low back pain: An evidence-based approach to clinical care

✍ Steven J. Atlas; Rachel A. Nardin 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 199 KB

## Abstract Low back pain is a common reason for patient visits to a health care provider. For most patients, low back symptoms are nonspecific, meaning that the pain is localized to the back or buttocks and is due to a presumed musculoligamentous process. For patients with radicular leg symptoms,