Adherence to spinal imaging guidelines and utilization of lumbar spine diagnostic imaging for low back pain at a Canadian Chiropractic College: a historical clinical cohort study

Adherence to spinal imaging guidelines and utilization of lumbar spine diagnostic imaging for low back pain at a Canadian Chiropractic College: a historical clinical cohort study

Abstract Background Diagnostic imaging is useful for assessing low back pain (LBP) when a clinician suspects a specific underlying pathology. Evidence-based imaging guidelines assist clinicians in appropriately determining the need for imaging when assessing LBP. A previous study reported high adher...

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Main Authors: Ali Smith, Varsha Kumar, Jeffrey Cooley, Carlo Ammendolia, Joyce Lee, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Silvano Mior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
Subjects:
Low back pain
Radiographs
Chiropractic
Guidelines
Adherence
Red flags
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-022-00447-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-022-00447-z

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