Predicting rapid recovery from acute low back pain based on the intensity, duration and history of pain: a validation study

• Published in: European journal of pain Vol. 18; no. 8; p. 1182
• Main Authors: Williams, C M, Hancock, M J, Maher, C G, McAuley, J H, Lin, C W C, Latimer, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Acetaminophen - therapeutic use; Adult; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Low Back Pain - diagnosis; Low Back Pain - drug therapy; Low Back Pain - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Prognosis; Recovery of Function - physiology; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

Clinical prediction rules can assist clinicians to identify patients with low back pain (LBP) who are likely to recover quickly with minimal treatment; however, there is a paucity of validated instruments to assist with this task. We performed a pre-planned external validation study to assess the ge...