new approach to low pack pain

ABSTRACT

This new approach to the problem of low back pain is based on prospective clinical study of a series of 900 patients. Of these 432 were unselected new patients [primary referrals] sent by GPs to routine back clinic and 468 were assessment, diagnosis and treatment of problems from other specialists [secondary referrals], serving the West of Scotland [population 3 million]. The series included 36 patients with tumors, 16 with infection, 24 with osteoporotic fractures, 22 with old traumatic fractures, 32 with spondylolisthesis and 24 with miscellaneous inflammatory and similar pathology