Low Back Pain Guideline Documents

The Guideline and its companion documents are hosted by Toward Optimized Practice (TOP), the program responsible for provincial CPGs.

For Clinicians

1. Guideline:
        a)  A Summary of the Guideline for the Evidence-Informed Primary      care Management of Low Back Pain. Also available in PDA format.
        b)  Guideline for the Evidence-Informed Primary Care Management      of Low Back Pain.
   
2. Yellow flags: 
        a)  Clinical Assessment of Psychosocial Yellow Flags.
        b)  What Can be Done to Help Somebody Who is at Risk?
   
3. Ambassador Program Guideline for the Evidence-Informed Primary Care Management of Low Back Pain: Background Document. Edmonton, Canada: Institute of Health Economics; 2009

For Patients

1. Patient information sheets:
        a)  What You Should Know About Acute Low Back Pain.
        b)  What You Should Know About Chronic Low Back Pain.
   
2. Patient Brochure - Coming Soon