The authors of the New Zealand Acute Low Back Pain Guide acknowledge their use of the following sources:

• Bigos S, Bowyer O, Braen G et al (1994): Acute Low Back Problems in Adults: Assessment and Treatment, Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians, Number 14, US Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research AHCPR Pub 95-0643
• Waddell G, Feder G, McIntosh A, Lewis M, Hutchinson A (1996): Low Back Pain Evidence Review, London: Royal College of General Practitioners