| PMC full text: | Published online 2010 Jul 3. doi: 10.1007/s00586-010-1502-y
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| Summary of Common Recommendations for Diagnosis of Low back pain |
| * Diagnostic triage (non-specific low back pain, radicular syndrome, serious pathology). |
| * Screen for serious pathology using red flags. |
| * Physical examination for neurologic screening (including straight leg raising test). |
| * Consider psychosocial factors (yellow flags) if there is no improvement. |
| * Routine imaging not indicated for non-specific low back pain. |