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Low Back Pain Toolkit

The following information has been aggregated for use in your office to help with the high costs of unnecessary imaging for Low Back Pain.

Specific documents include:

American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria

Last reviewed 2021

Quick Reference – Clinical Practice Guidelines: Acute Phase

Produced by the Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium (MQIC)

Quick Reference – Clinical Practice Guidelines: Sub-Acute / Chronic Phases

Produced by MQIC

Acute Low Back Pain Discharge Instructions

Sourced by WebMD

Low Back Pain Exercise

Produced by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Back Pain Relief Information 

Produced by CBI Health Group

Low Back Pain Tip Sheet

Produced by BCBSM

Imaging Tests for Low Back Pain

Produced by Choosing Wisely

Treating Lower-Back Pain

Produced by Choosing Wisely

Don’t Recommend Advanced Imaging Within First 6 Weeks…

Produced by Choosing Wisely