Background & aims Musculoskeletal pain, the most common cause of disability globally, is
most frequently managed in primary care. People with musculoskeletal pain in different body …

Study Design. Clinical practice guideline. Objective. To develop evidence-based
recommendations on use of interventional diagnostic tests and therapies, surgeries, and …

Recommendation 1: Clinicians should conduct a focused history and physical examination
to help place patients with low back pain into 1 of 3 broad categories: nonspecific low back …

Background context The evidence-based clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment
of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis by the North American Spine Society (NASS) …

Study Design. A prospective observational cohort study. Objective. To assess long-term
outcomes of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis treated surgically or nonsurgically …

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Study Design. A randomized controlled trial. Objectives. To assess the effectiveness of
decompressive surgery as compared with nonoperative measures in the treatment of …

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is most commonly due to degenerative changes in older
individuals. LSS is being more commonly diagnosed and may relate to better access to …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To systematically assess benefits and harms of
surgery for nonradicular back pain with common degenerative changes, radiculopathy with …

Study Design. Cross-sectional study. Objective. The aim of this study was to study the
personal and societal impact of low back pain (LBP) in patients admitted to a …