RED FLAGS PATHOLOGICAL CAUSE
BUT NO RED FLAG
NO PATHOLOGICAL
CAUSE
STEP ONE MEASURES
FOR TWO WEEKS
APPROPRIATE SURGICAL
P TREATMENT
R E V E N T I V E M E A S U R E S
P A I N R E S O L V E D
IMPROVING NOT IMPROVING
CONTINUE STEP ONE
MEASURES FOR FOUR WEEKS LOOK FOR RED FLAGS^
APPROPRIATE
SURGICAL TREATMENT
PRESENT (^) ABSENT
IMPROVING
STEP TWO MEASURES FOR
TWO WEEKS
CONTINUE STEP TWO MEASURES
FOR FOUR WEEKS
NOT IMPROVING
LOOK FOR RED FLAGS
APPROPRIATE SURGICAL
TREATMENT PRESENT^ ABSENT^
LOOK FOR
YELLOW FLAGS
ACTIVE REHABILITATION
PRESENT
ABSENT