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