RED FLAGS PATHOLOGICAL CAUSE
BUT NO RED FLAGNO PATHOLOGICAL
CAUSESTEP ONE MEASURES
FOR TWO WEEKSAPPROPRIATE SURGICALP 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 IMPROVINGCONTINUE STEP ONE
MEASURES FOR FOUR WEEKS LOOK FOR RED FLAGS^APPROPRIATE
SURGICAL TREATMENTPRESENT (^) 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