Say Goodbye to Back Pain

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
TREATMENT (^)
R (^) FOR TWO WEEKS (^)

E

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P (^)

V

(^) A (^) IMPROVING NOT IMPROVING (^)
E I (^)

N

N

CONTINUE STEP ONE

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LOOK FOR RED FLAGS (^)

T

R

MEASURES FOR FOUR WEEKS^

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I

E

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(^) APPROPRIATE PRESENT ABSENT

V

S

SURGICAL TREATMENT

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E

O

STEP TWO MEASURES FOR^

L^ IMPROVING TWO WEEKS

M

V (^)

E E

CONTINUE STEP TWO MEASURES NOT IMPROVING

A

D

FOR FOUR WEEKS^

S

LOOK FOR RED FLAGS

U (^)

R

APPROPRIATE SURGICAL

E

(^) PRESENT ABSENT
TREATMENT^

S PRESENT^

(^) ACTIVE REHABILITATION LOOK FOR^
YELLOW FLAGS^
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ABSENT