Abstract
Diagnosing and treating low back pain (LBP) is a worldwide major primary care challenge in which a differential diagnosis between non-specific LBP and conditions with a known pathology is essential for choosing the optimal treatment strategy. The time required for the diagnosis of a condition such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) was previously found too long. However, a recently published paper by Bashir et al. found that distinct episodes of axial pain separated by more than 6 months seem more predictive than currently applied characteristics in reaching an early diagnosis of AS.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 90 |
Journal | BMC Family Practice |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 1471-2296 |
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Publication status | Published - 16 May 2020 |
Keywords
- physiotherapy