Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Low Back Pain
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Rehabilitation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 99
Special Issue Editors
Interests: low back pain; manual therapy; neck pain; functional exercise; patient outcomes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of years lived with disability in most countries, with many individuals experiencing chronic symptoms. It is expected that the disability burden and related costs associated with managing LBP will continue to increase over the next several decades. Research has demonstrated that rehabilitation is a cost-effective management strategy for individuals with LBP that has demonstrated decreased downstream healthcare costs and utilization. This is particularly true when rehabilitation services are initiated early and focus on risk-stratification models that predict patient chronicity, thereby assisting clinicians in clinical decision making that maximizes current resource availability. In this Special Issue, authors are invited to submit original research articles; clinical commentaries; and systematic/scoping reviews on the clinical diagnosis, classification or management of individuals with LBP. Prospective longitudinal cohort studies assessing epidemiology or predictors of LBP chronicity are also welcome. A secondary aim is to highlight health-service research related to the timing and sequencing of the clinical management of LBP.
Dr. William J. Hanney
Dr. Michael Masaracchio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- low back pain
- classification systems
- risk stratification
- health services research
- management strategies
- timing and sequencing
- prognosis
- predictor
- clinical decision making
- primary care
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