Back Pain

Back Pain

Low back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent in the United States and globally, resulting in functional impairment and lowered quality of life. A history and physical examination should place patients into one of several categories: (1) nonspecific low back pain; (2) back pain associated with radiculopathy or spinal stenosis; (3) back pain referred from a non-spinal source; or (4) back pain associated with another specific spinal cause.

Clinical practice guidelines can be powerful tools for promoting evidence-based practice, as they integrate research findings in order to support decision making.

Discuss the management plan, the clinical guidelines, and the evidence-based practice specific to the four back pain categories.

Assignment Requirements:

Before finalizing your work, you should:

• be sure to read the assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the grading rubric (located in Course Resources, Grading Rubrics submodule) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Your writing assignment should:

• follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
• be well ordered, logical, and unified as well as original and insightful;
• display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
• Use APA 7th edition format and at least 3 evidence based resources to support your work.
• Keep this assignment to no more than a double-spaced 3-page essay in 12 point font would have about 750 words approximately 250 words per page.

How to Submit

Submit your assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

When you are ready to submit your assignment, select the unit Dropbox, then attach your file. Make sure to save a copy of the assignment you submit.

NOTE: You will not be able to access the Dropbox until the Unit 5 Learning Activity is completed.