Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, American Physical Therapy Association
TITLE
Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021
Updated November 2021
SOURCE
https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.0304
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Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, American Physical Therapy Association
TITLE
Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021
Updated November 2021
SOURCE
https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.0304
DISC COMMENTARY
This is a major update to the physical therapy profession’s evidence-based clinical practice guideline on managing both acute and chronic low back pain, following an earlier 2012 version.
What was studied?
The 2021 revision expanded its scope beyond the 2012 version to specifically cover low back pain in older adults, leg pain associated with low back pain, and postoperative low back pain management.
What did they find?
The scope and legitimacy of this update are confirmed, but the detailed, graded clinical recommendations are restricted to guideline members and could not be accessed directly for this library.
Why it matters
This guideline sits within the wider physical rehabilitation evidence base, but its specific clinical recommendations cannot yet be verified from publicly available material.
Why we included it
It illustrates why a source is kept on file rather than cited for specific claims until its detail can be verified, distinguishing confirmed evidence from evidence still pending access.
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What was studied?
The 2021 revision expanded its scope beyond the 2012 version to specifically cover low back pain in older adults, leg pain associated with low back pain, and postoperative low back pain management.
What did they find?
The scope and legitimacy of this update are confirmed, but the detailed, graded clinical recommendations are restricted to guideline members and could not be accessed directly for this library.
Why it matters
This guideline sits within the wider physical rehabilitation evidence base, but its specific clinical recommendations cannot yet be verified from publicly available material.
Why we included it
It illustrates why a source is kept on file rather than cited for specific claims until its detail can be verified, distinguishing confirmed evidence from evidence still pending access.