Abstract:Low back pain is a very common health issue treated in primary care and carries varying definitions. The European Guidelines for Prevention of Low Back Pain characterizes it as "pain and discomfort, localized below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain (sciatica)", whereas S. Kinkade defines it as "pain that occurs posteriorly in the region between the lower rib margin and the proximal thighs". Non-specific low back pain, meaning back pain that is "not attributed to a… Show more
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