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Table 2 A description of patients with LBP who, after 1 month of treatment, fit this management strategy: "I would tell the patient that the treatment is completed but that he is welcome to make a new appointment if the problem returns".

From: The Nordic maintenance care program: case management of chiropractic patients with low back pain – defining the patients suitable for various management strategies

General definition of symptoms/findings given as reasons

Total number of replies

Examples

Absence of symptoms and patient satisfaction

5

No symptoms

Patient satisfied

Clinical findings negative

4

Mechanically improved spine

Neurological/orthopaedic tests normal

Objective findings negative

Clinical findings negative