Do you believe the following statements to correspond to recommendations in the Norwegian guidelines of low back pain? | |||||
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Statements | Yes (%) | No (%) | Donāt know (%) | No response (%) | |
1. | Patients with non-specific low back pain and āgreen flagsā have a good prognosis | 65.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 25.3 |
2. | Patients with āred flagsā could have possible pathology and should be further assessed | 75.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 20.3 |
3. | Radiological examination is recommended for patients with acute, subacute or chronic low back pain with no āred flagsā | 19.7 | 50.9 | 4.7 | 24.7 |
4. | For acute, sub-acute and chronic low back pain patients; advise activity | 73.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 21.6 |
5. | Low back pain patients with nerve-root affection are advised NOT to be active if in pain | 28.8 | 37.2 | 5.6 | 28.4 |
6. | Surgery is recommended for patients with cauda equina and/or paralysis | 74.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 21.9 |
7. | For non-specific low back pain patients manipulation is recommended, but scientific evidence is low | 63.1 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 23.8 |
8. | Manipulation can be applied for patients with long-lasting low back pain with nerve-root affect. | 39.4 | 29.1 | 6.3 | 25.3 |
9. | āYellow flagsā could be described as patients with e.g.an emotional/ psychological risk profile | 68.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 24.7 |
10. | āRed flagsā could be described as patients with e.g. morning stiffness, trauma history, or cancer | 69.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 23.8 |