Welcome back to SpineIQ’s BackBlog! In previous blogs, we have discussed how educational materials can play a key role in delivering information to patients. Not only can these educational materials be used actively throughout a session to lead conversations with...
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Pathway For Patients With Low Back Pain
Welcome back to SpineIQ’s Back Blog! Most of the blogs that we write summarize studies in primary care or outpatient clinics (e.g., chiropractic or physical therapy offices). These studies provide direct clinically relevant results for conservative spine clinicians....
Empowering Patients To Use Self-Management Strategies
Welcome back to SpineIQ’s BackBlog! For the past couple of weeks, we have been discussing one of the main topics that is consistent throughout clinical practice guidelines for low back pain: imaging. This week, we discuss another one of the topics that is consistent...
Low Back Pain Imaging: Are Patients & Clinicians on the Same Page?
Welcome back to SpineIQ’s Back Blog! Last week, we summarized the overarching literature surrounding clinicians’ beliefs of barriers and facilitators for guideline concordant imaging of low back pain. Many of the results surrounded clinician beliefs about patient...
Tips To Overcome Barriers Surrounding Unnecessary Imaging
Welcome back to SpineIQ’s BackBlog! As most of you know, we are strong advocates for appropriate care for spinal pain as outlined in numerous evidence-based guidelines. Such guidelines have been created by a variety of organizations with the goal of assisting...
Long-Term Effectiveness of Epidural Steroid Injections
Welcome back to SpineIQ’s Back Blog! While we usually write blogs geared towards treatments within the scope of conservative spine clinicians, it is important that conservative spine clinicians keep up regarding the evidence base of treatments commonly administered by...