GPs urged to conduct psychosocial checks on patients with low back pain
The first national clinical standard for low back pain was released last week
GPs seeing patients with low back pain are advised to carry out a psychosocial assessment for each new presentation, according to the first nationally published guidelines on the topic.
Released last week, the new clinical standards have been developed amid concern drugs are commonly being prescribed in the first instance, including medications with little evidence of effectiveness.
