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Urgent Care Management of Acute Low Back Pain: A Review of Current Evidence

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  • Although most low back pain (LBP) seen in the UC is from benign causes, given the high risk for patient disability and death associated with dangerous etiologies, UC clinicians must use a systematic approach to identify “red flags” for serious conditions requiring emergency evaluation.
  • There are many “red-flag” features (see Table 3) but few have data supporting them; those that do are noted in Table 4.17,24
  • The presence of >1 red-flag feature should raise clinical suspicion for a more serious spinal pathology.5,22
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Author

Tracey Quail Davidoff, MD, FCUCM

Peer Reviewed By

Martha Williams, DHSc, MS, PA-C; Roger Wu, MD, MBA

Publication Date

September 1, 2025

CME Expiration Date

September 1, 2028    CME Information

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