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Table 2 Overall recommendations from the Danish LBP clinical practice guidelines

From: Developing a low back pain guideline implementation programme in collaboration with physiotherapists and chiropractors using the Behaviour Change Wheel: a theory-driven design study

Assessment

• Screening of psychosocial risk factors

• Do not offer routine imaging

Treatment

• Supervised training in addition to usual treatment

• Manual joint mobilisation in addition to usual treatment

• Do not offer routine acupuncture

• Do not offer routine pain medication (paracetamol, NSAIDs, opioids)

Information and guidance

• Advise to stay physically active

• Advise to stay or return to work as soon as possible

• Offer patient education including reassuring information about the benign nature and prognosis of LBP