Treatment-Based Classification and Low Back Pain- Sharpening the Two-Edged Sword of Clinical Decision-Making.

"Treatment-based classification (TBC) is an approach to subgrouping patients with "nonspecific" lower back pain (LBP), focused on identifying clusters of findings from the history and clinical examination which predict a more favorable outcome with a specific treatment approach." The objective of th...

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Publicado en:Journal of Physical Therapy Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
Autores principales: Kumar, Senthil P., Kumar, Anup
Formato: editorial Journal Article
Publicado: Journal of Physical Therapy 2013
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Sumario:"Treatment-based classification (TBC) is an approach to subgrouping patients with "nonspecific" lower back pain (LBP), focused on identifying clusters of findings from the history and clinical examination which predict a more favorable outcome with a specific treatment approach." The objective of this editorial was to provide an overview of development of TBC and its use in evaluation and management of patients with LBP from an evidence-informed perspective.