RE: “Low back pain misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis: Core principles” (Monie AP, Fazey PJ, Singer KP. Manual Therapy 22 (2016) 68–71)

Monie et  al. (2016) highlighted the importance of following guidelines in low back pain (LBP) management. In agreement, we reinforce that screening for relevant pathology is integral to clinical assessment. Where serious pathology or progressive neurological deficits are present, cross-referral and diagnos tic imaging is essential (Dagenais et al., 2010).

Source: Manual Therapy - September 23, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: J.P. Caneiro, Anne Smith, Kieran O'Sullivan, Mary O'Keeffe, Wim Dankaerts, Kjartan Fersum, William Gibson, Benedict M. Wand, Peter O'Sullivan Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research