| LBP | Low back pain |
| MoH | Ministry of Health |
| GBD | Global Burden of Disease |
| NICE | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence |
| EtD | Evidence-to-Decision |
| RCTs | Randomized controlled trials |
| SBST | STarT Back Screening Tool |
| AUC | Under the curve |
| R2 | R-squared |
| ODI | Oswestry Disability Index |
| CPRIS | Chronic Pain Risk Item Set |
| LBPPS | Low Back Pain Perception Scale |
| ÖMPQ | Modified Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire |
| mos | Months |
| mo | Month |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| SF-12 | 12-Item Short Form Survey |
| VAS | Visual Analogue Scale |
| HADS | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale |
| RMDQ | Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire |
| MD | Mean difference |
| RR | Risk ratio |
| QALYs | Quality-adjusted life years |
| X-ray | Plain radiography |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| SF-36 | 36-Item Short Form Survey |
| ALBPS | Aberdeen Low Back Pain Score |
| y | Year |
| NSAIDs | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| NRS | Numeric Rating Scale |
| EQ-5D | EuroQol 5-Dimension |
| BDI | Beck Depression Inventory |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| CBT | Cognitive behavioural therapy |
| MBIs | Mindfulness-based interventions |
| CT | Cognitive therapy |
| MPQ | McGill Pain Questionnaire |
| PAIRS | Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale |
| PDI | Pain Disability Index |
| HSI | Health Status Inventory |
| wks | Weeks |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| yrs | Years |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| SBI | Sciatica Bothersomeness Index |
| VNS | Visual Numeric Scale |
| LBPBI | Low Back Pain Bothersomeness |
| RF | Radiofrequency |
| PNE | Pain neuroscience education; |
| TSK | Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia |
| GLITtER | Green Light Imaging Intervention to Enhance Recovery |