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. 1985 Aug;143(2):259–265.

Low Back Pain

James B Reuler 1
PMCID: PMC1306303  PMID: 2930949

Abstract

Low back pain is one of the most common and costly afflictions of our Society. The majority of adults will have at least one episode of acute low back pain that will likely resolve regardless of treatment. Lumbar spine radiographs are overused and there is little scientific support for many of the therapeutic interventions advocated. Even for those patients with symptomatic herniated disc, only a small fraction will ultimately require surgical intervention.

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