Health Care Utilization and Pain Outcomes Following Early Imaging for Low Back Pain in Older Adults

Conclusions:
Early imaging for low back pain in older individuals was common, and was associated with greater utilization of downstream services and persistent pain.

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - November 7, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Powell, A. C., Rogstad, T. L., Elliott, S. W., Price, S. E., Long, J. W., Deshmukh, U. U., Murad, M. H., Steffen, M. W. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research