Introducing Australia's clinical care standard for low back pain

Christopher G Maher¹, Aline Archambeau², Rachelle Buchbinder³, Simon D French⁴, Julia Morphet^{5

6}, Michael K Nicholas⁷, Peter O'Sullivan⁸, Marie Pirotta⁹, Michael J Yelland^{10

11}, Leo Zeller¹², Nivene Saad¹³, Elizabeth Marles¹⁴, Alice L Bhasale¹⁵, Christina Lane¹⁶

Affiliations

¹ Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
³ School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Pain Management Research Institute, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁸ School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁹ Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁰ School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
¹¹ General and Musculoskeletal Medicine Practitioner, Arana Hills Medical Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹² Metro North Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹³ Metro South Health, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹⁴ Primary Care, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁵ Clinical Care Standards, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁶ Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 37126539
DOI: 10.1111/imj.16090

Editorial

Introducing Australia's clinical care standard for low back pain

Christopher G Maher et al. Intern Med J. 2023 May.

. 2023 May;53(5):664-667.

doi: 10.1111/imj.16090. Epub 2023 May 1.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
³ School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Pain Management Research Institute, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁸ School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁹ Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁰ School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
¹¹ General and Musculoskeletal Medicine Practitioner, Arana Hills Medical Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹² Metro North Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹³ Metro South Health, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹⁴ Primary Care, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁵ Clinical Care Standards, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁶ Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 37126539
DOI: 10.1111/imj.16090

No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

References

1. Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care. Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard. Sydney: ACSQHC, 2022. Available from URL: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/clinical-care-standards/lo... (viewed Jan 2023).
1. GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet 2016; 388: 1545-602.
1. Arthritis and Osteoporosis Victoria. A Problem Worth Solving: The Rising Cost of Musculoskeletal Conditions in Australia. Melbourne: Arthritis and Osteoporosis Victoria, 2013. Available from URL: https://www.msk.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/APWS.pdf (viewed Jan 2023).
1. Schofield DJ, Shrestha RN, Passey ME, Earnest A, Fletcher SL. Chronic disease and labour force participation among older Australians. Med J Aust 2008; 189: 447-50.
1. Schofield D, Cunich MM, Shrestha RN, Tanton R, Veerman L, Kelly SJ et al. The indirect costs of back problems (dorsopathies) in Australians aged 45 to 64 years from 2015 to 2030: results from a microsimulation model, Health&WealthMOD2030. Pain 2016; 157: 2816-25.

Publication types

Actions

MeSH terms

Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources
- Ovid Technologies, Inc.
- Wiley

Save citation to file

Email citation

Add to Collections

Add to My Bibliography

Your saved search

Create a file for external citation management software

Your RSS Feed

Introducing Australia's clinical care standard for low back pain

Affiliations

Introducing Australia's clinical care standard for low back pain

Authors

Affiliations

References

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources