Low Back Pain and
Assessment Exams
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User [Date] [Course title]
, What is the global prevalence of low back pain? - Correct Answer: 7.5% of the global population,
approximately 577 million people.
What percentage of people with low back pain have no specific identifiable pathological cause? - Correct
Answer: 85-95%.
What are some identifiable causes of low back pain in the remaining 5-15% of cases? - Correct Answer:
Fracture, malignancy, inflammatory spondyloarthropathies.
What proportion of people with low back pain experience severe disability? - Correct Answer: About
25%.
What do psychosocial factors predict in relation to low back pain? - Correct Answer: Persistent pain and
disability.
What has been the trend in low back pain-related disability despite medical advances? - Correct Answer:
There has been no improvement in low back pain-related disability.
What is the leading cause of disability worldwide? - Correct Answer: Low back pain.
What is the estimated cost of low back pain in the US? - Correct Answer: 81 billion dollars, including
direct healthcare expenditures and societal costs.
What is the recommendation regarding imaging for patients with nonspecific low back pain? - Correct
Answer: Clinicians should not routinely obtain imaging or other diagnostic tests.
When is immediate imaging indicated for acute low back pain? - Correct Answer: For patients with major
risk factors for cancer or infection, or symptoms of cauda equina or severe/progressive neurological
deficit.
What is the impact of early physical therapy on acute low back pain? - Correct Answer: Associated with
decreased pain management, emergency department visits, and overall healthcare utilization.
Assessment Exams
Questions with
Complete Solutions
User [Date] [Course title]
, What is the global prevalence of low back pain? - Correct Answer: 7.5% of the global population,
approximately 577 million people.
What percentage of people with low back pain have no specific identifiable pathological cause? - Correct
Answer: 85-95%.
What are some identifiable causes of low back pain in the remaining 5-15% of cases? - Correct Answer:
Fracture, malignancy, inflammatory spondyloarthropathies.
What proportion of people with low back pain experience severe disability? - Correct Answer: About
25%.
What do psychosocial factors predict in relation to low back pain? - Correct Answer: Persistent pain and
disability.
What has been the trend in low back pain-related disability despite medical advances? - Correct Answer:
There has been no improvement in low back pain-related disability.
What is the leading cause of disability worldwide? - Correct Answer: Low back pain.
What is the estimated cost of low back pain in the US? - Correct Answer: 81 billion dollars, including
direct healthcare expenditures and societal costs.
What is the recommendation regarding imaging for patients with nonspecific low back pain? - Correct
Answer: Clinicians should not routinely obtain imaging or other diagnostic tests.
When is immediate imaging indicated for acute low back pain? - Correct Answer: For patients with major
risk factors for cancer or infection, or symptoms of cauda equina or severe/progressive neurological
deficit.
What is the impact of early physical therapy on acute low back pain? - Correct Answer: Associated with
decreased pain management, emergency department visits, and overall healthcare utilization.
