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David Sherwood¹, Margaret Helen Rutherford Riser², Peter Chia Yeh³

¹Department of Orthopedics, University Health, Lakewood Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA.

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Summary

Mandated conservative care for low back pain (LBP) showed modest results over six weeks. Physical therapy attendance, not session frequency, improved outcomes, suggesting realistic expectations for early management.

Keywords:

Conservative management Insurance Low back pain Medication Physical therapy

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Area of Science:

Orthopedics
Pain Management
Physical Therapy

Background:

Low back pain (LBP) management often involves insurance-directed care models.
These models mandate conservative treatment trials before advanced interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

To prospectively evaluate clinical outcomes of a six-week, insurer-mandated conservative care program for LBP.
To assess the effectiveness of different treatment pathways within this program.

Main Methods:

Adult patients with LBP were enrolled in an academic spine clinic.
Patients followed physician-directed pathways (Medication + Therapy, Medication Only, Therapy Only, Neither).
Primary outcomes included Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) at 6 weeks.

Main Results:

Medication-inclusive pathways showed modest pain reduction (NRS change -1.2 to -1.8).
Physical therapy (PT) attendance, not session count, correlated with superior pain and disability scores.
Opioid use did not demonstrate improved outcomes.

Conclusions:

Six-week mandated conservative care yielded modest improvements in LBP.
PT attendance is a key factor for functional status improvement.
Setting realistic expectations for early conservative LBP management is supported by these findings.