Back Pain Matters in Primary Care: Clinical Management of Back Pain in a Healthy and Safe Environment

This relevant and timely publication uses an evidence-based approach focusing on best practice in the prevention and management of back pain. Issues such as Health and Safety clinical management prevention assessment treatment and rehabilitation are examined with data compiled from over 1000 small businesses GPs and pharmacists. Back pain is the largest single cause for ill health and sickness absence from work and this book supports the NHS Back to Work initiative. Back Pain Matters in Primary Care provides practical guidance and templates for development plans for GPs and members of the primary care team including nursing home workers and those visiting patients at home.