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National Back Pain and Radicular Pain Pathway
NICE Endorsement Statement:
“This care pathway supports implementation of recommendations in the NICE guideline on low back pain and sciatica.” National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, June 2017
Back pain is the largest single cause of disability in the UK, with low back pain alone accounting for 11% of the total disability of the UK population. Referrals for spinal surgery are increasing year on year and a growing number of patients are waiting longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment. Wide variations exist in surgical rates between centres, and there are a significant number of treatments with a poor evidence base.
A team over 30 stakeholders, national bodies and patients have worked collaboratively and devised a complete end to end pathway for the management of lower back pain and radicular pain, the National Low Back and Radicular Pain Pathway.
| For more information on the Pathway and the Improving Spinal Care Project, please visit the United Kingdom Spine Societies Board (UKSSB) website: https://www.ukssb.com/improving-spinal-care-project Click here to download the National Back Pain and Radicular Pain Pathway (PDF)* *Download direct from UKSSB website |
