Lau, Ing Soo and Gun, Suk Chyn and Yeap, Swan Sim and Mohd Zain, Mollyza and Mohd Yusoof, Habibah and Sockalingam, Sargunan and Bin Yahya, Fariz (2021) Algorithm for the referral of patients with inflammatory back pain from primary care in Malaysia. Malaysian Family Physician, 16 (2). pp. 2-6. ISSN 1985207X, DOI https://doi.org/10.51866/rv1206.
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Chronic low back pain, defined as back pain lasting for more than three months, can be divided into mechanical or inflammatory back pain (IBP). IBP typically starts in patients below the age of 40, is improved with activity and worsens with rest. IBP is strongly associated with axial spondyloarthritis. Early recognition of IBP among primary care physicians is essential for timely diagnosis and intervention to ensure the best outcomes for patients with axial spondyloarthritis. This paper describes the Malaysian Society of Rheumatology’s recently developed Inflammatory Back Pain Referral Algorithm for primary care physicians, which aims to facilitate the early identification and referral of IBP patients to rheumatologists. © 2021, Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Funders: | Bao Jing Chen and Suryaprakash Mishra, Novartis (Malaysia) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 3R algorithm; Axial spondyloarthritis; Inflammatory back pain; Primary care; Referral |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Medicine Department |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2023 07:41 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2023 09:09 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/35457 |
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