Management of adult patients consulting their general practitioner for low back pain (LBP)
ECOGEN :
-National French cross sectional study -aim = content of the consultation of GPs -128 GPs, 5 months, ICPC-2
Cécile Räber, Aline Ramond-Roquin – Angers, FRANCE
Main Procedures
N %cons Medical examination 776 91.7
Imaging 114 13.5
Referral to specialist 46 5.4 Education / advice 207 24.6
Medication 639 75.5
Osteopathy / physiotherapy 219 25.9 Compl. Altern. medicine 19 2.3 Back brace / orthopedic sole 32 3.8
Sick leave 195 23.0
Occupational compensation 34 4.0 Other certificates 55 6.5
Procedures (n=2477)
≈ 3/cons.diagnostic preventive administrative therapeutic