What is it about?

This is a description of a basic clinical examination and approach to examine patients with low back pain.

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Why is it important?

Basic clinical examination is important to recognize serious underlying conditions causing low back pain.

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Clinical examination cannot be learned from reading a manuscript. This article provides an overview what to look for and can be useful companion for a clinical skills course.

Professor Jean-Francois Chenot
Dpt. of General Practice / Family Medicine, University Medicine Greifswalde

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This page is a summary of: Rückenschmerz: gezielte Anamnese und klinische Untersuchung, DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, October 2018, Thieme Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.1055/a-0634-8084.
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