Back Pain (Lower)

Assessment and management of low back pain.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Back pain - low (without radiculopathy)
National
NHS: Back pain
National
NICE guideline [NG59]: Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management
National
SIGN 136: Management of chronic pain
National
WHO guideline for non-surgical management of chronic primary low back pain
National
Evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis
Local
Low back pain and sciatica: Assessment and management, NICE guideline [NG59]
Local