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These Guidelines are promulgated by Sentara Health Plan (SHP) as recommendations for the clinical management of specific conditions. Clinical data in a particular case may necessitate or Chronic Low Back Pain . Guideline. For complete guideline, please go to . www.aafp.org or . A few guidelines for low back pain treatment achieved acceptable results for specific quality criteria and there was consensus for some of the interventions for acute pain. However, in general, the methods used to develop the therapeutic recommendations need to be more rigorous, more explicit, and better explained. Note from the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC): This summary includes the treatment recommendations of the guideline.See the original guideline document for additional information on initial evaluation, diagnostic, and maintenance procedures for patients with low back pain and for further descriptions of the therapies discussed below. ACP's previous recommendations for treating low back pain were published in "Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society" in 2007. Some evidence has changed since the 2007 guideline and supporting evidence reviews. Access the clinical practice guideline endorsed by the AAFP on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain. Interventional Therapies, Surgery, and Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation for Low Back Pain: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Pain Society (2009) Guideline Evidence Review. Guideline for the Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in Sickle-Cell Disease (1999) Guideline. Archived Guidelines. View archived guidelines. Implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines is one strategy VHA has embraced to improve care by reducing variation in practice and systematizing "best practices". Lower Back Pain (LBP) Rehabilitation. Quality Management Office* is the world-wide contact poi