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Oct 2020
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Low Back Pain CPG (2012): Prevalence, Ri...

David Smelser and Austin Kercheville
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Dr. David Smelser introduces the 2012 low back pain Clinical Practice Guideline and covers the sections on prevalence, risk factors, and clinical courses. A couple case studies reinforce how this information might be used on the OCS exam.

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