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General response to Vignette B |
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| Number (%) |
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| Suggestions (n = 315) |
Yes |
No |
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| 1. Suggest adequate analgesia? |
255 (81.0) |
60 (19.0) |
| 2. Advise him that he should be careful and avoid doing anything that is painful? |
97 (30.8) |
218 (69.2) |
| 3. Ask him if he has tried either a cold pack or applying local heat for short term pain relief? |
198 (62.9) |
117 (37.1) |
| 4. Suggest that movement is good for back pain and regular walks might help? |
215 (68.7) |
100 (31.7) |
| 5. Warn him that going back to work would be likely to make his back worse? |
13 (4.1) |
301 (95.9) |
| 6. Suggest that he should try to keep doing his leisure activities? |
192 (61.0) |
123 (39.0) |
| 7. Suggest that since he still has quite a lot of pain and is finding it difficult to get back to normal activities he might want to consult his GP or a therapist. |
280 (88.9) |
35 (11.1) |
Silcock et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007 8:10 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-10 |
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