Objectives: Readers will acquire skills to: (1) Describe the key physical exam maneuvers to accurately make a diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation, sacroiliac joint pain, and lumbar facet pain, (2) explain how diagnostic studies can affect treatment plans and influence outcomes in diseases of the lumbar spine, (3) identify what EDX tests can be helpful in patients with lumbar disease and know when it is useful to order them, and (4) discuss the different treatment modalities including medications, therapies, and injections and know how to use them to obtain the best outcome.

CME/CEUs is not available on this product.

Robert W. Irwin, MD, Andrew J. Haig, MD, Thiru M. Annaswamy, MD MA, and Samuel M. Bierner, MD, MRM