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Low Back Pain

Care for Adults With Acute Low Back Pain



Health Quality Ontario thanks the following individuals for their generous, voluntary contributions of time and expertise to help create this quality standard:


Julia Alleyne (co-chair)
Family Physician with Focused Interest in Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network


Raj Rampersaud (co-chair)
Spine Surgeon, University Health Network
Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto


Jeanne Bank
Lived Experience Advisor


Karen Clayton-Roberts
Chief Nurse Practitioner, Clinic Director, Belleville Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic


David Dos Santos
Chiropractor, Trillium Health Partners


Caroline Fanti
Physiotherapist and Director, Regional Orthopedic Program, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre


John F. Flannery
Medical Director, Musculoskeletal & Multisystem Rehab Program, University Health Network—Toronto Rehab


Simon French
Associate Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University


Deborah Kopansky-Giles
Chiropractor, St Michael’s Hospital Family Health Team
Professor, Graduate Education and Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College


Jordan Miller
Physiotherapist, Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University


Ravinder Ohson
Family Physician, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University


John Riva
Chiropractor, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University


Scott Shallow
Family Medicine Physician, Queen’s University


Barbara Sklar
Lived Experience Advisor


Paul Taenzer
Psychologist, Independent Practice


Jenny Tang
Lived Experience Advisor


Eugene Wai
Spinal Surgeon, The Ottawa Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa


For more information, contact  QualityStandards@HQOntario.ca.

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