Help for this Guide 
Help Using The BackGuideTM
If you are a first time visitor, we hope this Help page will make it easier for you to find your way through the site. The BackGuideTM is divided into several major sections, with links between the substantive ones.
Movement within or between sections is facilitated by the range of self explanatory icons at the bottom of your screen or by hypertext links. The title of the section is listed at the top of your screen . To move to the main page of each section, just click on the title.
- About this Guide: brief overview of the content and technical specifications needed to get the most out of this educational site
- What's New: update of the literature on the management of acute low back pain, feedback from stakeholders, upcoming educational activities
- Help for this guide: this page - meant to help you navigate through the site
- Feedback: your opportunity to tell us what you thought of this site ... please use it!
- Site map: graphical overview of the site's more important sections
- Case Studies: opportunity for learners to apply their knowledge of the management of acute low back pain in two case studies representing the signs, symptoms and issues frequently seen in a primary care setting. Links to the Guidelines and Care Plan sections are interwoven throughout the case studies to help the learner clarify assessment and management decisions.
- Care Plan: set of algorithms delineating a rapid and efficient process to assess adult patients with acute low back pain. Application of these algorithms assists the clinician to quickly and confidently identify potentially serious underlying conditions and assist the patient to develop a plan to manage their back pain.
- Guidelines: set of recommended strategies released by the U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research in 1994, for the assessment and treatment of acute low back pain in adults, based on the best scientific literature available at the time
- Interactive Quiz: offers the learner an opportunity to test their knowledge and either receive immediate feedback or have their answers directed to a central assessment centre, depending on the arrangements made by the user
- Glossary: definitions for many of the health care terms used throughout the site - can be accessed from the Home Page or at the bottom of each screen
