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Back pain

A practice question in the style of the PLAB 1 exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.

Which treatment is not offered for non-specific low back pain by NICE?

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The answer is B: Acupuncture.

NICE advises against acupuncture, traction, belts, ultrasound and TENS.

This question comes from Week 10 of PLAB Vault: Bones and joints. That week has 124 more exam-style questions like it, 5 short lessons and 154 flashcards. The course starts free with Week 1 and reaches this topic in week 10, as part of a four-month plan with full mock exams along the way.

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