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March 2023

Guidelines recommend conservative care for acute low back pain and acute bronchitis

This is part of an ongoing series of articles focusing on the tools and resources available to help FEP members manage their health.

The Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium guidelines recommend conservative treatment for acute low back pain** and acute bronchitis.**

Following are a couple of resources that may help patients understand why a more conservative approach is better for acute low back pain and acute bronchitis conditions:

Health care providers and members can call Customer Service at 1-800-482-3600 or go online to fepblue.org if they have questions about FEP support services and benefits.

None of the information included in this article is intended to be medical advice and, as such, it remains the health care provider’s responsibility to ensure that any medical treatment is done in accordance with all applicable state, federal laws, regulations and/or medical board standards.

**Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan doesn’t own or control this website.

No portion of this publication may be copied without the express written permission of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, except that BCBSM participating health care providers may make copies for their personal use. In no event may any portion of this publication be copied or reprinted and used for commercial purposes by any party other than BCBSM.

*CPT codes, descriptions and two-digit numeric modifiers only are copyright 2022 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.