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A2#8-year-old man with chronic low back pain (LBP) comes to your office for renewal of his medication. He was injured at work 5 years ago while attempting to lift a box of heavy tools. Since that time, he has been off work, living on compensation insurance payments, and he has not been able to find a job that does not aggravate his back. On physical examination, the patient demonstrates some vaque tenderness in the paravertebral area around L3 to L5. He has some limitations on both flex- ion and extension. Which of the following statements regarding chronic LBP is false?
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