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Introduction Back pain is a common problem among working adults. More than 1 in 4 working adults report current back pain [1]. Some episodes of back pain may be precipitated […]
Learn More >Recent years of research have uncovered important information about the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of children and adolescents with back pain. This fact sheet presents the state of the […]
Learn More >Please click on the link to the PDF file for access to this fact sheet.
Learn More >Individual views of patients and their clinicians increasingly play an important role in research. That is especially true for beliefs about the association between physical activity, biomechanical loads and new […]
Learn More >THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM Neck pain is a global problem Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions on a global scale [35]. Neck pain has been […]
Learn More >Disruptions to sleep may make the experience of back pain worse. Sleep is increasingly deemed to be an essential component to general health and wellbeing. Growing evidence also suggests that […]
Learn More >There is no single pathophysiological mechanism for back pain. All of the mechanisms listed below have some empirical support for their role in the experience of back pain and have […]
Learn More >Low back pain is a common global problem Global Burden of Disease studies have defined low back pain (LBP) as “pain in the area on the posterior aspect of the […]
Learn More >The prevention of pain is a global public health concern, and a priority [1] because of the sheer numbers affected. The major cause of pain in all populations is trauma […]
Learn More >Introduction Chronic low back pain (LBP) is a global problem, impacting individuals and societies. The lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported to be as high as 84%, and […]
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