Background Low back pain is highly prevalent and the main cause of years lived with
disability (YLDs). We present the most up-to-date global, regional, and national data on …

Objectives: To describe and assess the risk of bias of the primary input studies that
underpinned the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019 modelled prevalence …

Objective To investigate the alignment of national health priorities with a country's burden of
disease as measured by disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Methods We identified …

Musculoskeletal (MSK) health impairments contribute substantially to the pain and disability
burden in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), yet health systems strengthening …

Most of us have read publications where the introduction includes a statistic from one of the
Global Burden of Disease (GBD) studies. 1 2 We may be told that musculoskeletal …

Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability in the low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs), imposing substantial burden on individuals and health systems. The …

Actions towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 typically focus on non-
communicable diseases (NCDs) associated with premature mortality, with less emphasis on …

Background Understanding population‐level trends in osteoarthritis (OA) is critical for
planning health services and disease prevention initiatives. Aim To examine trends in the …

Background Low back pain (LBP) is prevalent, management benefits from high-quality
clinical practice guidelines, and yet LBP is a common source of low value care. The purpose …

Background: Global policy to guide action on musculoskeletal (MSK) health is in a nascent
phase. Lagging behind other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) there is currently little …