What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention

J Hartvigsen, MJ Hancock, A Kongsted, Q Louw… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Low back pain is a very common symptom. It occurs in high-income, middle-income, and low-
income countries and all age groups from children to the elderly population. Globally, years …

A systematic review of the incidence, prevalence, costs, and activity and work limitations of amputation, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, multiple sclerosis …

J Lo, L Chan, S Flynn - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To present recent evidence on the prevalence, incidence, costs, activity
limitations, and work limitations of common conditions requiring rehabilitation. Data Sources …

[HTML][HTML] The Lancet Series call to action to reduce low value care for low back pain: an update

R Buchbinder, M Underwood, J Hartvigsen, CG Maher - Pain, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The 2018 Lancet Low Back Pain Series, comprising 3 papers written by 31 authors from
disparate disciplines and 12 different countries, raised unprecedented awareness of the …

Low back pain and the social determinants of health: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

EL Karran, AR Grant, GL Moseley - Pain, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The social determinants of health (SDH) are known to differentially impact outcomes from
many noncommunicable diseases; however, their potential role in low back pain (LBP) is …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of low back pain: a guide for diagnosis and therapy

M Allegri, S Montella, F Salici, A Valente… - …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a chronic pain syndrome in the lower back region, lasting
for at least 3 months. CLBP represents the second leading cause of disability worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Epidural interventions in the management of chronic spinal pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) comprehensive evidence-based …

L Manchikanti, NN Knezevic, A Navani… - Pain …, 2021 - institutionalrepository.aah.org
BACKGROUND: Chronic spinal pain is the most prevalent chronic disease with employment
of multiple modes of interventional techniques including epidural interventions. Multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Providing chronic pain management in the “Fifth Vital Sign” Era: Historical and treatment perspectives on a modern-day medical dilemma

DA Tompkins, JG Hobelmann, P Compton - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Over 100 million Americans are living with chronic pain, and pain is the
most common reason that patients seek medical attention. Despite the prevalence of pain …

Yoga for chronic non‐specific low back pain

LS Wieland, N Skoetz, K Pilkington… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Non‐specific low back pain is a common, potentially disabling condition usually
treated with self‐care and non‐prescription medication. For chronic low back pain, current …

Yoga treatment for chronic non‐specific low back pain

LS Wieland, N Skoetz, K Pilkington… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Non‐specific low back pain is a common, potentially disabling condition usually
treated with self‐care and non‐prescription medication. For chronic low back pain, current …

Prevalence of chronic pain, treatments, perception, and interference on life activities: Brazilian population‐based survey

JB Souza, E Grossmann… - Pain Research and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives. Chronic pain affects between 30% and 50% of the world
population. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of chronic pain in Brazil, describe …