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 …

Non-specific low back pain affects people of all ages and is a leading contributor to disease
burden worldwide. Management guidelines endorse triage to identify the rare cases of low …

Low back pain is the leading worldwide cause of years lost to disability and its burden is
growing alongside the increasing and ageing population. 1 Because these population shifts …

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 …

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In recent years, the societal and personal impacts of pain, and the fact that we still lack an
effective method of treatment, has motivated researchers from diverse disciplines to try to …

Objective There is a large body of research exploring what it means for a person to live with
chronic pain. However, existing research does not help us understand what it means to …

Musculoskeletal (MSK) problems remain the most frequent reason why individuals are
absent from work, including those with work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs or …

Background Each year over five million people develop chronic non-malignant pain and can
experience healthcare as an adversarial struggle. The aims of this study were:(1) to bring …

This article outlines what a qualitative systematic review is and explores what it can
contribute to our understanding of pain. Many of us use evidence of effectiveness for various …