Objective To describe the epidemiologic characteristics and associations with increased
health care utilization in US adults with chronic low back pain (LBP). Methods The National …

Background National or state-level estimates on trends in the prevalence of chronic low
back pain (LBP) are lacking. The objective of this study was to determine whether the …

Objective Low back pain (LBP) is the most frequently reported musculoskeletal problem in
older adults, but its impact on health status is not well understood. Our objective was to …

Objective To identify risk factors for low back pain (LBP) and lumbar radicular pain and to
assess whether obesity and exposure to workload factors modify the effect of leisure‐time …

Background Low back pain (LBP) is a common symptom. Methods Patient visits attributed to
LBP in the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) during 2003–2004 served …

Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem among adults of working age population,
and its prevalence or incidence increases with increasing in age. The purpose of this review …

Study Design. This study is based on data from the 2009–2012 National Health Interview
Survey (NHIS) of the civilian population of the United States. The NHIS focuses on a number …

Objective To estimate the US prevalence and psychological and health behavior correlates
of low back pain and/or neck pain. No current US national prevalence estimates of low back …

Objective To estimate the global burden of low back pain (LBP). Methods LBP was defined
as pain in the area on the posterior aspect of the body from the lower margin of the twelfth …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of an insurance claims database. Objective. To
examine the comorbidities, treatment patterns, health care resource utilization, and direct …