Nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common clinical condition that has impacts at
both the individual and societal level. Pain intensity is a primary outcome used in clinical …

Lifting at work is considered an important risk factor for low back pain (LBP). However,
contradictory findings have been reported, partly because frequency, duration and intensity …

Background: Although low-back pain is a highly prevalent condition, its clinical course
remains uncertain. Our main objective was to systematically review the literature on the …

Objectives: Chronic pain is common in older adults, yet little is known of its development and
the factors that predict its persistence and onset at old age. The aims of this longitudinal …

Low back and neck pain is a common problem and one of enormous social, psychologic,
and economic burden. It is estimated that 15% to 20% of adults have back pain during a …

Low back pain is a major cause of morbidity in high-, middle-and low-income countries, yet
to date it has been relatively under-prioritised and under-funded. One important reason may …

The transition from acute to chronic pain states might be the most important challenge in
research to improve clinical treatment of debilitating pain. We describe a recently identified …

Background Estimating the future course of musculoskeletal pain is an important
consideration in the primary care consultation for patients and healthcare professionals …

Study Design. Multicenter, prospective, cohort study. Objective. To estimate the Minimal
Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for the physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component …

BACKGROUND: Pain is the primary indication for both primary and revision total knee
arthroplasty (TKA); however, most arthroplasty outcome measures do not take pain into …