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 …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The economic burden of low back pain (LBP) is very large and
appears to be growing. It is not possible to impact this burden without understanding the …

Low back pain (LBP) is defined as pain localised between the 12th rib and the inferior
gluteal folds, with or without leg pain. Most cases are non-specific, but in about 10% of cases …

Background: Conflicting evidence exists about the effectiveness of spinal manipulation.
Objective: To validate a manipulation clinical prediction rule. Design: Multicenter …

Low back pain (LBP) poses an economic burden to society, mainly in terms of the large
number of work days lost by a small percentage of patients who develop chronic LBP. The …

Choosing the right operation for metastatic spinal tumours is often difficult, and depends on
many factors, including life expectancy and the balance of the risk of surgery against the …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study of workers' compensation (WC) claims with acute
disabling low back pain (LBP). Objective. To examine the association between early opioid …

Background A considerable proportion of work absence is attributed to back pain, however
prospective studies in working populations with back pain are variable in setting and design …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Psychosocial factors are known to affect recovery from
acute low back pain. The factors with the greatest influence and the optimal methods of …

Introduction There are substantial differences in the number of disability benefits for
occupational low back pain (LBP) among countries. There are also large cross country …