Objectives Social isolation and loneliness have been associated with ill health and are
common in the developed world. A clear understanding of their implications for morbidity …

Background Occupational stressors in police work increase the risk for officer mental health
morbidities. Officers' poor mental wellbeing is harmful to the individual, can affect …

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 …

Background Work disability is a major personal, financial and public health burden.
Predicting future work success is a major focus of research. Objectives To identify common …

INTERVENTIONS-MANUAL THERAPY: Clinicians should consider utilizing thrust
manipulative procedures to reduce pain and disability in patients with mobility deficits and …

Background In assessing a patient's risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), it is
important to know which risk factors are independent predictors, and which factors are not …

Low back pain is an extremely common problem that most people experience at some point
in their life. While substantial heterogeneity exists among low back pain epidemiological …

Low back pain is an extremely common problem that affects at least 80% of all individuals at
some point in their lifetime, and is the fifth most common reason for all physician visits in the …

Background Work disability has serious consequences for individuals as well as society. It is
possible to facilitate resumption of work by reducing barriers to return to work (RTW) and …

Abstract The latest Global Burden of Disease Study, published at the end of 2012, has
highlighted the enormous global burden of low back pain. In contrast to the previous study …