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 …

There is increasing demand for evidence‐based health care. Back pain is one of the most
common and difficult occupational health problems, but there has been no readily available …

Authored by experts of international renown, the new edition of The Biomechanics of Back
Pain forms a bridge between the latest research and the effective clinical management of …

This descriptive review provides a summary of the prevalence, activity limitation (disability),
care-seeking, natural history and clinical course, treatment outcome, and costs of low back …

ContextCompensation, whether through workers' compensation or through litigation, has
been associated with poor outcome after surgery; however, this association has not been …

Workplace injuries which result in lost time from work can have considerable financial
repercussions for employer and employee alike, not to mention their physical and emotional …

Background: Musculoskeletal pain disorders are the most prevalent, costly, disabling, and
commonly researched conditions in the workplace, yet the development of overarching …

Introduction Poor mental health is responsible for a large percentage of long term work
absence, and only 50% of those who are off work for 6 months or more return to work …

Intensive care is one of the largest and most expensive components of American health
care. Studies suggest that errors and resulting adverse events are common in intensive care …

Study Design. A multicenter, randomized, single-blinded controlled trial with 1-year follow-
up. Objectives. To evaluate the efficiency of progressively graded medical exercise therapy …