The Rising Prevalence of Chronic Low Back Pain
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- 9 February 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 169 (3) , 251-258
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2008.543
Abstract
Low back pain (LBP) is the second most common cause of disability in US adults1 and a common reason for lost work days.2,3 An estimated 149 million days of work per year are lost because of LBP.4 The condition is also costly, with total costs estimated to be between $100 and $200 billion annually, two-thirds of which are due to decreased wages and productivity.5Keywords
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