Lower Back Pain Epidemiology
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology describes research in lower back pain epidemiology
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 15th, 2009
A report, 'Physical characteristics of the back are not predictive of low back pain in healthy workers: a prospective study,' is newly published data in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. According to recent research from Brussels, Belgium, "In the working population, back disorders are an important reason for sick leave and permanent work inability. In the context of fitting the job to the worker, one of the primary tasks of the occupational health physician is to evaluate the balance between work-related and individual variables."
"Since this evaluation of work capacity often consists of a physical examination of the back, the objective of this study was to...
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