What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention

J Hartvigsen, MJ Hancock, A Kongsted, Q Louw… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
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 …

Musculoskeletal health conditions represent a global threat to healthy aging: a report for the 2015 World Health Organization world report on ageing and health

AM Briggs, MJ Cross, DG Hoy… - The …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Persistent pain, impaired mobility and function, and reduced quality of life and mental well-
being are the most common experiences associated with musculoskeletal conditions, of …

Global estimates of the need for rehabilitation based on the Global Burden of Disease study 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

A Cieza, K Causey, K Kamenov, SW Hanson… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Rehabilitation has often been seen as a disability-specific service needed by
only few of the population. Despite its individual and societal benefits, rehabilitation has not …

Monitoring methods of human body joints: State-of-the-art and research challenges

AI Faisal, S Majumder, T Mondal, D Cowan, S Naseh… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
The world's population is aging: the expansion of the older adult population with multiple
physical and health issues is now a huge socio-economic concern worldwide. Among these …

Making exercise count: considerations for the role of exercise in back pain treatment

AG Cashin, J Booth, JH McAuley, MD Jones… - Musculoskeletal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is pain that has persisted for greater than three
months. It is common and burdensome and represents a significant proportion of primary …

Introducing Australia's clinical care standard for low back pain: A new clinical care standard provides evidence-based guidance to help clinicians deliver best care for …

CG Maher, A Archambeau, R Buchbinder… - Chiropractic & Manual …, 2023 - Springer
In September 2022, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
released its Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard [1]. The Standard covers the early clinical …

Effectiveness of app-based relaxation for patients with chronic low back pain (Relaxback) and chronic neck pain (Relaxneck): study protocol for two randomized …

S Blödt, D Pach, S Roll, CM Witt - Trials, 2014 - Springer
Background Chronic low back pain (LBP) and neck pain (NP) are highly prevalent
conditions resulting in high economic costs. Treatment guidelines recommend relaxation …

A call to action for musculoskeletal research funding: the growing economic and disease burden of musculoskeletal conditions in the United States is not reflected in …

K McConaghy, AK Klika, SS Apte, A Erdemir, K Derwin… - JBJS, 2023 - journals.lww.com
As a result of an aging population, musculoskeletal disease is a growing source of health
and economic burden in the United States. In 2019, musculoskeletal conditions affected …

Secular trends in musculoskeletal rehabilitation needs in 191 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019

N Chen, DYT Fong, JYH Wong - JAMA Network Open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance It is hard for policy makers and health professionals to develop musculoskeletal
rehabilitation strategies because secular trends for musculoskeletal rehabilitation by region …

The health and economic burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Belgium from 2013 to 2018

V Gorasso, J Van der Heyden, R De Pauw… - Population health …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Low back pain (LBP), neck pain (NKP), osteoarthritis (OST) and rheumatoid
arthritis (RHE) are among the musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders causing the greatest …