Failure to define low back pain as a disease or an episode renders research on causality unsuitable: results of a systematic review

Failure to define low back pain as a disease or an episode renders research on causality unsuitable: results of a systematic review

Abstract Background Causative factors may be different for the very first onset of symptoms of the ‘disease’ of low back pain (LBP) than for ensuing episodes that occur after a pain-free period. This differentiation hinges on a life-time absence of low back pain at first onset and short-term absence...

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Main Authors: Emad M. Ardakani, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Bruce F. Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
Subjects:
Low back pain
Cause
Risk factor
Onset
Incidence
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12998-017-0172-9

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