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 …

A systematic review of low back pain cost of illness studies in the United States and internationally

S Dagenais, J Caro, S Haldeman - The spine journal, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The economic burden of low back pain (LBP) is very large and
appears to be growing. It is not possible to impact this burden without understanding the …

Costs of back pain in Germany

CM Wenig, CO Schmidt, T Kohlmann… - European journal of pain, 2009 - Elsevier
With 12-month prevalence rates of more than 70%, back pain is currently one of the major
health problems for German adults and entails major economic consequences. The aim of …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence-based scientific data documenting the treatment and cost-effectiveness of comprehensive pain programs for chronic nonmalignant pain

RJ Gatchel, A Okifuji - The Journal of Pain, 2006 - Elsevier
Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent and costly problems in the United States today.
Traditional medical treatments for it, though, have not been consistently efficacious or cost …

Low back pain in primary care: costs of care and prediction of future health care utilization

A Becker, H Held, M Redaelli, K Strauch, JF Chenot… - Spine, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Cost of illness study alongside a randomized controlled trial. Objective. To
describe the costs of care for patients with low back pain (1) and to identify patient …

Cost of low back pain: results from a national register study in Sweden

G Olafsson, E Jonsson, P Fritzell, O Hägg… - European Spine …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To estimate the societal costs of low back pain with/without radiating leg pain
(LBP). LBP is a major burden in terms of both personal suffering and societal costs. Methods …

Cost-of-illness studies: a review of current methods

E Akobundu, J Ju, L Blatt, CD Mullins - Pharmacoeconomics, 2006 - Springer
The number of cost-of-illness (COI) studies has expanded considerably over time. One
outcome of this growth is that the reported COI estimates are inconsistent across studies …

[PDF][PDF] Fit for work

S Bevan, T Quadrello, R McGee, M Mahdon… - … disorders in the …, 2009 - arthritis.org.nz
Executive summary MSDs have a significant impact on people's ability to work; not only on
an individual but also on an aggregate basis. Together they affect the productivity and …

Estimating cost of care for patients with acute low back pain: a retrospective review of patient records

WT Crow, DR Willis - Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2009 - degruyter.com
Context: Low back pain (LBP) has a major economic impact in the United States, with total
costs related to this condition exceeding 100billionperyear.Objective:Toestimatethecostofstandardcarecompared …

Methodological considerations in the assessment of direct and indirect costs of back pain: A systematic sco** review

DT Zemedikun, J Kigozi, G Wynne-Jones, A Guariglia… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Back pain is a common and costly health problem worldwide. There is yet a
lack of consistent methodologies to estimate the economic burden of back pain to society …