Objectives: To describe and assess the risk of bias of the primary input studies that
underpinned the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019 modelled prevalence …

Objective To report the global, regional, and national estimates of knee osteoarthritis (OA)
burden and associated risk factors (high body mass index [BMI]) by age, sex, and …

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability affecting millions of adults
who are middle-aged and older adults worldwide. 1, 2 To determine the global, regional …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
(GBD) is key for policy making. Low back pain is the leading cause of disability in terms of …

Progressive neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) that lack effective disease-modifying
treatments, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic …

Findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) have
provided valuable insight into the descriptive epidemiology of diseases and injuries for …

Background Lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis (LFJ OA) is a common disease, and there is still
a lack of effective disease-modifying therapies. Our aim was to determine the therapeutic …

Objective Occupational ergonomic factors (OEF) include physical exertion, demanding
posture, repetitive work, hand-arm vibration, kneeling or squatting, rising, and climbing …

Structural approaches to promoting health focus on policies and practices affecting health at
the community level and concentrate on systems and forces of society, including distribution …

Background Low back pain (LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal disorder globally.
Providing region-and national-specific information on the burden of low back pain is critical …