Low back pain is the leading cause for years lived in disability. Most people with acute low
back pain improve rapidly, but 4% to 25% of patients become chronic. Since the previous …

Introduction Chronic pain represents a global health problem with a considerable economic
burden. The relation of alcohol intake and chronic pain conditions was assessed in several …

Background Chronic pain and depression represent two global health problems with
considerable economic consequences. Although existing literature reports on the relation …

Pain often co-occurs with depression and anxiety, and together cause considerable social
and economic burden. Twin studies have investigated the aetiology of these covariations …

Background: This is the first systematic review evaluating and statistically synthesis the
current studies regarding the effects of Tai Chi on pain and disability in patients with low …

Purpose Risk factors for chronic back pain (CBP) may share underlying genetic factors,
making them difficult to study using conventional methods. We conducted a bi-directional …

Background Low back pain is a highly prevalent and disabling musculoskeletal disorder.
Physical activity is widely used as a prevention strategy for numerous musculoskeletal …

Abstract Background Elevated Depressive symptoms (DS) and low back pain (LBP) pose
significant and growing public health challenges, and China is no exception. This study …

Obesity is associated with cervicalgia and low back pain (LBP), but the specific role and how
to reduce the risk of neck pain and low back pain are not clear. The Mendelian …

Background People suffering from chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of
depression and anxiety. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain …