The influence of multisite pain and psychological comorbidity on prognosis of chronic low back pain: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study

Conclusions Increasing number of pain sites was inversely associated with recovery from chronic LBP. In addition, factors such as poor self-rated health, psychological symptoms and pain-related disability may further reduce the probability of recovery from chronic LBP.

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Source: BMJ Open - June 6, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nordstoga, A. L., Nilsen, T. I. L., Vasseljen, O., Unsgaard-Tondel, M., Mork, P. J. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Research Source Type: research