Low back pain- myths and facts

Publication date: Available online 29 May 2019Source: Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and TraumaAuthor(s): Rohini HandaAbstractLow Back Pain (LBP) is a common clinical problem in out patient practice. LBP, osteoarthritis, soft tissue rheumatism and inflammatory rheumatic diseases constitute the ‘Big 4′ of rheumatology-four musculoskeletal conditions most commonly encountered in the community (Fig. 1). The importance of LBP can also be gauged by the following facts: nearly 75% of the population will have back pain at some time in their life, back symptoms are the most common cause of disability in the young and middle aged, back pain is the commonest occupational injury, and last but not the least, LBP is associated with substantial economic burden. Back pain can be acute, subacute or chronic LBP based upon duration (acute <1 month, subacute from 1 to 3 months, and chronic>3 months or if pain occurs episodically within a 6-month period).
Source: Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research