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SCHMERZ
Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 92-+Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s004820170031
Keywords
low back pain; epidemiology; socioeconomic costs; therapy chronification
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Low back pain is one of the most common factors leading to longtime disability. Unspecific low back pain is predominant, i.e. low back pain without an anatomic or neurophysiological correlate. The socioeconomic impact of back pain is huge. In Germany 4% of all work force is lost only due to low back pain. Psychosocial factors a re essential for the chronification and must be take into account in thera py. Conventional therapy has shown low efficacy, especially once chronification has started.
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