Lower back pain in physically demanding college academic programs: a questionnaire based study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lower back pain (LBP) is ranked first as a cause of disability and inability to work, and is expected to affect up to 90% of the worlds population at some point in their lifetime. The annual first time incidence of LBP is 5%, and the...

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Main Authors: Donncha Ciarán, Shafat Amir, Brennan Graham, Vekins Carmel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/8/67