In 2013 the Lancet medical journal rated severe low back pain (LBP) as the number one cause of disability world wide. After LBP related disability, the top causes of disability were major depression (mental health), iron deficiency, HIV, diabetes and war. Back in 1961 heart disease was the number one cause of disability followed by neurological disorders, mental health, cancer and low back pain. This newsletter grapples with the increased incidence of LBP related disability, the predictors and preventers of LBP disability.
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Low back pain is the number one cause of disability
October 15, 2018 by manager • Newsletters Tags: low back pain, lower back pain •
In 2013 the Lancet medical journal rated severe low back pain (LBP) as the number one cause of disability world wide. After LBP related disability, the top causes of disability were major depression (mental health), iron deficiency, HIV, diabetes and war. Back in 1961 heart disease was the number one cause of disability followed by neurological disorders, mental health, cancer and low back pain. This newsletter grapples with the increased incidence of LBP related disability, the predictors and preventers of LBP disability.
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