Chronic low back pain

Due to varied clinical diagnoses of chronic low back pain (CLBP) in previous literature, findings about epidemiological features of CLBP are inconsistent. However, there is a wide range of prevalence of CLBP recorded thus far. Rising prevalence of chronic low back pain is attributed to the increased disability rates and healthcare costs.1 Individuals who are at risk for low back pain (LBP) are those who are over the age of 30 years, obese or have a high body mass index (BMI) (BMI > 30kg/m2), pregnant, do minimal exercise, and have other psychosocial factors (i.e., stress, anxiety, and depression).
Source: Disease a Month - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research