The economic burden of back pain in the UK

By N. Maniadakis, A. Gray. Pain, 2000

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Association between sitting and occupational LBP (2007, background): “It remains the leading cause of disability in persons younger than 45 years old and comprises approximately 40% of all compensation claims in the United States [17, 19, 42, 46, 78].”
Degeneration of the intervertebral disc (2003, background): “coronary heart disease and greater than that of other major health problems such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and kidney diseases [1,133].”
Towards a theory of chronic pain (2008, neutral): “Estimates from the UK show low back pain as the largest single cause of absence from work, accounting for 12.5% of all sick days and over £11 billion in direct and indirect costs in 2000 (Frank, 1993; Maniadakis and Gray, 2000).”
Catabolic cytokine expression in degenerate and herniated human intervertebral discs: IL-1β and TNFα expression profile (2007, background): “Introduction Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and IVD herniation are major causes of low back pain (LBP) [1], which is a common, debilitating and economically important disorder [2,3].”
Interventional techniques: evidence-based practice guidelines in the management of chronic spinal pain. (2007, background): “all sick days and over £11 billion in direct and indirect costs in 2000 (195).”