Abstract
Copyright: © 2012 Groessl EJ. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Chronic low back pain is a highly prevalent [1], and is typically defined as back pain lasting greater than 4 weeks [2]. In addition to pain itself, chronic low back pain also results in increased psychological symptoms [3,4], increased disability, [5] and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL) [6,7]. Subsequently, the health care costs of people with chronic low back pain are 60% higher than those without back pain[8], and the total economic impact (socioeconomic costs and health care costs) was an estimated $100 billion annually as of 2008 [9].
Highlights
Chronic low back pain is a highly prevalent [1], and is typically defined as back pain lasting greater than 4 weeks [2]
In addition to pain itself, chronic low back pain results in increased psychological symptoms [3,4], increased disability, [5] and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL) [6,7]
[10] With non-specific low back pain, it is strongly recommended that health care providers begin treatment with patient education and the promotion of self-care activities [11]
Summary
Chronic low back pain is a highly prevalent [1], and is typically defined as back pain lasting greater than 4 weeks [2]. Erik J Groessl* Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California-San Diego, USA [10] With non-specific low back pain, it is strongly recommended that health care providers begin treatment with patient education and the promotion of self-care activities [11].
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