Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: The epidemiology of low back pain in primary care. | Chiropractic Osteopathy BioMed Central Review The epidemiology of low back pain in primary care Peter M Kent 1 and Jennifer L Keating2 Open Access Address 1School of Physiotherapy La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria Australia and 2Physiotherapy Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia Email Peter M Kent - Jennifer L Keating - Corresponding author Published 26 July 2005 Received 06 May 2005 Chiropractic Osteopathy 2005 13 13 doi 1746-1340-13-13 Accepted 26 July 2005 This article is available from http content 13 1 13 2005 Kent and Keating licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract This descriptive review provides a summary of the prevalence activity limitation disability careseeking natural history and clinical course treatment outcome and costs of low back pain LBP in primary care. LBP is a common problem affecting both genders and most ages for which about one in four adults seeks care in a six-month period. It results in considerable direct and indirect costs and these costs are financial workforce and social. Care-seeking behaviour varies depending on cultural factors the intensity of the pain the extent of activity limitation and the presence of co-morbidity. Careseeking for LBP is a significant proportion of caseload for some primary-contact disciplines. Most recent-onset LBP episodes settle but only about one in three resolves completely over a 12-month period. About three in five will recur in an on-going relapsing pattern and about one in 10 do not resolve at all. The cases that do not resolve at all form a persistent LBP group that consume the bulk of LBP compensable care resources and for whom positive .
