Book chapter
The posterior joint syndromes: Zygapophyseal and sacroiliac joints
Low back syndromes: Integrated clinical management, pp.215-242
McGraw-Hill
2006
Abstract
The social impact of low back pain has been described as enormous and extremely costly in terms of treatment and lost productivity. There is little doubt that low back pain affects the quality of life for a substantial number of people in contemporary Western society. It has also been suggested that modern societies are currently facing an epidemic of lower back disability that until recently was rising exponentially. The magnitude of this problem is clearly indicated when 60%-80% of the general population will suffer low back pain at some time during their lives and a large number of international studies show a point prevalence of back pain in the order of 17% - 31%. Consequently, owing to a cumulative lifetime incidence as high as 65%, it should not be unexpected that more than one half of the working population will suffer low back pain during their working life.
Details
- Title
- The posterior joint syndromes: Zygapophyseal and sacroiliac joints
- Authors/Creators
- D. Byfield (Author/Creator)P. McCarthy (Author/Creator)V. Cascioli (Author/Creator)M. Webster (Author/Creator)D. Heusch (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- C.E. Morris (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Low back syndromes: Integrated clinical management, pp.215-242
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill; United States of America
- Identifiers
- 991005541777507891
- Copyright
- 2006 The McGraw-Hill companies, Inc.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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