Low back pain is a very common symptom. It occurs in high-income, middle-income, and low-income
countries and all age groups from children to the elderly population. Globally, years …

Many clinical practice guidelines recommend similar approaches for the assessment and
management of low back pain. Recommendations include use of a biopsychosocial framework …

Low back pain is a considerable health problem in all developed countries and is most
commonly treated in primary healthcare settings. It is usually defined as pain, muscle tension, or …

The aim of this study was to present and compare the content of (inter)national clinical guidelines
for the management of low back pain. To rationalise the management of low back pain, …

Study Design. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Objectives. To assess the
effectiveness of the most common conservative types of treatment for patients with acute …

… Maurits W van Tulder … Bart W Koes … Other pain outcome measures included the McGill
pain questionnaire (four studies), a five‐ or nine‐point Likert pain scale, the Aberdeen pain …

OBJECTIVES--To study the incidence and management of intrinsic shoulder disorders in
Dutch general practice, and to evaluate which patient characteristics are associated with …

Study Design. A systematic review of observational studies. Objectives. To assess whether
psychosocial factors at work and in private life are risk factors for the occurrence of back pain. …

Objective The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the recommendations regarding
the diagnosis and treatment contained in current clinical practice guidelines for patients …

In this study we estimated the costs of back pain to society in The Netherlands in 1991 to be
1.7% of the GNP. The results also show that musculoskeletal diseases are the fifth most …