Search for dissertations about: "low-back pain"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 109 swedish dissertations containing the words low-back pain.
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16. Measuring the clinical course of low back pain : using course and indications for care to identify subgroups
Abstract : Background: Non-specific low back pain (LBP) is a very common and costly condition and it is recurrent in a large proportion of cases. However, little is known about the detailed course over time and whether the course varies between individuals or groups of patients. READ MORE
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17. Chronic pain : epidemiological studies in a general population
Abstract : The aim was to study the epidemiology of chronic pain (> 3 months duration) and factors associated to pain prevalence, prognosis, health care and medication in a general population. A cross-sectional mailed survey to a random population sample (n = 1806) was followed by a clinical examination and a prospective study of three selected groups. READ MORE
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18. Impact of psychosocial characteristics in neck and low back pain : long-term outcome and prognosis concerning sick leave
Abstract : Background: Neck pain (NP) and low back pain (LBP) are common, disabling and extremely costly health issues in the industrial world, and the problem does not seem to be declining. Previously, it was thought that NP/LBP would resolve within three months; however, it is now well established that NP and LBP are both recurrent and episodic in nature. READ MORE
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19. Low back and neck-shoulder pain : work and heritability
Abstract : Low back pain (LBP) and neck-shoulder pain (NSP) represent a large public health problem being common disorders that often lead to negative consequences for the individual and large costs for Society. The main goal of the thesis is to explore how factors relating to aetiology, i.e. READ MORE
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20. Back pain : long-term course and predictive factors
Abstract : Background. Better knowledge of the long-term course in patients treated in primary care for back pain (clinical course) and in patients that do not receive specific treatment after seeking care (clinical natural course) is needed to enable health professionals and their patients to understand the likely course of back pain and to make clinical decisions about treatment alternatives. READ MORE