ArticleSpine2017
Epidemiological Differences Between Localized and Nonlocalized Low Back Pain.
Article in Spine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Distribution and prevalence of musculoskeletal pain co-occurring with persistent low back pain: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Multimorbidity and co-occurring musculoskeletal pain do not modify the effect of the SELFBACK app on low back pain-related disability.BMC medicine · 2022Trial
- Regional musculoskeletal pain in workers-is the traditional medical model increasing disability?British medical bulletin · 2026Review
- Associations between social factors and spinal pain-related disability in people with back pain and/or neck pain.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Pain patterns and their association with psychological measures among people accessing an online pain management program.Pain management · 2025Article
- Chronic Low Back Pain and Incident Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke in General Practices in Germany.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Sex-Related Pain Behavioral Differences following Unilateral NGF Injections in a Rat Model of Low Back Pain.Biology · 2022Article
- Needling Interventions for Sciatica: Choosing Methods Based on Neuropathic Pain Mechanisms-A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Clinical Effectiveness and Efficacy of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Spine Pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Spinal Mobilization Prevents NGF-Induced Trunk Mechanical Hyperalgesia and Attenuates Expression of CGRP.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
- Why does the adverse effect of inappropriate MRI for LBP vary by geographic location? An exploratory analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Pain drawings, interpreter support and clinical findings among immigrant patients on sick leave in Swedish primary health care.Primary health care research & development · 2019Article
- Longitudinal Associations between Anatomical Regions of Pain and Work Conditions: A Study from The SwePain Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The profile of chiropractors managing patients with low back-related leg pain: analyses of 1907 chiropractors from the ACORN practice-based research network.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Article
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57 authors at 20 institutions in 19 countries.
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Abstract
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designA cross-sectional survey with a longitudinal follow-up.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that pain, which is localized to the low back, differs epidemiologically from that which occurs simultaneously or close in time to pain at other anatomical sites SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: Low back pain (LBP) often occurs in combination with other regional pain, with which it shares similar psychological and psychosocial risk factors. However, few previous epidemiological studies of LBP have distinguished pain that is confined to the low back from that which occurs as part of a wider distribution of pain.
methodsWe analyzed data from CUPID, a cohort study that used baseline and follow-up questionnaires to collect information about musculoskeletal pain, associated disability, and potential risk factors, in 47 occupational groups (office workers, nurses, and others) from 18 countries.
resultsAmong 12,197 subjects at baseline, 609 (4.9%) reported localized LBP in the past month, and 3820 (31.3%) nonlocalized LBP. Nonlocalized LBP was more frequently associated with sciatica in the past month (48.1% vs. 30.0% of cases), occurred on more days in the past month and past year, was more often disabling for everyday activities (64.1% vs. 47.3% of cases), and had more frequently led to medical consultation and sickness absence from work. It was also more often persistent when participants were followed up after a mean of 14 months (65.6% vs. 54.1% of cases). In adjusted Poisson regression analyses, nonlocalized LBP was differentially associated with risk factors, particularly female sex, older age, and somatizing tendency. There were also marked differences in the relative prevalence of localized and nonlocalized LBP by occupational group.
conclusionFuture epidemiological studies should distinguish where possible between pain that is limited to the low back and LBP that occurs in association with pain at other anatomical locations. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2.
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