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ReviewBrazilian journal of physical therapy

Tackling low back pain in Brazil: a wake-up call.

Giovanni Ferreira, Luciola Menezes Costa, Airton Stein, Jan Hartvigsen, Rachelle Buchbinder, Chris G Maher

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Review in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Giovanni FerreiraSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address: giovanni.ferreira@sydney.edu.au.
Luciola Menezes CostaMasters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Airton SteinPublic Health Department, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Jan HartvigsenDepartment of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Odense, Denmark.
Rachelle BuchbinderMonash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, VIC, Australia.
Chris G MaherSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLow back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability in Brazil based upon Global Burden of Disease estimates. Since 1990, the number of years lived with disability has increased by 79.7%, and this number is expected to continue to rise due to population growth and ageing. Yet, similarly to other countries, little attention has been given to it in both the public and private health systems, arguably making it an overlooked epidemic in Brazil. There is evidence that Brazil has adopted unwarranted practices in the management of low back pain in a similar manner to what has been observed in high-income countries. To tackle the burden of low back pain in Brazil, we need highly coordinated efforts from government, the private sector, universities, health workers and civil society.

objectiveThis masterclass intends to provide an overview of the challenges faced by Brazil in relation to low back pain management and propose potential solutions that could potentially be implemented based on experiences reported in the literature.

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BrazilHumansLow Back PainPersons with DisabilitiesBrazilDelivery of health careImplementationLow back painMusculoskeletal diseases

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PMID30337255
PMCPMC6531923

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