ArticleJournal of health monitoring2021
Prevalence of back and neck pain in Germany. Results from the BURDEN 2020 Burden of Disease Study.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Do Esports Players Experience Pain? Pain Prevalence of Esports Players: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical Practice Guideline: Nonspecific Neck Pain.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Guideline
- The changes of blood-based inflammatory biomarkers after non-pharmacologic interventions for chronic low back pain: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of manual diaphragm release on pain, disability and diaphragm function in patients with chronic neck pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
- The Effectiveness of a Physician-Led Web Portal on Back Pain: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Trial
- Non-inferiority of hybrid outpatient telerehabilitation for patients with back pain: 3-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Trial
- Barriers to applying for medical rehabilitation: a time-to-event analysis of employees with severe back pain in Germany.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2022Trial
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- The economic impact of a physician-introduced web portal on lower back pain: results from a cluster-randomized trial.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2026Article
- Neck- and balance related complaints in subjects with visual impairment and ongoing inpatient-rehabilitation: an exploratory cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Ultrasound-Based Wearable for Older Chronic Back Pain Patients: A Requirement Analysis of a User Interface for Biofeedback.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association of Arterial Hypertension with Thoracic Spondylophyte Formation: A Secondary Analysis of Cross-Sectional MRI Data from the SHIP Cohort.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Prevalence and associated risk factors of neck pain in the Turkish population: A population-based study.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2025Article
- Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among ear, nose and throat physicians in germany: a National survey.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Psychological risk factors and resources for low back pain intensity and back health in daily life: An ecological momentary assessment study.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025Article
- Combined Use of Digital and Analog Physical Therapy in Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders and Indicators of Chronicity: German Claims Data Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Health-related measures and subjective prognosis of gainful employment among patients with non-specific chronic low back pain in multidisciplinary orthopedic rehabilitation.Die Rehabilitation · 2025Observational
- Integrating multidimensional data analytics for precision diagnosis of chronic low back pain.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Linking physical activity to workers' low back pain, back health, and theory-based psychological variables: study protocol of the workHealth intensive longitudinal observational study.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Back and neck pain are widespread and can significantly reduce quality of life. A cross-sectional telephone survey (N=5,009) was carried out between October 2019 and March 2020 to gain a valid estimate of the prevalence of back and neck pain among adults in Germany. In addition to the frequency and intensity of back and neck pain, the study collected information about quality of life and comorbidity. The findings showed that 61.3% of respondents reported back pain in the last twelve months. Lower back pain was reported about twice as often as upper back pain, with 15.5% of respondents stating that they experienced chronic back pain. 45.7% reported neck pain, and 15.6% of respondents have experienced lower and upper back pain in addition to neck pain in the past year. Women are affected by all types of pain more often than men. About half of the respondents categorise their back or neck pain as moderate; older respondents report significantly more pain episodes per month than younger respondents. The results described here provide a comprehensive picture of the population-related limitations associated with back and neck pain and are used within the framework of the BURDEN 2020 study to quantify key indicators of burden of disease calculation.
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