Spine: Low-Back Injuries and Pain

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"Frequency of Low-Back Pain Injuries


The U.S. Department of Labor (Smith, 1990) reports that injuries to the back constitute 25% of all occupational injuries and illnesses for 1985, Thus, one in four work-place injuries were related to the back for this time-frame. For 1990, however, the U.S. Department of Labor (1992, p. 5) reports that 56% of all private sector occupational injuries were due to "Disorders associated with repeated trauma" (e.g., conditions that are due to repeated pressure, vibration, or motion, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and the low-back). While there are no statistics for the percentage of injuries constituted by the different types of back injuries (i.e., injuries to the sacrum, coccyx, disc, and multiple areas of the trunk), what is clear is that employers must protect against this phenomenon (U.S. Department of Labor..."

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