The incidence of low back pain in active duty United States military service members

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 36; no. 18; p. 1492
• Main Authors: Knox, Jeffrey, Orchowski, Joseph, Scher, Danielle L, Owens, Brett D, Burks, Robert, Belmont, Philip J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.08.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; African Americans - statistics & numerical data; Age Factors; European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Incidence; Low Back Pain - epidemiology; Low Back Pain - ethnology; Low Back Pain - etiology; Male; Military Medicine - statistics & numerical data; Military Personnel - statistics & numerical data; Multivariate Analysis; Regression Analysis; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; United States

Epidemiological study. To investigate the incidence and risk factors for developing low back pain in active duty military population to include age, sex, race, and rank, and military service. Low back pain is among the most common musculoskeletal conditions worldwide and is estimated to affect nearl...