Guidelines for managing low back pain: a policy checklist.
Back injuries devour one-third of health care benefits and workers' compensation, yet corporate strategies vary widely in their approach to back pain prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. These recommendations provide a benchmark for evaluation policies on low back pain. They emphasize a sports medicine approach, focused on returning workers to activity as soon as possible.
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D001416:Back Pain / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D017049:Employer Health Costs / Q000592:standards; D004651:Employment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000458:organization & administration*