title: Epidemiology and risk factors for spine pain.
abstract: Low back and neck pain is a common problem and one of enormous social, psychologic, and economic burden. It is estimated that 15% to 20% of adults have back pain during a single year and 50% to 80% experience at least one episode of back pain during a lifetime. Low back pain afflicts all ages, from adolescents to the elderly, and is a major cause of disability in the adult working population. Risk factors for developing spine pain are multidimensional; physical attributes, socioeconomic status, general medical health and psychologic state, and occupational environmental factors all contribute to the risk for experiencing pain.
authors: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. rubin.devon@mayo.edu
authors: Devon I
authors: DI
authors: Rubin
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013131:Spine / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology*