title: Occupational low back pain.
abstract: Occupational low back pain has multifactorial etiology and elevated incidence and prevalence. It is characterized by pain of varying intensity and duration and can lead to work incapacity and invalidity. Low back pain causes workers to suffer and increases the costs of employers and of social security and healthcare systems. The relevance of this subject led this paper's authors to undertake a bibliographic review with emphasis on the theoretical and conceptual background and on the experience of specialists.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Reumatologia da Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Milton
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Helfenstein Junior
authors.forename: Marco Aurélio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Goldenfum
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Siena
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors