title: What can be done about the increasing prevalence of low back pain and associated comorbid factors?
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Center of Paducah, 2831 Lone Oak Rd, Paducah, KY 42003, USA & University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
authors.forename: Laxmaiah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manchikanti
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence
keywords: chronic low back pain; comorbid factors; disability; economic impact; ergonomics; formative stage; prevention; risk factors