Abstract
Low back pain (LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal complaint in the general population. It is one of the major reasons patients seek medical evaluation (1), second only to upper respiratory illness (2,3). Approximately 50 to 90% of the adult population will suffer from pain related to their back during their lifetime (4,5). Each year, 15 to 45% of adults suffer LBP, and 1 out of 20 people present to the hospital with a new episode of back pain.
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Brown, R., Klein, A., Visco, A., Herrera, J.E. (2007). Low Back Pain. In: Cooper, G. (eds) Therapeutic Uses of Botulinum Toxin. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-247-2_4
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