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Low back pain is the pain that occurs in the area between the lowest ribs and the crease of the buttocks. It is extremely common which affects about 80% of the population at least once in lifetime. It is also one of the most common causes of disability and the history is used to highlight potentially serious or treatable causes of the pain.
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Dai, L., Zeng, R. (2020). Low Back Pain. In: Wan, XH., Zeng, R. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Diagnostics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7677-1_28
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