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Five facts and five concepts for rehabilitation of mechanical low back pain
  1. Mark E Batt,
  2. Cheralynne Todd
  1. Centre for Sports Medicine,
  2. Queens Medical Centre,
  3. Nottingham NG7 2UH

    https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.34.4.261

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      Five facts

      1. The prevalence of chronic or recurrent back problems is high and may be present in up to 39% of adults.

      2. In the vast majority of cases it is not possible to identify a single source of pain, and findings—such as, reduced spinal movements, radiological changes, and protrusion, seen on magnetic resonance imaging have a weak correlation with the presence of back pain.1

      3. Reduced …

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