TY - JOUR T1 - Prevention of low back pain (PEDro synthesis) JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1345 LP - 1345 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096182 VL - 50 IS - 21 AU - Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto AU - Jane Latimer Y1 - 2016/11/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/21/1345.abstract N2 - This section features a recent systematic review that is indexed on PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (http://www.pedro.org.au). PEDro is a free, web-based database of evidence relevant to physiotherapy. Steffens D, Maher CG, Pereira LSM, et al. Prevention of low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Intern Med 2016;176:199–208.Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide.1 With a point prevalence of ∼12%2 and half of those with back pain expected to seek care,3 the economic burden is substantial. Much of the cost burden comes from treating people who suffer a recurrence, this being estimated at approximately 50% over the following year.4 ,5 Identifying effective strategies for prevention of LBP would provide enormous benefits and enable the billions of dollars currently spent on treatment of back … ER -