Clbp Case Study

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1. INTRODUCTION
Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal symptom that may be acute(less than four weeks), sub acute (four weeks to 12 weeks) or chronic (more than 12 weeks). Low back pain is not a disease but a collection of symptoms. The range of low back pain can be from a dull, constant ache to a sudden, sharp pain. Though low back pain generally affects both gender and all the ages from children to elderly, it is most prevalent in middle years. Generally anyone experiences back at some point of time in their life (D Hoy, Brooks, Blyth, & Buchbinder, 2010a).
That low back pain which lasts less than three weeks is acute, which is usually self limiting and the low back pain which lasts more than three weeks is chronic low back pain (CLBP). The acute pain which later develops as CLBP found to have strong psychological overlay (Ehrlich, 2003). …show more content…
The global number of individual with back pain is likely to increases substantially over coming decade (Damian Hoy et al., 2012). Chronic Low back pain (CLBP) is a musculoskeletal condition that affects up to 80% of the population at some point in their life span (Lawrence et al., 1998). Psychological factors are thought to play an important role in the onset and progression of chronic pain. LBP generally occurs in similar proportions in all cultures, interferes with quality of life and work performance, and is the most common reason for medical consultations (Ehrlich, 2003). It is found that one percent of US population is chronically disabled to chronic back pain (Frank et al., 1996). The lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported as 84%, and the prevalence of chronic low back pain is about 23%, with 11-12% of the population being disabled by low back pain (Balagué, Mannion, Pellisé, & Cedraschi, 2012). CLBP has turned out to be the cause for approximately 6-9% of middle-aged people to consult their family physician every year (Jordan et al.,
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