Fear Avoidance Beliefs Influence Duration of Sick Leave in Spanish Low Back Pain Patients.

Authors :: Kovacs, Francisco M.
Muriel, Alfonso
Sánchez, María Dolores Castillo
Medina, José María
Royuela, Ana
Source :: Spine (03622436). Jul2007, Vol. 32 Issue 16, p1761-1766. 6p. 4 Charts.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: The article looks at the fear avoidance beliefs on sick leave because of low back pain (LBP) among the citizens in Spain. LBP is also known as nonspecific or common low back pain and it is a kind of back pain that is located between costal margins and the inferior gluteal parts and associated with painful movement limitation.

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