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Approach to lower back pain


F Moosajee
AA Kalla

Abstract

Lower back pain is one of the most common symptoms – and the most common musculoskeletal problem –  seen by general practitioners. It is also a common cause of disability and an expensive condition in terms of  economic impact because of absenteeism. This article discusses an approach to this common symptom and how to distinguish the benign, mechanical type of back pain from the more sinister, but less frequently  encountered, inflammatory back pain.

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eISSN: 2078-5135
print ISSN: 0256-9574