Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services
The problem of back pain – proceedings from a Conference
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SBU does not issue recommendations or guidelines on how healthcare, dental care or social services should operate, or on which interventions and methods should be provided. SBU critically appraises and synthesises research on interventions and methods through systematic reviews.
Purpose of Assessment
Proceedings of a conference held in 1989 in Stockholm to address different perspectives on the problem of back pain and present new information from scientific studies.
Methods
Paper presentations and Panel discussion.
Review process for the publication
Internal review by project group, SBU Board and SBU Expert Group. Additional external review by experts in the field.
Content of Report
The main items of discussion include the following: (1) Back Pain – A Social Problem; (2) The Origin, Extent, and Consequences of Back Problems; (3) Causes of Back Pain: Back, Work, and the Individual; (4) Diagnosis of Back Pain; (5) Treatment of Back Pain; (6) Back Pain and the Work Environment; (7) Preventing Back Pain; (8) Panel Discussion.
How to cite this report: SBU. The problem of back pain – proceedings from a Conference. Stockholm: Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU); 1991. SBU report no 107E.
