Back pain recurrence: An evaluation of existing indicators and direction for future research

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 970-977

  Wasiak, Radoslaw ^a,i   Young, Amanda E ^b   Dunn, Kate M ^c   Côté, Pierre ^d,e   Gross, Douglas P ^f   Heymans, Martijn W ^g   Von Korff, Michael ^h  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

ⁱ UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

And health; Back pain; Disability; Health condition; International classification of functioning; Measurement; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMPENSATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BACK PAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FORECASTING; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; RESEARCH; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67650718036     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181a01b63     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Waddell G, Aylward M, Sawney P. Back Pain, Incapacity for Work and Social Security Benefits: An International Literature Review and Analysis. London, UK: Royal Society of Medicine Press; 2002.
2. Webster B, SnookS. The cost of 1989 Workers' compensation low back pain claims. Spine 1994;19:1111-16.
3. Williams DA, Feuerstein M, DurbinD, et al. Health care and indemnity costs across the natural history of disability in occupational low back pain. Spine 1998;23:2329-36.
4. Marras WS, Ferguson SA, Burr D, et al. Low back pain recurrence in occupational environments. Spine 2007;32:2387-97.
5. Wasiak R, Kim J, Pransky G. Work disability and costs caused by recurrence of low back pain: longer and more costly than in first episodes. Spine 2006; 31:219-25.
6. Abenhaim L, Suissa S, Rossignol M. Risk of recurrence of occupational back pain over 3-year follow-up. Br J Industrial Med 1988;45:829-33.
7. Garcy P, Mayer T, Gatchel R. Recurrent or new injury outcomes after return to work in chronic disabling spinal disorders: tertiary prevention efficiacy of functional restoration treatment. Spine 1996;21:952-9.
8. Wasiak R, Pransky GS, Webster BS. Methodological challenges in studying recurrence of low back pain. J Occup Rehabil 2003;13:21-31.
9. Wasiak R, Pransky G, Verma S, et al. Recurrence of low back pain: definition-sensitivity analysis using administrative data. Spine 2003;28:2283-91.
10. de Vet H, Heymans MW, Dunn KM, et al. Episodes of low back pain: a proposal for uniform definitions to be used in research. Spine 2002;27: 2409-16.
11. Hadler NM, Tait RC, Chibnall JT. Back pain in the workplace. JAMA, 2007;297:1594-6.
12. Dunn KM, Jordan K, Croft PR. Characterizing the course of low back pain: a latent class analysis. Am J Epidemiol 2006;163:754-61.
13. Chen CS, Hogg-Johnson, Smith P. The recovery patterns of back pain among workers with compensated occupational back injuries. Occup Environ Med 2007;64:534-40.
14. Von Korff M, Jensen MP, Karoly P. Assessing global pain severity by self-report in clinical and health services research. Spine 2000;25:3140-51.
15. Hadler N, Carey T. Low back pain: an intermittent and remittent predicament of life. Ann Rheum Dis 1998;57:1-2.
16. Cote P, Baldwin ML, Johnson WG, et al. Patterns of sick-leave and health outcomes in injured workers with back pain. Eur Spine J 2008;17:484-93.
17. Towards a Common Language for Functioning, Disability and Health. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2002.
18. Badley EM. Enhancing the conceptual clarity of the activity and participation components of the international classification of functioning, disability, and health. Soc Sci Med 2008.
19. [cited September 15, 2008]; Available at: http://www.cgsst.com/eng/ compensation/a-recurrence-relapse-or-aggravation.asp.
20. Biering-Sorensen F. A prospective study of low back pain in a general population. Scand J Rehab Med 1983;15:71-9.
21. Ricci JA, Stewart WF, Chee E, et al. Back pain exacerbations and lost productive time costs in United States workers. Spine, 2006;31:3052-60.
22. Von Korff M, Deyo RA, Cherkin D, et al. Back pain in primary care: outcomes at 1 year. Spine 1993;18:855-62.
23. IJzelenberg W, Burdorf A. Patterns of care for low back pain in a working population. Spine 2004;29:1362-8.
24. Bergquist-Ullman M, Larsson U. Acute low back pain in industry. Acta Orthop Scand 1977;S170:1-117.
25. Carey T, Garrett JM, Jackman A, et al. Recurrence and care seeking after acute back pain: results of a long-term follow-up study. Med Care 1999;37: 157-64.
26. Cassidy JD, Côté P, Carroll LJ, et al. Incidence and course of low back pain episodes in the general population. Spine 2005;30:2817-23.
27. McGorry RW, Webster BS, Snook SH, et al. The relationship between pain intensity, disability, and the episodic nature of chronic and recurrent low back pain. Spine 2000;25:834-41.
28. Watson PJ, Main CJ, Waddell G, et al. Medically certified work loss, recurrence and costs of wage compensation for back pain: afollow-up study of the working population of Jersey. Br J Rheumatol 1998;37:82-6.
29. Rossignol M, Suissa S, Abenhaim L. The evolution of compensated occupational spinal injuries: a three-year follow-up study. Spine 1992;17:1043-7.
30. Krause N, Dasinger LK, Deegan LJ, et al. alternative approaches for measuring duration of work disability after low back injury based on administrative workers' compensation data. Am J Ind Med 1999;35:604-18.
31. Wasiak R, Verma S, Pransky G, et al. Risk factors for recurrent episodes of care and work disability: case of low back pain. J Occup Environ Med 2004;46:68-76.
32. Troup J, Martin J, Lloyd D. Back Pain in Industry: a prospective study. Spine 1981;6:61-9.
33. Infante-Rivard C, Lortie M. Relapse and short sickness absence for back pain in the six months after return to work. Occup Environ Med 1997;54:328 -34.
34. Bergstrom G, Bodin L, Bertilsson H, et al. Risk factors for new episodes of sick leave due to neck or back pain in a working population. A prospective study with an 18-month and a three-year follow-up. Occup Environ Med 2007;64:279-87.
35. Shekelle PM, Markovich M, Louie R. An epidemiologic study of episodes of back pain care. Spine 1995;20:1668-73.
36. Burton AK, McClune TD, Clarke RD, et al. Long-term follow-up of patients with low back pain attending for manipulative care: outcomes and predictors. Man Ther 2004;9:30-5.
37. MacDonald M, Sorock GS, Volinn E, et al. A descriptive study of recurrent low back pain claims. J Occup Environ Med 1997;39:35-43.
38. Gross DP, Battie MC. Predicting timely recovery and recurrence following multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with compensated low back pain. Spine 2005;30:235-40.
39. Gotz G, Liu T, Galizzi M. Predictors of Multiple Workers' Compensation Claims in Wisconsin. Cambridge, MA: Workers' Compensation Research Institute; 2000.
40. Dunn KM, Croft PR. Classification of low back pain in primary care: using "bothersomeness" to identify the most severe cases. Spine 2005;30:1887-92.
41. Von Korff M. Studying the natural history of back pain. Spine 1994;19: 2041S-6S.
42. Wasiak R, Young AE, Roessler RT, etal. Measuring return to work. J Occup Rehabil 2007;17:766-81.
43. Wynne-Jones G, Dunn KM, Main CJ. The impact of low back pain on work: a study in primary care consulters. Eur J Pain 2008;12:180-8.
44. Grotle M, Brox JI, Vollestad NK. Functional status and disability questionnaires: what do they assess? A systematic review of back-specific outcome questionnaires. Spine 2005;30:130-40.
45. Kuijer W, Brouwer S, Preuper HR, et al. Work status and chronic low back pain: exploring the International Classification of functioning, disability and health. Disabil Rehabil 2006;28:379-88.
46. Pincus T, Santos R, Breen A, et al. A review and proposal for a core set of factors for prospective cohorts in low back pain: a consensus statement. Arthritis Rheum 2008;59:14-24.
47. Carey TS, Mielenz TJ. Measuring outcomes in back care. Spine 2007; 32(suppl 11):S9-14.