Is there a U-shaped relationship between physical activity in leisure time and risk of chronic low back pain? A follow-up in the HUNT Study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Heuch, Ingrid ^a   Heuch, Ivar ^b   Hagen, Knut ^c,d   Zwart, John Anker ^a,e  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Leisure time; Low back pain; Physical activity; Public health; U shape

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEISURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84963815244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2970-8     Document Type: Article

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