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Prevention strategies for occupational low back pain.

Kaplansky BD, Wei FY, Reecer MV

Summit Spine and Sports Medicine, P.C., 3828 New Vision Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46845, USA. kapbd1@comcast.net

The authors investigate the effects of worker education and training, exercise, and ergonomics on the incidence of low back pain in occupational settings. Prevention strategies that involve risk factor modification, worker selection, and lumbar orthotics are also examined.

Published 11 September 2006 in Clin Occup Environ Med, 5(3): 529-44, v.
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