Re: Is Occupational Low Back Pain on the Rise?

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• Personal Author:
  Bobick, Thomas G.
• Description:
  I read with interest the article by Murphy and Volinn in which the authors presented data indicating that occupational low back pain has been decreasing since the beginning of the 1990s. While preparing a future research article, I independently compiled the same statistical trend. One of the three sources that Murphy and Volinn reported on was the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor (BLS/DOL). Similar to those researchers, I was also analyzing data from BLS/DOL. For this database, Murphy and Volinn focused on the 4-year period, 1992-1995. I was able to add data for the years 1996 and 1997, which had been posted on websites established by BLS/DOL. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Back Injuries Injuries Spinal Cord Spinal Cord Disorders Spinal Shock Statistical Analysis
• ISSN:
  0362-2436
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20020614
• Citation:
  Spine 2000 May; 25(10):1317-1318
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Spine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:79ff3b667ff1402f73157c60352fe3b49fafe930146323172285c2a1c2bca1edd90b37a231d8423201d4b9703a9682a1204c6196cbf3f9c6f3c2cf2100dd32ae
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198311/cdc_198311_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 94.69 KB ]