Helfenstein Junior Milton, Goldenfum Marco Aurélio, Siena César
Disciplina de Reumatologia da Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2010 Sep-Oct;56(5):583-9. doi: 10.1590/s0104-42302010000500022.
Occupational low back pain has multifactorial etiology and elevated incidence and prevalence. It is characterized by pain of varying intensity and duration and can lead to work incapacity and invalidity. Low back pain causes workers to suffer and increases the costs of employers and of social security and healthcare systems. The relevance of this subject led this paper's authors to undertake a bibliographic review with emphasis on the theoretical and conceptual background and on the experience of specialists.
职业性腰痛病因多因素，发病率和患病率高。其特点是疼痛强度和持续时间各异，可导致工作能力丧失和残疾。腰痛使工人受苦，增加雇主以及社会保障和医疗系统的成本。该主题的相关性促使本文作者进行文献综述，重点关注理论和概念背景以及专家经验。
