A group of Australian researchers has conducted an assessment of the prevalence of NPB around the world and how its effects . They used data from the Global Burden of Disease 2010, a large study funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation . They analyzed data from 187 countries , with low back pain compared to 291 other health problems .
They found that 9.4 percent had a positive study pastisipan lower back pain . According to the same study , lower back pain is the number one cause of disability in many countries . The discovery was then published recently in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases .
" Lower back pain is the number one cause of disability in most countries around the world , including Australia , " said Rachelle Buchbinder , rheumatological and epidemiology professor at Monash University , Melbourne .
In the same journal , also mentioned that the people most at risk of NPB are those who work in the Agriculture sector . Silverback farm workers were 3.7 times more at risk than the NPB office workers . Similarly, according to the narrative of Tim Driscoll , occupational health expert and professor at the University of Sydney .
The proportion of cases of lower back pain due to occupational factors have indeed decreased in recent years . Nevertheless, Buchbinder said , the adverse effects of NPB is increasing from year to year . The study, he did show that the number of people living disability due to low back pain has increased from 58.2 million people in 1900 to 83 million in 2010 . Addressing these health problems , Buchbinder suggested that the sufferer is always active .
" We know that the majority of people who experienced acute back pain , best handling step is to stay active , do the usual activities , and taking pain relievers if necessary , " said Buchbinder , as quoted by ABC Australia on Saturday ( 3 / 5/2014 ) .
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