What Is Chronic Low Back Pain?

Key References

1. GBD 2021 Low Back Pain Collaborators. "Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990–2020." Lancet Rheumatol. 2023.
2. Brinjikji W et al. "Systematic Literature Review of Imaging Features of Spinal Degeneration in Asymptomatic Populations." AJNR. 2015;36(4):811-816.
3. Hayden JA et al. "Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain." Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021.
4. Long A et al. "Does it matter which exercise? A randomized control trial." Spine. 2008;33(3):E90-E94.

Next Steps

• Why Does My Back Hurt? — Understanding Pain Sources
• Exercise Therapy Basics — Why Movement Helps
• Find the Right Exercise for You — A Pain-Type Flowchart