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. 1991 May;154(5):525–527.

The sports medicine approach to occupational low back pain.

G P Keane 1, J A Saal 1
PMCID: PMC1002819  PMID: 1830983

Abstract

Absenteeism caused by low back pain costs industry millions of dollars per year. Innovative approaches for the prevention and treatment of low back pain in workers are mandatory. The sports medicine approach for aggressive rehabilitation offers a possible solution.

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