Clinical courses, impact and prognostic indicators for a persistent course of low back pain: Results from a population-based cohort study.

Luís Antunes GomesAna Maria RodriguesJaime C BrancoHelena CanhãoEduardo Brazete Cruz

Published in: PloS one (2023)

In the long-term, patients with CLBP may follow a persistent or relapsing course of pain. Being female, presenting depressive symptoms, having a manual job and higher disability at baseline predicts a persistent course of LBP.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
multiple sclerosis
social support
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
physical activity
rheumatoid arthritis
spinal cord
sleep quality