Individualized backache. Insurance system plus over-treatment support epidemics in the 90's
Keel, P.
MMW Fortschritte der Medizin 141(22): 30-32
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1438-3276 PMID: 10468472 Document Number: 508023
Chronic back pain leading to invalidity has become a social medical problem of enormous proportions. After several months off work, efforts at rehabilitation often fail because secondary effects prevent the return to normal daily activities. For this reason, early detection and prevention of chronicity is of considerable importance. The background to the development of chronicity is complex. In addition to the wide range of somatic and psychosocial factors, the roles played by the physicians and social insurances are also examined.