Does back and neck pain become more common as you get older? A systematic literature review.

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Background

It is generally believed that the prevalence of back pain increases with age and as the proportion of elderly will keep rising we may be facing serious public health concerns in the future.

Aim

The aim of this systematic literature review is to establish whether back pain (i.e. neck, mid-back and/or low back pain) becomes increasingly common in the older population, specifically to study 1) whether there is a significant increase in the prevalence of back pain after middle age, and 2) whether there is a significant gradually increasing prevalence of back pain with continued old age.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted in Pubmed on articles in English, published between January 2000 and July 2011. Non-clinical studies from

SUBMITTER: Fejer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3526387 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature