Reducing the burden of low back pain: results from a new microsimulation model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low back pain (LBP) causes the highest morbidity burden globally. The purpose of the present study was to project and compare the impact of three strategies for reducing the population health burden of LBP: weight loss, ergonomic interventions, and an exercise program.

Methods

We have developed a microsimulation model of LBP in Canada using a new modeling platform called SimYouLate. The initial population was derived from Cycle 1 (2001) of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). We modeled an open population 20 years of age and older. Key variables included age, sex, education, body mass index (BMI), type of work, having back problems, pain level in persons with back problems, and exercise participation. The effects of interventions on the risk of LBP were ob

SUBMITTER: Kopec JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9396830 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature