Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019. Back problems. Cat. no. PHE 231. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 13 December 2019, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-musculoskeletal-conditions/back-problems
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Back problems. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-musculoskeletal-conditions/back-problems
Back problems. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 30 August 2019, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-musculoskeletal-conditions/back-problems
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Back problems [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019 [cited 2019 Dec. 13]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-musculoskeletal-conditions/back-problems
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2019, Back problems, viewed 13 December 2019, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-musculoskeletal-conditions/back-problems
Back problems are a range of conditions related to the bones, joints, connective tissue, muscles and nerves of the back. Back problems are a significant cause of disability and lost productivity.
1 in 6 Australians (16%) had back problems in 2017–18. That’s 4.0 million people
2nd leading cause of disease burden overall in Australia 2015, accounting for 4.1% of Australia’s total disease burden
Almost 2 in 5 (38%) people with back problems said pain "moderately" interfered with daily activities in 2017–18
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