Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. There is strong evidence that in the absence of serious pathology (such as nerve compression, malignancy, fracture, infection affecting 1-5% of people), low back pain is associated with a combination of biopsychosocial factors than can result in sensitisation of spinal structures.
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