The one-week prevalence of neck pain and low back pain in post-secondary students at two Canadian institutions.
Background: Low back and neck pain are common in the general population, but the prevalence among Canadian post-secondary students is not well known. We aimed to determine the one-week prevalence of neck pain (NP) and low back pain (LBP) among postsecondary students in Canada. Methods: We conducted...
| Publicado en: | Chiropractic & Manual Therapies Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9 |
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BioMed Central
7/31/2023
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