The Economic Analysis of the Overlooked Recurrent Low Back Pain: Three Years Retrospective Observational Study
Recurrent LBP accounts for 5% of total direct LBP costs and has a higher cost per visit than LBP, excluding physiotherapy services. Gender significantly affected per-visit costs, with males having more inpatient admissions and females utilizing more physiotherapy services for both LBP and recurrent LBP.
Authors
- Elżbieta Skorupska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9448-6720)
- Jakub Matuska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8710-1493)
- Jarosław Szyszka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5293-8362)
- Bartosz Szyszka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2733-2876)
- Dariusz Walkowiak
Institutions
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PL)
- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s489806
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00