The burden of low back pain and predictions in Asia–Pacific region, 1990–2021: a comparative analysis of China, Japan, Thailand, and Pakistan
LBP remains a major public health challenge in these representative Asia-Pacific countries, with age, gender, and national heterogeneity shaping burden dynamics. Tailored policies addressing country-specific, gender-specific, and age-specific disparities are urgently needed to mitigate the disease burden of LBP.
Authors
- Chaoshun Zheng
- Xuhui He
- Yanzhen Wang
- Longsheng Zhang
- Yueyue Guo
- Jiabin Li
- Haojia Huang
Institutions
- Fuyang City People's Hospital (CN)
- Deyang Stomatological Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1693067
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00