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Occupational Health Guidelines for the Management of Low Back Pain 2000 (downloadable text)

Evidence Review and Recommendations
Waddell, G, Burton, K, © Faculty of Occupational Medicine, March 2000

This evidence-based project was a partnership between the Faculty and the British Occupational Health Research Foundation. It was funded by Blue Circle Industries as their 1999 community project. It provides a comprehensive guide to the ways in which Occupational Health Practitioners can reduce the scale of this major problem.

Available as a download and in hard copy. To order hard copies directly from the Faculty (price £15/£17.50), please see the Publications Order form.

A related leaflet is also available: Back Pain at Work: A Guide for People at Work and their Employers. Obtainable in packs of 10. To order directly from the Faculty (price 60p - postage only), please see the Publications Order form.

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