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Back Pain, Incapacity for Work And Social Security Benefits: An International Literature Review And Analysis
Back Pain Incapacity for Work And Social Security Benefits An International Literature Review And Analysis Author:Gordon Waddell, Mansel Aylward, Philip Sawney Back pain is one of the most common reasons for chronic disability and incapacity for work in adults of working age and is a good example of current social security problems. This book provides a comprehensive review of the scientific and social security literature and social security statistics on back pain in various EU and OECD countries. Thi... more »s evidence is then integrated with a modern, biopsychosocial model of pain and disability to provide a factual and theoretical background to the debate on disability and incapacity benefits.« less