Triggers for low back pain

背部疼痛每年使澳大利亚的GDP减少32亿美元，每年有超过10亿美元用于治疗腰痛。虽然将资源用于预防是有意义的，但不幸的是，大多数预防策略都不起作用。我们需要一种基于更好地理解引发背痛的原因的新方法。通过研究发生在腰痛发作之前的危险因素，这个项目将增加对引发腰痛发作的原因的理解，并为新的、有效的预防方案开辟道路。

Back pain reduces Australia�s GDP by $3.2 Billion per annum with over $1 billion being spent each year on low back pain treatments. While it makes sense to devote resources to prevention, unfortunately most prevention strategies do not work.We need a new approach based upon a better understanding of what triggers an episode of back pain. By studying risk factors that occur immediately prior to an episode of low back pain this project will increase understanding of what triggers an episode and open the way for new, effective prevention programs.