The challenge of a multidisciplinary aproach to occupational low back pain

Authors

  • Elizabeth Costa Dias UFMG, Faculdade de Medicina
  • Solange Cervinho Bicalho Godoy UFMG, Escola de Enfermagem , ENB
  • Vanessa Almeida UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/2316-9389.2003.v7.50938

Keywords:

Low back pain, Occupational diseases, Absenteeism, Occupational Risks

Abstract

Studies suggest that about 80% of workers suffer from low back pain during their working life. The literature examined showed low back pain as a multifactor ethiology which includes individual characteristics, physical effort and factors linked to organization and working conditions. In order to provide holistic care for workers with low back pain, we suggest a multidisciplinary approach to break down barriers which result from the institutional culture of the health services, which make the work of the team difficult, considering in this way the worker as a whole and establishing strategies for health promotion.

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Published

2003-06-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2003)

Section

Review

License

Copyright (c) 2003 Reme: Revista Mineira de Enfermagem

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

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The challenge of a multidisciplinary aproach to occupational low back pain. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2003 Jun. 1 [cited 2026 Feb. 5];7(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50938

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