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Back Injuries; Pain, Back |
Preventing back injury is a major workplace safety challenge. According to the American Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than one million workers suffer back injuries each year, and back injuries account for one of every five workplace injuries or illnesses. Further, one-fourth of all compensation indemnity claims involve back injuries, costing industry billions of dollars on top of the pain and suffering borne by employees. Discussion The human spine and associatedmuscles and other soft ...
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Back Pain Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America
- National Library of Medicine
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgery.org/
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org
- American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/
- North American Spine Society http://www.spine.org/
- Radiological Society of North America http://www.rsna.org/
- Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/
- Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/
- American Chiropractic Association http://www.amerchiro.org/
- Easter Seals, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety
- Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/pubsix.htm
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, HHS http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.osteo.org/
- Spinal-Health.com http://www.spine-health.com
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- Office of Research Services http://www.ors.od.nih.gov/index.htm
- Holistic Online http://holistic-online.com/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
Resources
- About Chiropractic and Its Use in Treating Low-Back Pain (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Accommodating Individuals with Back Impairments (Job Accommodation Network)
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