Spine · 1986 · 87 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryOrthopedic SurgeryMusculoskeletal RehabilitationOrthopedic RehabilitationOrthopedicsOccupational RehabilitationPain-related DisabilitySpinal RehabilitationWork-related Musculoskeletal DisordersLumbar SprainLumbar StrainOccupational Injury RehabilitationPost-injury RehabilitationWorkplace Musculoskeletal Disorders
The role that the secondary gain of work-related back pain plays in the length of disability is an issue that has been debated for years without absolute resolution. This article compares the disability period of lumbar sprain/strain and operated back cases in employees injured on duty and off duty. The patients injured on duty had a statistically significantly longer period of disability than those injured off duty, even when the cases were matched for gender and type of injury.