Abstract
This chapter extends the discussion on whiplash and concentrates on back pain, especially low back pain. Low back pain is not in itself a specific illness but is one of the most common conditions encountered in the field of injury and disability. It is a frequent reason for inability to work and around one-third of those with back problems report that the condition was due to an injury.1
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Athanasou, J.A. (2016). Back Pain. In: Encountering Personal Injury. Studies in Inclusive Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-657-6_6
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