Download or read book From Acute to Chronic Back Pain written by Monika I. Hasenbring and published by Oxford University Press (UK). This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic back pain continues to be a major cause of distress, disability, work loss, and a huge cost to society. This book examines the risk factors and mechanisms involved in the transition from acute to chronic back pain. It integrates genetic, biomechanical, neurobiological, psychophysiological, psychosocial, and socieconomic risk factors.