Models of Diagnosis and Rehabilitation in Musculoskeletal Pain-Related Occupational Disability

Musculoskeletal, pain-related occupational injuries are among the most common and disabling impairments in the working population and pose a formidable health care problem for industry. Annually, 2% of the national work force incurs industrialrelated back injuries, with approximately 1.4% of these resulting in a period of work absence (1). Despite the good prognosis for most episodes, musculoskeletal injuries consume considerable resources in …