World Health Organization : Year 1994 ; World Health Organization Dbo Lbp, No. 94.2: World Health Organization Meeting on the Comprehensive Awroach to Low Back Pain Treatment

By G. E. Ehrlich

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 1994 ; World Health Organization Dbo Lbp, No. 94.2: World Health Organization Meeting on the Comprehensive Awroach to Low Back Pain Treatment
Author:	G. E. Ehrlich
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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INTRODUCTION The meeting was opened by Dr. N. Khaltaev who welcomed participants on behalf of the Director-General * of the World Health Organization. Dr. Ehrlich (USA) was elected as the chairman, Dr. Jayson (UK) had been appointed as the Deputy Chairman, and Dr. Gillies (Canada) appointed as the Rapporteur for this C meeting. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman Dr. Ehrlich. Dr. N. Khaltaev welcomed two new members to the group from Vietnam: Dr. Tran Ngoc An (President, Vietnam Rheumatology Association) and Dr. Doan Minh Chau, Secretary-General, Vietnam Rheumatology Association). 2. WHO-WORLD BANK DOCUMENT - THE BURDEN OF DISEASE The WHO and the World Bank will be publishing a book entitled The Burden of Disease, which urgently needs data regarding back pain. This chapter of the book needs to be written by the end of December i.e. within three weeks. It was raised, in his absence, that Dr. Tugwell (Canada) has been briefed as to how the data need to be presented. Data are available from the following sources: Dr's. Raspe, Jayson, Hadler, Darmawan, Silman. It was emphasised that back pain MUST be represented in this document, despite there being only a few weeks to put the data together. ILAR President Dr. Arinoviche (Chile) emphasised that musculoskeletal disease has not appeared in the WHO top 10 of the diseases listed as causing disability. Dr. Jayson pointed out that musculoskeletal disease represents the first cause of disability, with low back pain (LBP) heading the list of disabling musculoskeletal diseases. The group discussed in detail how to proceed with this important issue. It was agreed that a letter should be hand delivered m Dr. A. Lopez by Dr. Khaltaev on his return to Geneva, requesting a deferral on the final date for submissions for this document. It was suggested that as far as possible national data be obtained from several of the regions represented and that Dr. Deyo be approached for any USA data. It was agreed that Dr. Ehrlich would compose this letter the next day and have it reviewed and co-signed by Dr. Darmawan, as President of APLAR, and by Dr. Arinoviche, as President of ILAR. (Letter appended).

Table of Contents
List of Contents las 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. WHO-WORLD BANK DOCUMENT - THE BURDEN OF DISEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. REVIEW OF OUTCOME MEASURES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ON LBP . . . . . 2 4. QUALIFICATIONS FOR A PARTICIPATING CENTRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5. COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND W EE CONOMIC ADVANTAGE OF VARIOUS INTERVENTIONS: ECONOMIC OUTCOME MEASURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6. ' THE STUDY DESIGN (NEED THEY BE PURE OR MAY THEY INCORPORATE MORE THAN ONE TREATMENT INTERVENTION). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7, OUTCOME MEASURES FOR BACK PAIN OF KNOWN CAUSE: OSTEOPOROSIS, ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIIS, DIRECT TRAUMA, FIBROMY ALGIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8, ASSESSMENT OF KNOWN LOW BACK PAIN FOR CONSISTENCY IN REPORTING . . . 5 9. THE VALUE TO BE PLACED ON: THE TYPE OF WORK (MANUAL. SEDENTARY, DRIVING, WALKING); RECOGNInON OF SAFETY NET; CULTURAL. DETERMINATES (EG. ACCEPTABILWY OF PAIN REPORTING; AGE, GENDER). . . . . 5 10. FUTURE PLAN STUDIES, THE ROLE OF WHO AND ILAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11. GENERAL DISCUSSION: NEXT MEETING; PROPOSED PUBLICATION; APPROVAL OFTHEREPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 12. STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 14. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10