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The study aims to estimate the direct costs associated with recurrent low back pain in Poland's working-age population.

April 5, 2026Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Economic burden of recurrent low back pain among working-age adults in Poland: a 3-year retrospective observational analysis

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JSJarosław SzyszkaOpole University of Technology JMJakub MatuskaPoznan University of Medical Sciences BSBartosz SzyszkaUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

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Retrospective observational analysis estimates the economic impact of recurrent low back pain in working-age adults, suggesting significant costs for healthcare systems.

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The study aims to estimate the direct costs associated with recurrent low back pain in Poland's working-age population.
Applied a bottom-up framework for economic analysis.
Utilized data from the Polish National Health Fund and hospital records from 2019 to 2021.
Focused on individuals aged 21–65 years with LBP-related ICD-10 diagnoses.
Annual direct costs for working-age LBP individuals were approximately €184,986,519.
Recurrent low back pain accounted for €13,699,529 of this total cost.
24.51% of LBP cases were classified as recurrent low back pain, consuming 54.28% of medical services.

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Szyszka et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d1fc28a79560c99a0a1bee https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1805628

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Retrospective observational analysis estimates the economic impact of recurrent low back pain in working-age adults, suggesting significant costs for healthcare systems.

Economic burden of recurrent low back pain among working-age adults in Poland: a 3-year retrospective observational analysis

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Economic burden of recurrent low back pain among working-age adults in Poland: a 3-year retrospective observational analysis

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