Are back supports plus education more effective than education alone in promoting recovery from low back pain?
Although there was no overall effect on self-reported recovery or administrative measures or lost work time between the study groups, a back support plus health education may have some value in preventing recurrent WR-LBD in industrial workers who work in psychosocial environments and perform manual material handling tasks similar to those found in parts distribution centers.
This preliminary finding suggests that stress-induced low-grade inflammation might be a link between unemployment and ill health.