low back

collocation in English

meaningsoflowandback

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low
adjective
uk
/ləʊ/
us
/loʊ/
not measuring much from the base to ...
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back
noun[C]
uk
/bæk/
us
/bæk/
the inside or outside part of an object, vehicle, building, etc. that is furthest from ...
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(Definition oflowandbackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflow back

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Although pain in thelowbackor neck affects most people at some time during their lives, it is seldom a sign of serious illness.
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Work-relatedlowbackdisorders are a significant and increasing problem worldwide.
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However, the results of these analyses do demonstrate that depressive disorder is a significant risk factor for incidentlowbackpain.
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Not surprisingly, there is no evidence oflowbackvowel merger in the region.
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Again, it is clear that both speakers have /uw/ tokens that are quite front relative to their mid central andlowbackvowels.
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In this prospective analysis, participants who did not have currentlowbackpain at baseline were followed for 12 months.
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The primary limitations of this study are the use of self-reported problems withlowbackpain and the potential misclassification of depressive disorder.
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More importantly, the disability associated withlowbackpain is commonly present in patients with a lack of objective pathology.
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Volume 2 also presents an estimate of the total socioeconomic costs for neck andlowbackpain and a comparison of different social insurance systems.
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This study provides evidence thatlowbackpain may be added to the growing list of conditions linked to depression.
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In addition, incidentlowbackpain was not a short-term consequence of depressive disorder.
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The analysis oflowbackvowels in this region affords an opportunity to see how this clash resolves itself.
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The same applies to hypertension (11), stroke prevention (22),lowbackpain (18), and cesarean sections in hospitals (19).
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It is inappropriate to prescribe exercise therapy for patients with acutelowbackpain.
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The proposed methods will be illustrated by an example from a randomized controlled trial on traction for nonspecificlowbackpain (3).
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These included fever, chills, sweating, headache, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, insomnia, fatigue, arthralgia,lowbackpain and weight loss.
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The study presents evidence that thelowbackvowel merger has appeared widespread across the state within a single generation.
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