[Criteria for the management of low back pain in health care workers].

Low back pain represents one of the most frequent health problems in several working populations and is an important problem for occupation health doctors. In fact, these professionals are often required to face with the specific management of this condition, also by participating with other professionals into the implementation of organizational and structural measures. This contribute describes a variety of interventions aimed at treating the syndrome and recovering the working ability of the patient-worker, including the initial clinical evaluation, the assessment of the casual relationship between work and the syndrome, the treatment, the formulation of proposals to modify the worker's physical and working activity, the ongoing heath surveillance and a more in-depth clinical and instrumental evaluation, including surgical treatment.