The
epidemic of back pain is enormous: It's a $44 billion industry,
it's the leading workers' comp injury, it's the leading reason
for disability for people under the age of 45, it will strike
90% of all American adults, it's the second-leading surgical
procedure, and it's only getting worse.
- Up
to 85%
of the US Population will have Back Pain at some time
in their life.
- On
any given day 6.5 million
people are in bed because of back pain.
- 5.4
million Americans are disabled annually due to back pain.
-
An estimated 93 million workdays
are lost each year due to back pain.
- 90%
of all back pain resolves in 6-12 weeks.
- 5-10%
of low back pain becomes chronic.
- Only
20% of all back surgeries
are successful after 2 years.
- The
total number of spine surgeries in the U.S. approaches
500,000 per year.
- An
estimated $45 – 54 billion
is spent on the treatment of low back pain per year.
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