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
