Back Pain Facts & Statistics
A number of facts and statistics about back pain.
More than 86 million Americans suffer from pain.
One Third of all adult Americans have had back pain in the last 30 days.
The cover and feature story of Newsweek issue dated April 26, 2004 was Treating Back Pain: The New Debate Over an Affliction Shared by 65 Million Americans.
The back pain epidemic continues to grow year by year. According to the National Institute of Health: Back pain is the #2 reason why people visit a doctor.
Back pain is also the #1 reason why people will stay home from work.
85% of ALL people will suffer some moderate to severe back pain at some point in their lives.
