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.
