Back Pain Statistics:

• Pain is the 8th leading reason for visits to physicians.
• Back Pain is the number 1 Reason for visits to Neurologists.
• Back Pain is the number 1 reason for visits to orthopedists.
• Back pain is the number 2 reason for hospitalization. Pregnancy is # 1.

Back Pain Expenses:

• 11.1 billion - for office visits
• 4.5 billion - for hospitalization
• 3.9 billion - for prescription drugs
• 4.7 billion - for outpatient services

Back Pain Costs All of Us:

• Back Pain Treatment alone costs $26 billion annually
  (Duke University)
• Back Pain is among the 10 leading causes for patient visits to physicians offices, Emergency Rooms and outpatient departments.
  (Cornell Professor, Alan Hedge)