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THE IDEAL TREATMENT FOR LOW BACK PAIN Don't Let Low Back Pain Stop You!
Lowbackpain isbyfaroneofthemostcommonailmentseverexperienced.Just about everyone deals with low back pain at one point in their life. For some, the lucky ones, perhaps, the pain is just for a day or two as a result of a particularly grueling day of yard work or a slip-and-fall accident that landed you flat on your bumwithabruisetoprove it.Forothers,the lowbackpain issomethingthat lingers foryearsandyears,gettingworseasaresultof improperfootwearorparticularly unsupportive furniture, and never really healing or going away. It isestimatedthatone-halfofallAmericansexperience lowerbackpainannually, and it isconsideredtobethe leadingcauseofworkplacedisabilityworldwide—not just in theUnitedStates. It isalsooneof themostcommon reasons thatpeople misswork,and is thesecondmostcommonreason thatpeoplevisit thedoctor’s office.Whenyouputthosetwofactstogether,thecostofdealingwith lowerback pain really starts to add up. The average annual cost of dealing with back pain in the United States is $50 billion dollars. Unfortunately, a lot of those financial resourcesgo intodealingwithbackpainthroughpainmanagementandmedication, but that is not an effective long-term solution for dealing with back pain. A far
conductedbymedical researchersat theUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapel Hill.Researchersconsultedwithmembersof theNorthCarolinacommunitywho experienced back pain to understand what caused their pain, how frequently they experience the pain, and what the severity of the pain is like. They found by talking with household members across the state that the incidence of lower back pain has increased significantly since the last time this survey was conducted,whichwas in1992.Since1992, thepercentageofpeoplecopingwith lower back pain increased from just over three percent to well over 10 percent. This is a significant finding, especially when it was found that the increase in lowerbackpain remainedconstantacrossdemographics.A further interesting finding is that of those who experience lower back pain, 84 percent opted to seek medical treatment to address the pain, which was an increase of more than 10 percent in 1992. This means that while more people are experiencing back pain, more people are also seeking treatment for that pain, though there isstillanapproximate15percentof thepopulationwhoarecopingwithsevere lower back pain without treatment. For those, seeking support from a physical therapist could significantly improve quality of life.
healthier and cost-effective solution is through physical therapy. LOWER BACK PAIN IN THE UNITED STATES
Sources https://www.acatoday.org/Patients/Health-Wellness-Information/Back-Pain-Facts-and-Statistics
According to the National Institute for Health, the rates of low back pain have been steadily rising in the United States over the past 20 years.The study was
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